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Aristarchus sacer, sive Ad Nonni in Iohannem metaphrasin exercitationes.
by Heinsius, Daniel; Nonnus of Panopolis
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About This Item
Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Ex officina Bonaventurae & Abrahami Elzevir, 1627. First edition. 8vo. pp. [116], 225, [39]; 551, [49]. Woodcut vignette to title. Title dusty, repaired to lower outer corner, small clean tear to lower outer blank corner of one leaf, scattered ink spots to couple of gatherings, verso of last leaf bit soiled. Marbled boards c.1800, spine gilt, gilt-lettered morocco label, all edges sprinkled green. Extremities little rubbed. Indistinct inscription and date 1832 to ffep; 17th-century (?) autograph H. Rodolphi to title. 'A learned edition' (Willems) of the verse paraphrase of St John's Gospel by the Hellenistic, Egypt-born poet Nonnus of Panopolis. Heinsius's commentary was based on the work of scholars like Scaliger. Willems 276.
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- Title
- Aristarchus sacer, sive Ad Nonni in Iohannem metaphrasin exercitationes.
- Author
- Heinsius, Daniel; Nonnus of Panopolis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Ex officina Bonaventurae & Abrahami Elzevir, 1627.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Vignette
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- Marbled boards
- ...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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