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THEON, Aelius

Progymnasmata [Greek]. Theonis sophistae primae apud rhetorem exercitationes (translated by Joachimus Camerarius)

Basel
Johannes Oporinus
1541

€400 - €500

8vo, [16], 519, [25] pp, Greek text followed by Latin translation. Beautiful woodcut initials (charming alphabet with putti and flowers). Some of the initials were also used for Vesalius, De humani corporis fabrica, printed in 1543. Printer's device on last page. Title page browned and inner margin repaired. Contemporary pigskin binding with blind tooling on wooden boards. With a representation of Justice on the upper board (Justitia quisquis picturam lumine cernis...), lower board rubbed, clasps gone. A good copy

Ref. VD16 T 920 ; Machiels T-147 ; Adams T-567. Première édition. Elle réunit le texte grec, ainsi que la traduction et les commentaires de l'humaniste Joachim Camerarius (1500-1574). Les progymnasmata sont des exercices de rhétorique, destinés aux étudiants qui se préparaient à la profession d'orateur

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