1554 1st Aldine ed Demosthenes Orations Greek Speeches Politics Ancient Greece

1554 1^st Aldine ed Demosthenes Orations Greek Speeches Politics Ancient Greece

 

Demosthenes’s orations are considered some of the most significant and important speeches on the politics of ancient Greek culture and Greek law. He spoke out about the use of the Greek navy, the importance of freedom, Athenian law, and the governing of the people. This rare, mid-16^th-century printing of ‘Orationum’ was published by Aldine and features the expected printer’s mark on the title page.

 

Item number: #2842

Price: $950

 

DEMOSTHENES

 

Δημοσθενους λογων τμημα πρωτον (-τριτον). Demosthenis Orationum pars tertia: quae iudiciales tres, et triginta priuatas eius continet orationes.

 

Venetiis: Corrigente Paulo Manutio Aldi Filio, M.D.LIIII [1554]. First edition thus

 

Details:

• Collation: Complete with all pages:
  • [2], 243, [2]
  • Signatures: [*]²; A-Z, AA-FF⁸G⁸H⁴
• References: Adams D 264
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
• Size: ~6in X 4.25in (15cm x 11cm)
• Rare with no other example for sale worldwide at present

 

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