Prima Scaligerana

Josephus Justus Scaliger

Verlag: Utrecht (Ultrajecti), 1671

Beschreibung

Prima Scaligerana 17th century vellum. Some faded ink notes, other scarce staining on the first several pages. Hand signed by Gennaro Giannelli, Neapolitan doctor and bibliophile. The collection called Prima Scaligerana, covering years 1574-1593, was compiled in Latin by Franciscus Vertunianus. The cover page translates as follows: Prima Scaligerana: nusquam antehac edita [compiled by F. Vertunianus], cum praefatione [and notes] T. Fabri; 1671 = MDCLXXI Ultrajecti = Utrecht The Scaligerana ( Table talk ) are an exceptional and much-quoted source in the historiography of the late humanist republic of letters. The Secunda Scaligerana were in fact the first to be published, but they were called Secunda as their contents belonged to a later period (1604-1606): it was published in 1666 and saw several reprints before the Prima Scaligerana came out. The Prima Scaligerana quotes Scaliger in the period 1574-1593. Two further editions followed rapidly in 1668 and 1669: the book was an enormous success. The place of Josephus Justus Scaliger, 1549-1609, in the history of classical scholarship is royal. His immortality was ensured by the publication of this book, the Prima Scaligerana, a collection of table conversations in which observations of great scientific value can be found, and which is an exceptional and much-quoted source in the historiography of the late humanistic republic of letters. A fascinating chapter of history and very rare. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1647528488893

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Prima Scaligerana

Verlag: Utrecht (Ultrajecti)

Erscheinungsdatum: 1671

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition