Anakreontos tēiou melē = Anacreontis teii odaria : praefixio commentario quo poetae genus traditur et bibliotheca Anacreonteia adumbratur ; additis var. lectionibus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Paciaudi, Paolo, 1710-1785.

Anacreon.

Amaduzzi, Giovanni Cristoforo, 1740-1792.

Cagnoni, Domenico.

Bodoni, Giambattista, 1740-1813, printer.

Stamperia Reale (Parma, Italy), printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Greek Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Anacreontea. 1785.

Language:

Greek, Ancient (to 1453)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Greek poetry--Early works to 1800.

Greek poetry.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

4 unnumbered pages, XCIV, 100 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : portrait ; 32 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Anacreontis teii odaria

Tēiou melē

Teii odaria

Fingerprint:

F.VS O.E- *.** **** (3) 1785 (R)

Place of Publication:

Parmae : Ex regio typographeio, [MDCCLXXXV]

Language Note:

Greek text with Latin commentary.

Notes:

Date from colophon which reads: 'Opus. absolutum. est in Regio. Parmensi. Typographeio a. MDCCLXXXV. XVII. Kal. Apr. [16 March 1785] imperante Ferdinando Borbonio ...

Edited by G.C. Amaduzzi.

Latin commentary Paolo Maria Paciaudi.

Printed in Bodoni's Neo-Classical Roman, and Greek typefaces.

The first three words in title are transliterated from Greek.

"Varietas lectionis" by Tommaso Valperga di Caluso.

Variants recorded. Work here has "SVPRE-" as last word of the penultimate line on p. VII. Large paper issue. Printed on paper watermarked with a cross and initials "F.P." at base.

Collection of lyrical pieces now considered spuriously attributed to Anacreon (ca. 582 B.C.-ca. 485 B.C.) the lyric poet who wrote of love and wine. Such poetry is generically known as Anacreontea.

Engraved medallion portrait on titlepage, and armorial head-piece to the dedication (p.[3]).signed by Cagnoni.

Signatures: pi² a-l⁴ m² chi1 [a]⁴ ²b-²i⁴ ²k² ²l-²n⁴ ²chi 1.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has colophon leaf (²chi1) bound at front following leaf pi2; copy is bound with 2nd pagination sequence (Latin commentary on XCIV p.) bound following Greek text on 100 p.

Culture Class Collection copy with original marbled boards retained; rebacked.

Cited in:

Brooks, H.C. Compendiosa bibl. di edizioni Bodoniane, no. 287

OCLC:

43088749