Photios I. Lexicon e duobus apographis edidit Godofredus Hermannus. Accedit Io. Albertii. Index suppletus et auctus. 5 Bl., Sp. 7-518. 25 x 20,5 cm. Semi - leather d. C. (something rubbed). Leipzig, Siegfried Lebrecht Crusius, 1808. First printing of the Greek encyclopedia of the Byzantine scholar, theologian and poet Photios I (810-983), published by Gottfried Hermann (1772-1848), who worked as Patriarch of Constantinople and is venerated as a saint in the Orthodox Church. Important reference work for the decoding of ancient Greek authors and the Bible. "One of the wisest, most learned and most experienced men of his time" (Jöcher II, Sp. 562). – Title twice stamped. A little gluey, otherwise well preserved.