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Greek Books Published Before 1801 in Private Collections
| Author(s) | Hermes Trismegistus, De sapientia et potestate dei, De voluntate divina | Hermis Trismegistos |
| Exact title | Contenta in hoc volumine. Pimander. Mercurij Trismegisti liber de de [sic] sapientia et potestate dei. Asclepius. Eiusdem Mercurij liber De voluntate divina. Item Crater Hermetis a Lazarelo Septempedano | |
| Printer | Henricus Stephanus | Henri Estienne |
| Place | Paris | |
| Year | 1505 | |
| Size | 205 x 140 mm | |
| Leaves, volumes | 82 lvs (sic 81 lvs) | |
| Woodcuts-engravings | ||
| Binding | 19th cent. cardboard | |
| Provenace(s) | – | |
| Language(s) | Latin | |
| Edition | 1st ed. of Pimander edited by Jacques Lefèvre d’Etaples | |
| Content | With the comment of Marsilio Ficino | |
| Condition | Light foxing, small loss on the outer margin of fol. 5, otherwise fair copy | |
| Bibliography-(gr) | ||
| Bibliography | Caillet II,5091; Lamoen, 25; | |
| Rarity | Average years between appearance in auctions (of complete specimens) | 15 |
| Est. Price (€) | Of great rarity, only 1 other copy appeared in major auctions in 20 years | 2500* |
Table of Authors
| Author | Work | Editor | Translator | Commentator |
| Hermes Trismegistus |
De sapientia et potestate dei, De voluntate divina | Jacques Lefèvre d’Etaples | ||
| Pimander | Marsilio Ficino | Marsilio Ficino |
General Remarks
It is a collection of important works about Byzantine empire, Turkey and the islamic world. The Byzantine history compilation of Hieronymus Wolf served as a foundation for all later medieval Greek histories and especially for the monumental Corpus Historiae Byzantinae in 34 volumes, ordered by King Louis XIV of France, with paralleled Greek text and Latin translation. This edition popularized the term Byzantine Empire (never used by that Empire itself during the centuries of its existence) and established it in historical studies.
Henri Estienne (the elder)
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