P. Terentii Comoediae sex elegantissimae : cum Donati commentariis, ex optimorum praesertim ueterum exemplariorum collatione emendatae : atq[ue] scholijs exactißimis, à multis doctis uiris illustratae, & nunc denuò ab omnibus mendis repurgatae.

Terence (Publius Terentus Afer) ; Donatus, Aelius. ; Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536. ; Calfurnio, Giovanni, d. 1503. ; Brylinger, Nikolas Erven (Bryllinger, Breyling, Breylinger, Breylingerus, Nicolaus, Nicolas), fl. 1537-1565.

Published by Basileae : Apud haeredes Nicolai Brylingeri, M. D. LXVII. (1567), 1567

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[26], 643, [1] p. (the last page blank) ; 17 cm. (8vo) ; References: Adams; T-361; VD16; T-466 ; OCLC: 35196231 ; preface by Desiderius Erasmus, (dated 1532) ; includes commentary on each play by Giovanni Calfurnio ; Title vignette; initials ; Signa tures: a-z8 A-T8 [Nota Bene: incomplete volume : A-B are missing, pages 339-375, comprising Actus II Scena I - Actus III Scena II of Adelphi] ; Contemporary panel-stamped cream/butter-colored pig-skin binding ; raised bands ; green speckled fore-edg e ; two-tone silk headband ; bookplate "E Bibliotheca Collegii Cremsensis" (dated 1818, with ownership written in ink across title page) ; large crayon pencil mark in red, "LVIII29", on lower portion of title page ; text in Latin, italic type font f or the text of the plays ; only one other known institution copy, held by the Newberry Library ; slight worm damage to top of spine ; soiling ; marginalia on some pages in a contemporary humanist hand on pages 2-5, 17-19, 439-40, 445, 478-79, 491-92 , 529-30, 615, 640-42; name and text on back ep in a German hand writing Frakturschrift, consisting of a paraphrased quote from the Psalms ; Contents : Terentii Vita -- Andria -- Evnvchvs. (Eunuchus) -- Heavtontim. (Heautontimorumenos) -- Adelph. (A delphi) -- Hecyra. -- Phormio. ; also contains a poem in Latin iambs by Erasmus printed on the reverse of title page ; G. Seller Inventory # 2733

Bibliographic Details

Title: P. Terentii Comoediae sex elegantissimae : ...

Publisher: Basileae : Apud haeredes Nicolai Brylingeri, M. D. LXVII. (1567)

Publication Date: 1567

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Book Type: Book