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Aristotelous Politikōn bibl. oktō = Aristotelis De optimo statu reipub. libri octo.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection GrC Ar466.21 1556
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aristotle.
- Standardized Title:
- Politics. 1556
- Language:
- Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
- Subjects (All):
- Political science--Early works to 1800.
- Political science.
- Penn Provenance:
- Burns, John, 1858-1943 (autograph) (Culture Class Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 8 unnumbered pages, 60 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 61-240 pages, 8 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm (4to)
- Other Title:
- Politikōn bibl. oktō
- Aristotelis De optimo statu reipub. libri octo
- Fingerprint:
- aci- *,*- *-** **** (3) 1556 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Parisiis : Apud Guil. Morelium, in Graecis typographum regium, MDLVI [1556]
- Language Note:
- Prefatory matter in Latin; main text in Greek only.
- Notes:
- Title proper transliterated from Greek.
- Edited by Pietro Vettori.
- Date of imprint precedes printer statement on title page.
- Signatures: *⁴ A⁴ B-C⁸ D¹² E⁸ F¹⁰ G⁸ H⁶ I-T⁴ V⁶ X-Z⁴.
- Leaves D12 and Z3-4 blank.
- Errors in pagination: p. 28, 46, 47, 169 misnumbered 26, 47, 48, 166.
- Leaf F6 missigned E6; leaf C1 missigned A, with "C" added apparently by handstamp.
- Printer's device on title page; head-pieces; initials.
- Local Notes:
- Culture Class Collection copy has ms. autograph: "John Burns Nov. 7, 1919" (possibly that of John Burns, 1858-1943, English book collector and Member of Parliament)
- Culture Class Collection copy wanting leaves Z3-Z4 (presumably blank)
- Cited in:
- Adams A1911
- Hoffmann, S.F.W. Bib. Litt. der griechen, I, p. 293
- Index Aureliensis 108.322
- Riley, L. Aristotle texts and commentaries in Univ. of Pennsylvania Libraries, 189
- OCLC:
- 21417502
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