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ANCIENT CLASSICS. [Venice; 1509.
380. Plutarchus. Opuscula Moralia. Grsece.
Printed hy Aldus. Venice. 1509. Folio.
2 Yols.
Editio Princeps : Grsecb. As this copy is divided into two volumes,
it will be described according'ly. On the recto of the first leaf, we
read as follows: £ Plutarchi Opuscvla. lxxxxii. Index Moralium
omnium & eorum quae in ipsis tractantur, habetur hoc quaternione.
Numerus autem arithmeticus remittit lectorem ad semipagina, ubi
tractantur singula.’ The large anchor, in outline, is beneath. On the re-
verse of this first leaf, is the prefatory address of Aldus to J. Antiquarius
Perusinus, dated as below.—Fabricius, Harles, and Renouard, liave each
inserted the greater part of the following interesting extract from this
preface. ‘ Pneterea tantam inter nos amicitiam intercedere, ut tribus,
aut quatuor paribus amicorum, quse antiquitas celebrat, Antiquarii, &
Aldi mutua beneuolentia, & summa amicitia, quartum, quintumue par
adiungatur. Libuit hic subiungere Hendecasyllabos, quos, cum ueni
ad te Mediolanum lusisti extempore pree summo gaudio Aduentus
nostri, ut faciant et lii fidem mutui amoris nostri.
A ldus uenit en, Aldus ecce uenit,
N ostrum sinciput, oceiputq; nostrum,
M el, sal, lac quoque, corculumque solus,
G raios altera, & altera Latinos
Qui apprendendo manu, reduxit omneis
I n uerum modo limitem, superbos
V ictores superans olympiorum.
N unc o nunc Iuuenes ubique in Vrbe
F lores spargite. Vere nanque primo
A ldus uenit en, Aldus ecce uenit.
Sed iam Indicem eorum, quse hisce Plutarchi opusculis habentur, lege.
ac Vale. Venetis mense Martio. M.D.IX.
We have next a Greek index; six Greek verses of Aleander, and a
Greek prefaee by Demetrius Ducas, the editor. These preliminary
pieces occupy 8 leaves of sign. f. On the recto of the ensuing lea£
paged 1, on sign. a, we read the text of Plutarch, with this prefix:
nAOYTAPKOT XAIPHNEH^ riAIAHN AmrHS.
ANCIENT CLASSICS. [Venice; 1509.
380. Plutarchus. Opuscula Moralia. Grsece.
Printed hy Aldus. Venice. 1509. Folio.
2 Yols.
Editio Princeps : Grsecb. As this copy is divided into two volumes,
it will be described according'ly. On the recto of the first leaf, we
read as follows: £ Plutarchi Opuscvla. lxxxxii. Index Moralium
omnium & eorum quae in ipsis tractantur, habetur hoc quaternione.
Numerus autem arithmeticus remittit lectorem ad semipagina, ubi
tractantur singula.’ The large anchor, in outline, is beneath. On the re-
verse of this first leaf, is the prefatory address of Aldus to J. Antiquarius
Perusinus, dated as below.—Fabricius, Harles, and Renouard, liave each
inserted the greater part of the following interesting extract from this
preface. ‘ Pneterea tantam inter nos amicitiam intercedere, ut tribus,
aut quatuor paribus amicorum, quse antiquitas celebrat, Antiquarii, &
Aldi mutua beneuolentia, & summa amicitia, quartum, quintumue par
adiungatur. Libuit hic subiungere Hendecasyllabos, quos, cum ueni
ad te Mediolanum lusisti extempore pree summo gaudio Aduentus
nostri, ut faciant et lii fidem mutui amoris nostri.
A ldus uenit en, Aldus ecce uenit,
N ostrum sinciput, oceiputq; nostrum,
M el, sal, lac quoque, corculumque solus,
G raios altera, & altera Latinos
Qui apprendendo manu, reduxit omneis
I n uerum modo limitem, superbos
V ictores superans olympiorum.
N unc o nunc Iuuenes ubique in Vrbe
F lores spargite. Vere nanque primo
A ldus uenit en, Aldus ecce uenit.
Sed iam Indicem eorum, quse hisce Plutarchi opusculis habentur, lege.
ac Vale. Venetis mense Martio. M.D.IX.
We have next a Greek index; six Greek verses of Aleander, and a
Greek prefaee by Demetrius Ducas, the editor. These preliminary
pieces occupy 8 leaves of sign. f. On the recto of the ensuing lea£
paged 1, on sign. a, we read the text of Plutarch, with this prefix:
nAOYTAPKOT XAIPHNEH^ riAIAHN AmrHS.