Tragoediae selectae Aeschyli, Sophoclis, Euripidis
Subtitle: Cum duplici interpretatione Latina, vna ad verbu[m], altera carmine. Ennianae interpretationes locoru[m] aliquot Euripidis
Contributors: Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536; Buchanan, George, 1506-1582; Rataller, George, 1528-1581; Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560; Collin, Rudolf, 1499-1578; Camerarius, Joachim, 1500-1574; Garbitius, Matthias; Estienne, Henri, 1531-1598, publisher; Fugger, Ulricus, 1526-1584, printer; Euripides; Euripides; Euripides; Euripides; Sophocles; Sophocles; Sophocles; Euripides; Euripides; Euripides; Euripides; Sophocles; Sophocles; Sophocles; Aeschylus; Aeschylus
Publisher: Excudebat Henr. Stephanus; Illustris viri Huldrichi Fuggeri typographus
Published: 1567
Place of publication: Geneva]
Language: lat; grc
Number of pages: 955
Subjects: Greek drama (Tragedy); Early works to 1800; Translations into Latin
Notes: Printer's device on t.p.

The first part (279 p.) consists of verse translations by Erasmus, Geo. Buchanan and Georg Rotallerus (i.e. Rataller); the second part (955 p.) contains the Greek texts with translations in prose by Melanchthon, Doratheus Camillus (i.e. Rudolf Collinus) Joachim Camerarius and Matthias Garbitius.

Edited by Henri Estienne.

All except first iterations of Hecuba and Iphigenia in Aulis have divisional half-titles.

Pagination: v.1: [4], 279 [i.e. 379], [1] p; v.2: 483, [1] p.; v.3: 485-955, [1] p.

Signatures: pi² a-2a⁸ (2a7-8 blank) A-Z⁸ ²A-²Z⁸ 2A-2N⁸ 2O⁴ 2P² [$4 ( -2O3-4,2P2) signed]. n3 mis-signed o3.

Errors in pagination: first grouping: 149 as 194; 247 as 22; 278 as 179; number on 279 inverted; 299 as 399; 333 as 233; 345 as 545; 379 as 279.

Errors in pagination, second grouping: 27 as 25; 212-213 as 112-113; 295 as 195; 383 as 283; 434 as 344; 576 as 276; 631 as 931; 699 as 399; 737 as 733.

Rare Book copy (GREEK): Volumes 2 and 3 only. The [4] p. of front matter from volume 1 appear to have been added to this copy of volume 2.

Renouard, 130.5

Brunet, V, 913

Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, A-269

Greek and Latin on facing pages in second grouping.
Table of contents: title: Hecuba ; Iphigenia in Aulis ; Medea ; Alcestis / Euripides; title: Ajax ; Antigone ; Electra / Sophocles; title: Prometheus vinctus / Aeschylus.