Athens, Onassis Library (GR)
: ΟΥΜ 54
ISTC Nr.ia00924000
VerfasserApollonius Rhodius
TitelArgonautica [Greek]. With the Scholia of Lucillus, Sophocles, and Theon. Ed: Janus Lascaris
ErscheinungsvermerkFlorence : [Laurentius (Francisci) de Alopa, Venetus], 1496
Format4°
Sprachegrc
ThemenbereichLiterature
Stichwörtercommentary; poetry
Zeitraumclassical
Beschreibung des Exemplars
Exemplar Nr.02015909
Besitzende BibliothekAthens, Onassis Library (GR)
SignaturΟΥΜ 54
AnmerkungEditio princeps of this Greek epic, written in the third century BC. This text is based on a tenth century manuscript (the now famous Codex laurentianus XXXII 9), which also included seven plays by Sophocles and six by Aeschylus, discovered by Giovanni Aurispa during his 'book buying' trip in the Levant in 1421-23.
The text, with the scholia of Lucillus, Sophocles and Theon, was edited by Janus Lascaris, 'arguably the greatest of all Greek scholars of the first generation after the Fall of Constantinople', (Barker, p.15). He established his own press for the printing of Greek texts in Florence, with the assistance of Lorenzo di Alopa as his printer. His distinctive typeface of small inscriptional capitals was very easy to read (particularly here, where it clearly distinguishes the main text from the commentary) compared with the standard intricacies of Greek typography. The date of Alopa's Greek venture overlaps with Aldus's, and indeed Lascaris's pupil Marcus Musurus became one of Aldus's main editors of Greek texts.
Anmerkungcreated by Vasiliki Vichou
Physische Beschreibung171 leaves (of 172, without final blank leaf). α-θ λ κ-φ8 χ4, 28 lines of text,
Format des Druckbogens232 × 169 mm
FeaturesVollständig
Trägermaterial (Buch)Papier
Provenienz
1892
OrtAlthorp, Northamptonshire (Geonames ID: 7296694)
Regione-uk-en
Zeitraum - 1892
Art der ProvienienzBuchhistorische Evidenz
AnmerkungBased on Bibliotheca Spenceriana : or a descriptive catalogue of the books printed in the fifteenth century, and of many valuable first editions, in the library of George John Earl Spencer ; 1 / by Dibdin, Thomas Frognall (1814). p. 252-253.
Art der Erwerbungunbekannt
Beschreibung des EinbandsBound in red morocco
Bindedatum18. Jh.
EinbandmaterialLeder
Status des EinbandsNeu gebunden
Abmessungen des Einbands238 × 171 × 35 mm
ToolingBlindprägung
EdgesUngefärbt
Schrift auf den SeitenKeins
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psourceb
provenance
1900 -
placenameManchester (Geonames ID: 2643123)
areae-uk-en
timeperiod1900 -
ownerManchester, John Rylands University Library, 1900- (, ) Spencer's library on its sale in 1892, it was acquired by Mrs. Rylands and became one of the cornerstones of the John Rylands Library which she established in Manchester in memory of her husband.
provenanceType1
noteBooks from the John Rylands University Library of Manchester [ Sotheby's, auction catalogue, sale date: 14 April, 1988]
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QuelleAuktionskatalog / Buchhandelskatalog
Provenienz
1970 -
2009
OrtAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
Regione-gr
Zeitraum1970 - 2009
Art der ProvienienzExlibirs
AnmerkungBookplate pasted on front pastedown with the script "Ex libris Κ. Σπ. Στάικος" (in greek)
Art der ErwerbungKauf
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QuelleAutopsie
Provenienz
2009 -
OrtAthens (Geonames ID: 264371)
Regione-gr
Zeitraum2009 -
ProvenienznameOnassis Library [Körperschaft; Besitzer] (Bibliothek, Keine Characterisierung / Laie)
Art der ProvienienzExlibirs
AnmerkungBookplate pasted on front pastedown with the script "Κοινωφελές Ίδρυμα Αλέξανδρος Σ. Ωνάσης Εκ της Βιβλιοθήκης" (in greek)
Art der ErwerbungKauf
VerlässlichkeitDie Beschreibung dieser Provenienz kann als sicher angesehen werden
QuelleAutopsie
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