Lot 977
977
PLATO. Opera, quæ ad nos extant omnia, per Ianum Cornarium latina lingua conscripta. Eiusdem I. Cornarii Eclogae decem, (…). additis M. Ficini argumentis & commentariis in singulos dialogos. Basel, H. Froben & N. Episcopius, 1561. (12), 1048, (30) lvs. W. woodcut printer's device on ti.-p. and on v° last leaf, and fine woodcut initials throughout. Fol. Richly blind tooled panelled vellum over wooden brds., spine raised in compartments, brass clasps and catches. (Front side partly stained, outer margin ti.-p. rep. on v°, wormhole in last 17 lvs., but altog. a beautiful copy).
First edition of a new translation by Janus Cornarius (actually Johann Haynpol, 1500-1558). Studied in Leipzig with Petrus Mosellanus, then in Wittenberg; travelled to Holland, England, France and Italy. In Basel he joined the group around Erasmus. He combined his knowledge and appreciation for Latin and Greek medical works with the most thorough classical philological studies. Above all, he made the greatest contributions to the restoration and knowledge of the ancient medical writers. - Ex libris Heinrich Dreyspring, Johann Philipp Höniger (1664-1740) and Johann Friedrich Ramsler. - VD 16, P 3280; Adams P-1448; Ebert 17127 ("selten"), Hoffmann III, 138.€ 700
result € 1000
Back