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mei/02148221 882.21 ΑΡΙ ΚΩΜ
[02148221]
Athos, Dionysiou Monastery (GR)
: 882.21 ΑΡΙ ΚΩΜ
ISTC No.ia00958000
AuthorAristophanes
TitleComoediae novem [Greek]. Ed: Marcus Musurus, in part. With the Scholia
ImprintVenice : Aldus Manutius, Romanus, 15 July 1498