Opera Quae Supersunt, Vol. 1: Excussis Exemplaribus Tam Manu Exaratis Quam Typis Descriptis Emendavit: Prolegomena, Apparatum Criticum, Adnotationes, ... Ciceronis Somnium Sciponis Cum Commentari - Softcover
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Excerpt from Opera Quae Supersunt, Vol. 1: Excussis Exemplaribus Tam Manu Exaratis Quam Typis Descriptis Emendavit: Prolegomena, Apparatum Criticum, Adnotationes, Cum Aliorum Selectas Tum Suas, Indicesque Adiecit; Prolegomena, Ciceronis Somnium Sciponis Cum Commentariis Macrobii
Cf. Bulletin der kunigl. Ha; er. Akademie d. W. 1844. N. 37. Ge lehrte Anzeigen, 1844. N. 172. P. 339 sqq. Ueber die ursprunghche Gestalt der Saturnalien des Macrobius.
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