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[Bibliography - Greek] - PHOTIUS - Myriobiblon, sive Bibliotheca [Greek text ed. David Hoescheliu...

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[Bibliography - Greek] - PHOTIUS - Myriobiblon, sive Bibliotheca [Greek text ed. David Hoescheliu...
[Bibliography - Greek] - PHOTIUS - Myriobiblon, sive Bibliotheca [Greek text ed. David Hoeschelius, Latin trsl. & notes Andreas Schottus]. Rouen, (Laurent Maurry for) Jean & David Berthelin, 1653, folio, contemp. sheep over boards (rubbed, some damage), gilt ruled border on covers, [32] pp.-1624-104 cols.-[24] pp. (small wormtrack in inner margin of 1st and last quires). Very good copy. Cfr. ill. € 300/500 Important edition of the bibliographical work of the 9th c. Byzantine scholar Photius, by David Hoeschel (Greek text, dedicated 1601 to Marcus Velser) and Andreas Schot (1552-1629). Preliminaries include letters by Casaubon, Lipsius and Scaliger. Large engr. arms of Nicolas Turgot (â3r). Title printed in red and black, printed in 2 cols. Library stamp, monastic ownership entry on titlepage. Ref. "Ed. la plus recherchée de cet ouvrage important" (Brunet IV, 624). Besterman 1372. De Backer-Sommervogel VII 882 no. 4 (1652 ed.). Hoffmann III 88. Goldsmith (BL London) P-994 (erroneously dated "1633"). Not in Matagne (Namur).