Argonauticon libri IIII. [En grec, révisé par Henri Estienne.]

by RHODE Apollonius De

€1,200 · Offered by Librairie Clavreuil

Renouard, Estienne, 141:1; Schreiber, 188; Adams, A-1316. Belle et importante édition, joliment imprimée par Henri Estienne avec les commentaires grecs encadrant le texte principal. « A very important and beautifully printed edition of the Argonautica, including the Greek scholia surrounding the text, as well as 8 pages of textual notes by Estienne; in his dedicatory preface, to the Dutch humanist Gerard Falckenburg, Estienne has included additional textual emendations » (Schreiber). Provenance: Louis-François de Bourbon, prince de Conti (OHR 2645 fer différent, armoiries) Lord Monson (ex-libris) bibliothèque Aretanée (?)

• Binding: Hardcover

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