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Ailianou ta heuriskomena hapanta. Claudii Aeliani praenestini pontificis et sophistae, qui Romae sub imperatore Antonio Pio vixit aut Meliphtongus ab orationis suauitate dognominatus, opera, quae extant, omnia
Apud Gesneros fratres • ( Gessner)|Tiguri [Zurich] • (Zurich) [Zurich] 1556|20 x 31.50 cm|relié
First edition from this publisher. Printer's device of Andreas Gesner on title page and on verso of final leaf; this device also appearing on verso of the leaf preceding the index. Bilingual edition with double-column printing, Greek on one side, Latin translation on the other; the two Greek columns form the middle of the book. Edition produced by Conrad Gesner, celebrated Swiss naturalist, printed by Andreas Gesner and published by Hans Jakob Gesner. At colophon: Tiguri per Andream Gesnerum f. et Iacobum Gesnerum fratres. The translations from Greek are by Theodore Gaza (1400-1475), Sebastian Guldenbeck (died 1565) and Pierre Gilles (1490-1555).
The De militaribus text is illu
The De militaribus text is illu
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