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Book/Printed Material Mousaiou Poiēmation ta kathērō kai Leandron, ho dē kai eis tēn Rhōmaiōn dialekton autolexei metōchetouthē. Musaei Opusculum de Herone & Leandro, quod & in Latinam linguam ad uerbum tralatum est. Opusculum de Herone et Leandro

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Title

  • Mousaiou Poiēmation ta kathērō kai Leandron, ho dē kai eis tēn Rhōmaiōn dialekton autolexei metōchetouthē. Musaei Opusculum de Herone & Leandro, quod & in Latinam linguam ad uerbum tralatum est.

Other Title

  • Opusculum de Herone et Leandro

Names

  • Musaeus, Grammaticus.
  • Mousouros, Markos, approximately 1470-1517, translator.
  • Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450-1515, printer.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Venice, Aldus Manutius, Romanus [before Nov. 1495-1497?]

Headings

  • -  Hero (Greek mythology)--Poetry--Early works to 1800
  • -  Leander--(Greek mythological character)--Poetry--Early works to 1800
  • -  Italy--Venice

Genre

  • Incunabula--Italy--Venice--1495

Notes

  • -  Translated by Marcus Musurus.
  • -  Signatures: a¹⁰ b¹². Quire a (Greek text) and quire b (Latin text), here interleaved with each other, were printed at different times. Cf. BM 15th cent.
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, M-880
  • -  Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, 11653
  • -  Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, V, p. 552 (IA.24387)
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection (1977), 305

Medium

  • [22] leaves. woodcuts: illus. 20.9 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. X .M8

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48033850

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Musaeus, Grammaticus, Aldo Manuzio, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Mousaiou Poiēmation ta kathērō kai Leandron, ho dē kai eis tēn Rhōmaiōn dialekton autolexei metōchetouthē. Musaei Opusculum de Herone & Leandro, quod & in Latinam linguam ad uerbum tralatum est. translateds by Mousouros, Markos, Approximately [Venice, Aldus Manutius, Romanus before Nov. to 1497?, 1495] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48033850/.

APA citation style:

Musaeus, G., Manuzio, A. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1495) Mousaiou Poiēmation ta kathērō kai Leandron, ho dē kai eis tēn Rhōmaiōn dialekton autolexei metōchetouthē. Musaei Opusculum de Herone & Leandro, quod & in Latinam linguam ad uerbum tralatum est. Mousouros, M., trans [Venice, Aldus Manutius, Romanus before Nov. to 1497?] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48033850/.

MLA citation style:

Musaeus, Grammaticus, Aldo Manuzio, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Mousaiou Poiēmation ta kathērō kai Leandron, ho dē kai eis tēn Rhōmaiōn dialekton autolexei metōchetouthē. Musaei Opusculum de Herone & Leandro, quod & in Latinam linguam ad uerbum tralatum est. trans by Mousouros, Markos, Approximately [Venice, Aldus Manutius, Romanus before Nov. to 1497?, 1495] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/48033850/>.