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Pollux, Julius. Onomasticum Graece & Latine. Post egregiam illam Wolfgangi Seberi editionem denuo immane quantum emendatum, suppletum, & illustratum. Two volumes. 2 Bl., 48, 683 p.; S. (685)-1388, 8 Bl., 178 pp., 5 Bl. Title in black and red. With copper title and double-leaf copper plate. 31.5 x 20 cm. Blindly embossed parchment volumes (somewhat stained and rubbed, joints sprung up, upper capitals somewhat loaded) with ornamental lid vignette and hs. Title. Amsterdam, Wetstein, 1706. Brunet IV, 786: "Édition la plus belle et peut-être encore la meilleure". Ebert 117655. Hoffmann II, 262: "So far the best edition". Schweiger I, 270. – Second edition of the dictionary, first published in 1502, ordered by subject matter, edited and edited by Seber, Jungermann, Kühn, Lederlin and Hemsterhuis. To this day, "a valuable source for the history of ancient music" (Riemann 1410). Especially for the theatre and music history of the older Attic period important work. Treats, among others, theater masks, musical instruments and harmony theory, the Attic court system, moreover about private life in antiquity, etc. With Greek-Latin parallel text. – The stung frontispiece is missing. Title and a text sheet stamped and with digit signature, otherwise only weakly tanned.
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Pollux, Julius — Onomasticum Graece & Latine
Julius Pollux's Onomasticum, 2 volumes, 1706, blind-embossed parchment.
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300 €
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Price checked 26/09/2026, 16:28:02
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- Lot #
- 465
- Currency
- EUR
- Location
- Berlin, DE
- Lot Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Auction Ends
- 8 Oct 2026, 23:59:59
- Lots in Auction
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