Francisci Arhetini in Phalaridis Tyranni Agrigentini Epistolas Proemium
Contributors: Antonius, Francisci, active 1487-1499, printer; Griffolini, Francesco, 1418-1483-
Publisher: Antonio Francisci, Venetus
Published: 1487
Place of publication: Florence
Language: lat
Translated from: grc
Number of pages: 40
Work titles: Epistolae
Notes: Caption title; printer and place from colophon, date from Goff.

This translation first printed at Rome, 1469.

Richard Bentley in 1697 proved these "letters" to be the work of an anonymous sophist of the second century A.D.

Translated from the original Greek by Francesco Griffolini Aretino; translation sometimes misattributed to Francesco Accolti Aretino (cf. Mancini, G., Francesco Griffolini cognominato Aretino, Florence, 1890; also Biographie Universelle, article Grifolini (1811 ed.), article Griffolini (1857 ed.).

Contents include letter from Griffolini to Alfonso X, 4 appended letters, and terminal letter from Griffolini to Francisco Pelato.

Signatures: [a-e]⁸.

Hain-Copinger, 12889

BM 15th century, VI, 678

Goff, P-561, LCH copy