Commentarii linguae graecae [,]Guilielmo Budeo: consiliario regio, supplicumque libellorum in regia magistro, auctore.

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Folio. [22]f + 540 + [2]pp. Greek & Roman letter. Printer's device on title and at end. 2 large historiated woodcut initials. Sheep; gilt. An early edition, finely printed by the Giunta press, of this extensive collection of lexicographical notes, a unique contribution to Renaissance studies of Greek literature which was first published the previous year in Paris. Gauillaume Budé (1467-1540), the outstanding French hellenist of the period, originally compiled this work at the request of Erasmus, the other great humanist scholar of the day, for the preparation of a Greek dictionary. He added an introduction in Greek, and dedicated his work to the King, Fran ois I, who is reminded of his promise to found a school for the study of ancient languages. The Collegium Trilingue (later, Collège de France) was duly inaugurated in 1530, the year of publication of the present edition. "The 'Commentaries on the Greek Language' formed the basis for the study of the Greek language in France . a monument of the new learning" ('Printing and the Mind of Man', 60). With contemporary ownership manuscript entries in margins of first 2 leaves; a tall copy, generally well preserved. 'Index Aureliensis' 126.693. SEE ILLUSTRATION. N° de ref. del artículo 207

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