Author: Heinsius, Daniel; Nonnus of Panopolis:

Title: Aristarchus sacer, sive Ad Nonni in Iohannem metaphrasin exercitationes.

Publication: Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]: Ex officina Bonaventurae & Abrahami Elzevir, 1627.

Description: First edition. 8vo. pp. [116], 225, [39]; 551, [49]. Woodcut vignette to title. Title dusty, repaired to lower outer corner, small clean tear to lower outer blank corner of one leaf, scattered ink spots to couple of gatherings, verso of last leaf bit soiled. Marbled boards c.1800, spine gilt, gilt-lettered morocco label, all edges sprinkled green. Extremities little rubbed. Indistinct inscription and date 1832 to ffep; 17th-century (?) autograph H. Rodolphi to title.

'A learned edition' (Willems) of the verse paraphrase of St John's Gospel by the Hellenistic, Egypt-born poet Nonnus of Panopolis. Heinsius's commentary was based on the work of scholars like Scaliger.

Bibliography: Willems 276.

Reference Number: [53286]

Price: £250

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