Epistolai diaphoron philosophon, retoron, sophiston ex pros tois eikosion ta onomata en te exes enreseis selidi =
Subtitle: Epistolae diuersorum philosophorum oratorum, rhetorum sex & uiginiti, quorum nomina in sequenti in uenies pagina
Contributors: Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, printer; Davies, Robert, 1658-1710, former owner; Austria. Bundesdenkmalamt
Publisher: [Aldus Manutius]
Published: 1499
Place of publication: Venice]
Language: grc
Subjects: Greek letters; Greek prose literature
Other titles: Epistolae diversorum philosophorum, oratorum, rhetorum.; Incunabula (Collection of Distinction)
Notes: Portion of title romanized from Greek characters.

Edited by Markos Mousouros.

Includes in Part I: Greek exercise letters and letters, genuine and supposititious, of Synesius, Demosthenes, Plato, Aristoteles, Philippus Rex Macedonum, Alexander Magnus, Hippocrates, Heraclitus, Diogenes, Crates, Anacharsis, Euripides, Pythagoraei, Alciphron, Philostratus, Theophylactus Simocatta, Aelianus, Aeneas Gazaeus, Procopius Gazaeus, Dionysius Antiochenus, Lysis Pythagoraeus, Amasis, Musonius. Part II: Basilius Magnus, Libanius, Chion, Aeschines, Isocrates, Phalaris, Pythagoras, Brutus, Apollonius Tyaneus, Julianus imperator, and Lex de archiatris

Part 2 has title: Epistolai, Basileiou tou megalou, Libaniou tou sophistou, Chionos tou Platonikou, Aischinou kai Isokratous ton rhetoron, Phalaridos tou tyraunou, Broutou Romaiou, Apolloniou tou tyaneos, Ioulianou tou parabatou = Epistolae, Basilii Magni, Libanii rhetoris, Chionis Platonici, Aeschinis & Isocratis oratorum, Phalardis Tyranni, Bruti Romani, Apollonii Tyanensi, Iuliani Apostatae.

Part 1 colophon: Venetiis apud Aldum mense Martio M.ID. cum priuilegio ut in caeteris.

Part 2 colophon: Enetiesi kai touto par Aldo tois ... = Venetiis apud Aldum. eade[m] qua caetera co[n]ditione.

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Chancery quarto; [alpha]3 recto: 26 lines, 148 x 100 mm; types: 114Gk, 114R; initial spaces with guide letters.

"Epistolares stili & nomina eoru[m] qui co[m]posueru[n]t quas hoc uolumen continet epistolas. Synesius, Demosthenes, Plato, Aristoteles, Philippus, Alexander, Hippocrates, Democritus, Heraclitus, Diogenes, Crates, Anacharsis, Euripides, Theano, Melissa, Mya, Alciphron, Philostratus, Theophylactus, Aelianus, Aeneas, Procopius, Dionysius, Lysis, Amasis, Musonius ..."--Part 1, leaf [2] recto.

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, V, 560

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, entry 09367

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, entry E64

Incunabula short title catalogue, entry ie00064000

cataloged 2019 jm

condition reviewed 20200203 cl