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Myriobiblon, Sive bibliotheca Librorum Quos Legit et Censuit Photius Patriarcha Constantinopolitanus. Graece editit David Hoeschelius Ausgustanus, & notis illustrauit. Latinè veròreddidit & Scholiis auxit Andreas Schottus Antverpianus.
by PHOTIUS
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About This Item
Rothomagi [Rotterdam], sumptibus Ionnis & Davidis Berthelin, 1653. Folio. pp. [xxxii], cols. 1624, 104, pp. [xxiii]. Greek and Latin parallel text. Eighteenth-century mottled calf, spine gilt. Edges sprinkled red. Top and bottom of spine damaged, hinges cracked but holding well. Bookplates on inside front cover and first flyleaf, some tiny manuscript notes in ink in an old hand on the first and last flyleaves. Some browning and foxing. Old repair on F4 but all in all a good copy.
Photius (c. 810/820 - 893), one of the most powerful and influential church leaders of Constantinople, is also viewed as the most important intellectual of his time. His house was the centre of intellectual life in the Byzantine capital. The Myriobyblon contains abridgements and extracts of some 280 volumes of classical authors, the originals of which are now to a great extent lost and for which this is the most important surviving record. The best edition of this important work. [c.f. Brunet IV, 624; Peignot 579].
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- Knuf Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 102277
- Title
- Myriobiblon, Sive bibliotheca Librorum Quos Legit et Censuit Photius Patriarcha Constantinopolitanus. Graece editit David Hoeschelius Ausgustanus, & notis illustrauit. Latinè veròreddidit & Scholiis auxit Andreas Schottus Antverpianus.
- Author
- PHOTIUS
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Place of Publication
- Rotterdam
- Date Published
- 1653
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Knuf Rare Books
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Lavardin
About Knuf Rare Books
Knuf Rare books was founded in the 1950s by Frits Knuf in the Netherlands. After an apprenticeship with Frits I took over the firm in 1996 which we then moved to France in 2001 where we are still based. The business is run from our home in Lavardin, one of the most beautiful villages of France located in the Loire Valley, that can easily be reached from Paris. Visitors are most welcome, but by appointment please. I am interested in the History of the Book and have a good inventory of rare and uncommon printed books, ephemeral items, prints and manuscripts from the incunable period to the twentieth century. My stock is especially strong in early auction- and library catalogues, type specimens, continental printer’s and engravers manuals, calligraphy manuals. Another interest is early continental architecture books and early art auction catalogues. Every year I issue two fully illustrated and annotated printed catalogues that are sent out upon request. In addition to that I also send out short email lists every week with a selection of books about books from our stock. And of course, I exhibit at several major international book fairs, such as New York, Boston and Paris. We work mainly with institutional customers, and are happy to discuss special institutional requirements. I adhere strictly to the professional standards and code of conduct of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Syndicat national de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (SLAM), and the Compagnie Nationale des Experts (CNE) to which I belong. I have been an international rare book dealer for over 25 years and am a member of the Nederlands Genootschap van Bibliofielen. If you want to buy or sell single books or whole collections, have an expert valuation or if would just like some advice, please do not hesitate to contact me.
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- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
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- Folio
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- Gilt
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