Niger, Stephanus [Stefano Negri] & Flavius Philostratus

Dialogus quo quicquid in grecarum literarum penetralibus reconditum: quod ad historiae veritatem: ad fabularum oblectamenta: ad eruditionis famam conferre quoquo modo possit:: in coem studiosorum utilitatem summa cum diligentia congestum: in luce propagat

      Alessandro Minuziano, Milan:: Alessandro Minuziano,, 1517.. First Edition.. Full modern calf, blind tooled ruling and panelling, banded spine with title in gilt lettering. Title in manuscript along bottom edges. Very light browning and foxing, occasional dampstain. Small notches in side margins of a3-6 and b1-2, never effecting text. Names in old hand on a1 (t.p.), marginal notes in old hand throughout text; library stamp on verso of a1. Text complete, but labelling grants no K gathering, foliation has no fol.no.109, and labels 63 as 93, 76 as 79, and 124 as 125. Otherwise a very nice copy.. Small folio.. Livre excellent et tr!s rare, qui conserve encore une haute r!putation" - Brunet.#11;Negri (c1475-c1540) born at Casal-Maggiore was a student of Demetrius Chalcondyles and taught Greek in Milan. Philostratus' Heroicus is a dialogue in which the heroes of the Trojan War appear. This copy is textually complete but lacks the index and glossary of Greek phrases. Adams N275. Isaac 13573. Brunet IV, 79. Hoffmann III,80.EDIT 16 CNCE 47086.