Heliodorus, Bishop of Tricca. Historiae Aethiopicae
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Heliodorus, Bishop of Tricca. Historiae Aethiopicae libri decem, editio princeps, collation: a-z A-G4 H6, title in Greek and Latin, dedication in Latin, text in Greek, title and verso of otherwise blank final f. with woodcut printer's device, woodcut historiated initials, washed, crushed brown morocco, gilt, by C. Hardy, spine in compartments, small 4to (192 x 143mm.), Basel, Heirs of Johann Hervagius, 1534.
⁂ Editio princeps of the earliest Greek romance. The Aethiopicae was first brought to light during the Renaissance in a manuscript from the library of Matthias Corvinus, which was found at the sack of Buda in 1526. The French dramatist Racine listed it amongst his favourite books, and when his copy was taken away from him at the Jansenist retreat of Port-Royal he was rumoured to have said that he did not care as he had already memorised it.
Literature: Adams H174; VD 16 H 1673.
⁂ Editio princeps of the earliest Greek romance. The Aethiopicae was first brought to light during the Renaissance in a manuscript from the library of Matthias Corvinus, which was found at the sack of Buda in 1526. The French dramatist Racine listed it amongst his favourite books, and when his copy was taken away from him at the Jansenist retreat of Port-Royal he was rumoured to have said that he did not care as he had already memorised it.
Literature: Adams H174; VD 16 H 1673.
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