Homeri et Hesiodi Certamen, nunc primùm luce donatum.

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Homeri et Hesiodi Certamen, nunc primùm luce donatum, etc. ([Geneva] H. Estienne, 1573). 8vo (170 x 110 mm). [8], 181. Greek and Roman type. Woodcut printer's device to title page, decorative headpieces. Late 18th century full straight-grained red morocco. Spine divided by raised gilt-ruled bands into six compartments, gilt-lettered direct in second and third. Boards ruled in gilt. All edges gilt. Spine slightly faded, corners rubbed. EDITIO PRINCEPS of the Contest of Homer and Hesiod, a Hellenistic parody of an imagined poetic contest between the two preeminent epic poets. Also included are parodies of Homer by Matron, Hegemon, and Hipponax, as well as an essay on Greek parody by Estienne. The Certamen survives in a single manuscript brought from Crete to Florence by Janus Lascaris in 1492 (Laur. Plut. 56, 1). Estienne copied the manuscript during a trip to Florence (his holograph copy survives in Leiden, Leid. Voss. Gr. qu. 18). Adams H812. N° de ref. del artículo ABE-1670384652296

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