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Author: [Stephen of Byzantium] Stephanus Byzantinus: (Pinedo, T. de, ed.:) (Gronovius, J.F.:) [AND] [Holstein] Holstenius, Lucas:

Title: De Urbibus quem primus Thomas de Pinedo Lusitanus Latii jure donabat, & Observationibus Scrutinio Variarum Linguarum, ac praecipue Hebraice, Phaeniciae, Graecae & Latinae detectis illustrabat, his additae praeter ejusdem Stephani fragmentum collationes Jacobi

Publication: Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Typis Jacobi de Jonge; Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden] :Apud Jacobum Hackium, 1678; 1684.

Description: First edition thus. 2 works in 2 vols.. Folio, pp.[xx], 800, 84; [xvi], 497, [xxxv]. First vol.: with engraved emblem plate of a porcupine accompanying a motto on envy; engraved vignette to tile-page, woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces; a little light sporadic toning, 5L2 and 5L3 a little toned with tiny hole affecting a couple of letters. Second vol.: title-page in red and black with printer's device; woodcut initials and head-pieces; half-title a little foxed and dusty; 2T slightly blotchy; 3V has been misbrand in the middle of 3X. Uniformly bound in blind tooled vellum, raised bands, embossed centrepieces, edges sprinkled red. Ties lost, some smudgy or dusty grey marks, very good indeed. Library bookplate with coat of arms to front paste down and small paper labels with shelf marks to head and tail of spines. Embossed coat of arms to head of both title-pages.

The first work is the first printing of Pinedo's edition of Stephen of Byzantium, with Latin translation and commentary; the most scholarly to its date. Pinedo, a native of Portugal, dedicated his work to Don Gaspar de Mendoza. Pinedo's notes include studies of Hebrew and Phoenician as well as Greek and Latin words. Included is an edition, with new notes and commentary, of the Seguier library manuscript of Stephen, still considered the best; and the first printing of a collation made by Gronovius (1611-1671) with a manuscript from Perugia. A full index of words and matters is included at the end. This encyclopaedic etymology of the world's known places, written by the sixth century grammarian Stephen, is in fact lost in its original form, and the text that we have is an epitome possibly by a scholar called Hermolaus. Stephen dedicated his work to the Emperor Justinian, possibly Justinian I. Here uniformly bound as a made-up set with Lucas Holstein's volume of notes, which also contains: "Francisci Guieti Notae in Stephanum de urbibus, Xylandrianae editionis marginibus ab eo adscriptae" p. 365-372; "Scymni Chii Fragmenta [Periegeseos] (Romanised) hactenus non edita cum versione Latina Lucae Holstenii" p. [373]-383; "Theodori Ryckii Dissertatio de primis Italiae colonis et Aeneae adventu. Accedit ejusdem Oratio de Gigantibus" p. [393]-484.

Bibliography: First work: Graesse VI, 1, 492; Hoffmann III, 441; Schweiger I, 300; Brunet V, 531.

Reference Number: [55050]

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	Author: [Stephen of Byzantium] Stephanus Byzantinus: (Pinedo, T. de, ed.:) (Gronovius, J.F.:) [AND] [Holstein] Holstenius, Lucas: Title: De Urbibus quem primus Thomas de Pinedo Lusitanus Latii jure donabat, & Observationibus Scrutinio Variarum Linguarum, ac praecipue Hebraice, Phaeniciae, Graecae & Latinae detectis illustrabat, his additae praeter ejusdem Stephani fragmentum collationes Jacobi Publication: Amstelodami [Amsterdam]: Typis Jacobi de Jonge; Lugd. Batavorum [Leiden] :Apud Jacobum Hackium, 1678; 1684. Description: First edition thus. 2 works in 2 vols.. Folio, pp.[xx], 800, 84; [xvi], 497, [xxxv]. First vol.: with engraved emblem plate of a porcupine accompanying a motto on envy; engraved vignette to tile-page, woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces; a little light sporadic toning, 5L2 and 5L3 a little toned with tiny hole affecting a couple of letters. Second vol.: title-page in red and black with printer's device; woodcut initials and head-pieces; half-title a little foxed and dusty; 2T slightly blotchy; 3V has been misbrand in the middle of 3X. Uniformly bound in blind tooled vellum, raised bands, embossed centrepieces, edges sprinkled red. Ties lost, some smudgy or dusty grey marks, very good indeed. Library bookplate with coat of arms to front paste down and small paper labels with shelf marks to head and tail of spines. Embossed coat of arms to head of both title-pages. The first work is the first printing of Pinedo's edition of Stephen of Byzantium, with Latin translation and commentary; the most scholarly to its date. Pinedo, a native of Portugal, dedicated his work to Don Gaspar de Mendoza. Pinedo's notes include studies of Hebrew and Phoenician as well as Greek and Latin words. Included is an edition, with new notes and commentary, of the Seguier library manuscript of Stephen, still considered the best; and the first printing of a collation made by Gronovius (1611-1671) with a manuscript from Perugia. A full index of words and matters is included at the end. This encyclopaedic etymology of the world's known places, written by the sixth century grammarian Stephen, is in fact lost in its original form, and the text that we have is an epitome possibly by a scholar called Hermolaus. Stephen dedicated his work to the Emperor Justinian, possibly Justinian I. Here uniformly bound as a made-up set with Lucas Holstein's volume of notes, which also contains: "Francisci Guieti Notae in Stephanum de urbibus, Xylandrianae editionis marginibus ab eo adscriptae" p. 365-372; "Scymni Chii Fragmenta [Periegeseos] (Romanised) hactenus non edita cum versione Latina Lucae Holstenii" p. [373]-383; "Theodori Ryckii Dissertatio de primis Italiae colonis et Aeneae adventu. Accedit ejusdem Oratio de Gigantibus" p. [393]-484. Bibliography: First work: Graesse VI, 1, 492; Hoffmann III, 441; Schweiger I, 300; Brunet V, 531. Reference Number: [55050] Price: £1750 enquire << Back
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