Author
Demosthenes
Uniform title
Works. 1532.
Title
Dēmosthenous Logoi duo kai hexēkonta. = Habes lector Demosthenis Græcorum oratorum omnium facile principis Orationes duas & sexaginta, & in easdem Vlpiani commentarios, quantum extat: Libanii argumenta: / tum collectas à studioso quodam ex Des. Erasmi Rot. Guilhelmi Budæi atq[ue] aliorum lucubrationibus annotationes. Ad hæc ipsius, Plutarcho Libanioq́[ue] authoribus, uitam. Et lectionem deniq[ue] uariam adiectam..
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Logoi duo kai hexēkonta
Varying form of title
Parallel title: Habes lector Demosthenis Græcorum oratorum omnium facile principis Orationes duas & sexaginta
Varying form of title
Portion of title: Orationes duas & sexaginta
Imprint
Basileae : Per Iohannem Heruagium, Mense Septembri M. D. XXXII. [1532]
Physical description
[24], 532, 507 [i.e. 207], [57] p. ; 32 cm (fol.)
Note
First part of title in Greek characters, transliterated.
Note
Edited by Jacobus Ruberus.
Note
"Ioannes Oporinus lectori": penultimate page.
Note
Printer's device on title page and repeated on verso of final leaf.
Note
Text surrounded by commentary.
Note
"[Dēmosthenous Kata Aristogeitonos, logos prōtos]" (caption title) begins new pagination and register.
Note
Woodcut initials.
Note
Signatures: a-b⁶ [alpha]-[omega]⁶ [Alpha]-[Tau]⁶ [Upsilon]⁸ aa-qq⁶ rr⁸ ss-xx⁶ yy⁴.
Note
Numerous errors in paging, including 207 (2nd group) numbered 507.
Citation/references note
Brunet, II, 587
Citation/references note
Adams, D261
Citation/references note
CLC, D274
Language
Greek text with Latin preliminaries.
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.” pasted over Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate with inscription “This book belongs to the library of the Cathedral Church of New Sarum. James Evans, D. D. Librarian. 1817.”
Binding
Early 17th-century dark brown calf over paper boards; sewn on five supports; blind fillets forming rectangular frame towards perimeter of boards; spine with five raised bands; blind hatching at head and foot of spine; horizontal blind fillets on spine; red leather spine label with "Demosthe: cum Commen:"; 1552 in gilt at foot of spine; printed waste used as endleaves; text block edges sprinkled red; evidence of ties.
Copy-specific note
What looks to have been an ownership inscription on the upper endleaf (blank paper) has been cut away, with only "Ex [...]" remaining.
Copy-specific note
Various inscriptions on the upper endleaves of printed waste: "Mert Coll", "Ball: Coll", "Fordingbridge from all".
Subject
Oratory, Ancient Early works to 1800.
Subject
Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Ruberus, Jacobus editor.
Added entry--name
Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536 commentator.
Added entry--name
Budé, Guillaume, 1468-1540 commentator.
Added entry--name
Ulpianus, rhetorician commentator.
Added entry--name
Libanius commentator.
Added entry--name
Plutarch
Added entry--name
Oporinus, Joannes, 1507-1568
Added entry--name
Herwagen, Johann, 1497-1559? printer.
Added entry--place
Switzerland Basel.
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