Ἅπαντα τὰ τοῦ Πλάτωνος
Subtitle: Omnia Platonis opera
Contributors: Leo X, Pope, 1475-1521, dedicatee; Mousouros, Markos, approximately 1470-1517, editor; Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, editor, printer; Torresanus, Andreas, de Asula, 1451-1529, printer; Diogenes Laertius; Aedes Aldi et Andreae Asulani Soceri
Publisher: In aedib. Aldi, et Andreae Soceri
Published: 1513
Place of publication: Venetiis
Language: grc
Number of pages: 502
Subjects: Greek Dialogues; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Hapanta ta tou Platonos; Omnia Platonis opera
Work titles: Works
Notes: Imprint from colophon.

First edition in Greek, from manuscripts in Bessarion's collection (see Wolfenbüttel catalogue).

Edited by Marcus Musurus and Aldus Manutius: " ... praecipuus est Musurus Crete[n]sis, magno uir iudicio, magna doctrina, qui hos Platonis libros accurate recognouit ... ut una mecu[m], quod semper facit, multum adiume[n]ti afferret & graecis, & nostris ho[m]i[n]ibus"--Final page of preface.

Text preceded by prefatory epistle (in Latin) by Aldus Manutius, Mousouros's hymn to Plato, and the Life of Plato by Diogenes Laertius.

Collated from a collection of the Greek texts from Mount Athos was sponsored by Lorenzo di Medici; the work is dedicated to his son Pope Leo X.

Signatures: volume 1: pi²[conjugate pi2 bound after final leaf in signature 1] 1¹⁰ 2⁴[leaf 4 is blank] a-hh⁸ ii⁴[ii4 is blank]; volume 2: A-DD⁸ EE⁴.

Woodcut Aldine device (Z35) on title page and on verso of leaf 2E4 at end.

Capital spaces with guide letters.

Of this edition Aldo wrote: "Etsi opere in magno fas est, obrepere somnum, (non enim unius diei hic labor est noster, sed multorum annorum, atque interim nec mora nec requies,) sic tamen doleo, ut, si possem, mutarem singula errata nummo aureo".

Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, P-1436

University of California, Los Angeles. Aldine Press, 114

Hoffmann, S.F.W. Bibliographisches Lexikon der gesammten Litteratur der Griechen, III, 117

Isaac, F.S. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, 12828

Short-title catalogue of books printed in Italy and of Italian books printed in other countries from 1465 to 1600 now in the British Museum, page 524

Aldine Press books at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center, the University of Texas at Austin, 101

Leigh, C.W.E., Catalogue of the Christie Collection, page 342

Renouard, A.A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde, page 62, number 4

Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres (5e éd.), volume IV, 694

Fletcher, H.G. In praise of Aldus Manutius, pages 92-93

Toovey, J. Lib. cat., page 50

Herzog August Bibliothek. Griechische Handschriften und Aldinen, 56

Universal short title catalogue, 849832

EDIT 16, 37450

Text in Greek, except for Aldus's dedication in Latin to Pope Leo X, where he refers to America: "aliis populis, quos in oceno occidentali Hispani superioribus". Includes table of contents in Greek.