Clemens Prudntius (1 results)
More imagesPublished by Daniel Elzevir, 1667
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Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Poor. Aurelii Prudentii Clementis Quae Exstant. Nicolaus Deinsius dan. Fil. Ex vestustissimis exemplaribus recensuit & animadversiones adjecit. Amstelodami, Apud Danielem Elzevirium. 1667. 327 p. + Nicolai Heinsii Dan. F. In Prudentium Adnotata. Amstelodami, Apud Danielem Ezevirium, 1667. 167 p. Original bi…nding measuring 5 x 2.5", 32mo. In poor condition. As is. Binding is broken in between first & second parts (page 3 of second part). Red moroccan leather boards normally scuffed at edges and worn/bumped at corners. Head and tail of spine lacking (headband at head lacking; headband at tail broken). Gilt title label intact; gilt lettering moderately soiled/dulled. Normal toning throughout text-block; mostly at edges of leaves. All edges gilt (top soiled). Pages 3 - 22 of second part detached from binding (one signature). Broken cording is frayed at loose ends. Text-block's collation complete; no leaves lacking. Binding is broken, restoration needed. Please see photos and ask questions, if any, before purchasing. Elzevir is the name of a family of Dutch booksellers, publishers, and printers of the 17th and early 18th centuries. The duodecimo series of "Elzevirs" became very famous and very desirable among bibliophiles (like ourselves), who sought to obtain the tallest and freshest copies of these books. Although it appears the family was involved with the book trade as early as the 16th century, it is only known for its work in some detail beginning with Lodewijk Elzevir. The fame of the Elzevir editions rests chiefly on the works issued by the firm of Bonaventura and Abraham Elzevir. Their Greek and Hebrew impressions are considered inferior to those of the Aldines and the Estiennes, but their small editions in 12mo, 16mo, and 24mo, for their elegance of design, neatness, clearness, regularity of type, and beauty of paper, cannot be surpassed. Daniel Elzevir (1626-1680) published this work in his lifetime. Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder (1620 1681) was a Dutch classical scholar, poet and diplomat. He travelled all over Europe to visit the major libraries and over time collected Europe's largest private library in the field of classical literature. He is regarded as a brilliant text critic in his critical publications of Claudian, Ovid (his most important work), Vergil, Prudentius, Velleius and Valerius Flaccus. Aurelius Prudentius Clemens was a Roman Christian poet, born in the Roman province of Tarraconensis (now Northern Spain) in 348. He probably died in the Iberian Peninsula some time after 405, possibly around 413. The place of his birth is uncertain, but it may have been Caesaraugusta (Saragossa), Tarraco (Tarragona), or Calagurris (Calahorra).RAREE1667EJKX - 07/24 - HK1891 FORN-SHELF-0473-BB-2412-HKREV329.
