Διονυσίου Λογγίνου Περὶ ὕψους, καὶ τὰλλα εὑρισκόμενα. Dionysii Longini De sublimitate commentarius, Ceteraque, quæ reperiri potuere [...]

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Full title: Διονυσίου Λογγίνου Περὶ ὕψους, καὶ τὰλλα εὑρισκόμενα. Dionysii Longini De sublimitate commentarius, Ceteraque, quæ reperiri potuere. In usum serenissimi Principis Electoralis Brandenburgici Jacobus Tollius E quinque Codicibus MSS. emendavit, & Fr. Robortelli, Fr. Porti, Gabrielis de Petra, Ger. Langbænii, & Tanaquilli Fabri, notis integris suas subjecit, novamque versionum suam Latinam, & Gallicam Boilavii, cum ejusdem, ac Dacierii, suisque notis Gallicis addidit. 4to. pp. [26], 408, [12]. Signatures: *⁴( -*1) 2*-3*⁴ 4*² A-3F⁴ 3G². Printer's device on title page. Includes ornaments and initials. Text in Latin and Greek, followed by French translation from the Greek of ‘De Sublimitate:’ "Traité du sublime, ou, Du merveilleux dans le discours. Traduit du grec de Longin par Monsieur Despreaux." Attributed to Longinus, the name assigned to the anonymous first-century author of the treatise. Formerly incorrectly attributed to Dionysius Cassius Longinus, ca. 213-273. See also D. Wing (ed.), Short-title Catalogue of Books Printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English Books Printed in Other Countries, 1641-1700. 4 vols. New York, 1982-1998 (2nd ed.), V 704; Brunet, J.-C. Brunet, Manuel du Libraire et de l'amateur de livres. Paris, 1862, III, col. 1151; J.G.T. Grässe, Trésor de livres rares et précieux. Dresden, 1859-1869, IV, pp. 252. Click here to view the Johns Hopkins University catalog record.