Bod-Inc: L-038

Lascaris, Constantinus

Erotemata [Greek and Latin].

 

Analysis of Content

Subject: grammar

[a3r] [Damilas], Demetrius Cretensis: Letter to students of Greek. Incipit: ‘ Ὁρω̂ν ὑμα̂ς τω̂ν καλω̂ν ὄντας φιλομαθει̂ς  . . .’ For the author, Demetrius Damilas, see now David Speranzi, 'Prima di Aldo. Demetrio Damilas disegnatore di caratteri', in Manuciana Tergestina et Veronensia, ed. Francesco Donadi, Stefano Pagliaroli, and Andrea Tessier, Trieste, EUT, 2015, pp. 143-161.

[a4r] [Damilas], Demetrius Cretensis: Letter to students of Greek, translated into Latin. Incipit: ‘Cum uos rerum bonarum ac litterarum graecarum adipiscendae disciplinae . . .’ Saxius 461.

[b1r] Lascaris, Constantinus: ‘ Ἐπιτομὴ τω̂ν ὀκτὼ του̂ λόγου μερω̂ν καὶ ἄλλων τινω̂ν ἀναγκαίων  . . .’ Incipit: ‘ Περὶ δϊαιρέσεως τω̂ν γραμμάτων βιβλίον πρω̂τον. [ Γ] ράμμα ἐστὶ μέρος ἐλάχιστον φωνη̂ς  . . .’ See H. Rabe, ‘Konstantin Lascaris', Zentralblatt für Bibliothekswesen, 45 (1928), 1-7; A. Pertusi, ‘ Ἐρωτήματα . Per la storia e le fonti delle prime grammatiche greche a stampa', Italia medioevale e umanistica, 5 (1962), 324-51.

Imprint

Imprint: Milan: Dionysius Paravisinus, 30 Jan. 1476. 4°.

Remarks: The Greek types were designed by Demetrius Damilas using his own handwriting as model, as proved by Speranzi (see above).

Collation

Collation: [a⁴ b–g¹⁰ h¹²].

References

ISTC: il00065000

Hain: HC 9920;

Goff: Goff L‑65;

BMC: BMC VI 731;

Proctor: Pr 5889;

Others: CIBN L‑47; Oates 2275; Sheppard 4900. Facsimile: C. Lascaris, Greek Grammar, ed. with an introduction by J. J. Fraenkel (Amsterdam, 1966).

LCN: 14451736

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