pseudo longinus (5 Ergebnisse)

Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 1952. 2nd rev.and enlarged ed. XXVII,64(x2),65-73p. Sewn. Some pencil annotations.

Les Belles Lettres, Paris, 1939. 2nd rev.and enlarged ed. XXVII,64(x2),65-71p. Sewn. First free endpaper foxed. Inside clean.

Leather. Zustand: Good. None (illustrator). A scarce pocket sized edition of Longinus' 'On the Sublime'. With the text in Latin and Greek. From the library of the Crum Ewings and the Hamiltons of Lowood house. Former owner's inscriptions to the endpapers. The inscription of one William Halliburton to the head of the first leaf dated 1734/5.This study is split into two, with the first section in Greek and the second in Latin. With separate pagination and register.ESTC reference no T87451.Printed in Edinburgh by the Ruddimans of Edinburgh. The names to this imprint are that of printer, scholar and librarian Thomas Ruddiman and his nephew, Walter Ruddiman.'On the Sublime' is a Roman-era Greek work of literary criticism. Its origins are believed to be 1st century AD and the author is unknown. They are conventionally referred to as Longinus or Pseudo-Loginus.This work is regarded as a classic study on aesthetics and good writing. In a contemporary full calf binding. Externally, rubbed to the spine and to the extremities. Former owner's inscriptions to the endpapers and to pages 106 of part I and page I of part II. Loss to the head and tail of spine. Lacking spine label. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. Slit to the centre of rear endpaper. Occasional light spots to pages. Good. book.

Zustand: Buono (Good). In 16mo (mm 180x120); pp. XV, 111, [1] bianca. Vignetta calcografica al frontespizio con motto "Chalepa ta kala". Frontalino calcografico. Lieve alone all'angolo interno inferiore dell'intero volume. Leggerissime fioriture ad alcune carte. Foglio di guardia anteriore privo di angolo esterno inferiore. Mezza pelle coeva con punte, piatti rivestiti in carta marmorizzata. Fregi e filetti in oro al dorso. Titolo in oro su tassello al dorso. Tassello cartaceo applicato al margine superiore del dorso, riportante la collocazione. Cerniera anteriore quasi completamente aperta. Piccole mancanze al dorso e lievi abrasioni ai piatti. Nota di possesso manoscritta "Vincenzo Calubani Modiglianese".

216 x 136 mm. (8 1/2 x 5 3/8"). viii, [9]-223, [1] pp.Translated from the Greek by William Smith. Attractive contemporary oxblood calf decorated in gilt and blind, covers with a wide gilt palmette frame enclosing an intricately blind-stamped panel with additional gilt decoration, raised bands, spine heavily gilt in compartments, black morocco label, gilt turn-ins, marbled endpapers and edges. Front free endpaper inscribed in ink: "Miss Filliter obtained this Book, as a Prize by her uniform attention to the Study of Latin, during the Half-year. / June, 1828." Lower corners lightly bumped, a little rubbing at extremities, flyleaves faintly browned, occasional trivial internal imperfections, but still quite a fine copy, the contents extremely clean and unusually bright, and in a well-preserved binding with a great deal of aesthetic appeal. In a handsomely decorated binding, this is an excellent translation of one of the most important treatises of literary criticism to come out of the ancient world. First published in 1737, our translation established the reputation of William Smith (1711-87) as a "talented classical scholar." (DNB) A later William Smith (the lexicographer) said of "On the Sublime," "there is scarcely any work in the range of ancient literature which, independent of its excellence of style, contains so many exquisite remarks upon oratory, poetry, and good taste in general." Although generally attributed to the third century Greek philosopher and critic Longinus, the work probably preceded him. After unsuccessful attempts to determine if Dionysius of Halicarnassus, Cassius Longinus, Plutarch, or another was the author, scholars arrived at the solution of calling the creator "Pseudo-Longinus." Our pretty, though unsigned, binding combines gilt and blind decoration in a particularly pleasant way. Volumes of classics in ornamental bindings were popular school prizes in the 19th century, but ours is distinguished by being presented to a young lady who excelled in Latin at a time when most women received little formal education, and 40 percent of the women in England were illiterate. The condition here suggests Miss Filliter (and her successors) treasured and cared for the present volume.