Mimnermi Colophonii Carminum Quae Supersunt by Bachius Nicolaus Mimnermus Colophon (1 results)

Condition: Very good. - Octavo, 8-1/4 inches high by 5-1/8 inches wide. Bound in early marbled boards with a green paper label on the spine. The covers are rubbed and the head & tail of the spine are very slightly chipped. viii, 64 pages. There is occasional minor foxing and a piece out of one page corner, not affecting any text. Very good. First edition.The book is a commentary by Nicolaus Bachius on fragments by the Greek elegiac poet Mimnermus. It is followed by emendations to Bachius' 1825 book on Solon the poet. The Hellenistic poets regarded Mimnermus as the founder of the love elegy genre. Only fragments of his poetry survive.The poet's text is in Greek with the commentary in Latin.