Themistii Orationes XXXIII. E Quibus Tredecim Nunc Primum in Lucem Editae. Dionysius Petavius e Societate Jesu Latine plersque reddidit, ac fere vicenas Notis illustravit. Accesserunt Ad Easdem XX. Orationes Notae Alternae, ad reliquad tredecim perpetuae Observationes Joannis Harduini ex eadem Societate. Paris: Sebastianus Mabre-Cramoisy, 1684.
The Thirty-Three Orations of Themistius. Of which thirteen are now published for the first time. Dionysius Petavius, of the Society of Jesus, translated most of them into Latin and annotated nearly twenty of them. Additional notes have been added to the same twenty orations, and continuous observations on the remaining thirteen by Joannes Hardouin, also of the same Society. Paris: Sebastianus Mabre-Cramoisy, 1684.
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The most important edition of Themistius which Brunet calls a "most esteemed edition". Bilingual, with Greek and Latin in two columns, here housed in a beautiful very fine modern panelled binding in the Cambridge manner.
"Hardouin displayed an industrious scholarship, though his works were not free from errors, and his methods of establishing chronology from the dates on coins were criticized. His skill in linguistic science appears in Themistii orationes XXXIII (Paris 1684) and Plini Secundi historiae naturalis libri XXXVII (Paris 1685)." (Encyclopedia.com)
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Condition:
[(2), a4, ē4, i4, o4, A-Z4, Aa-Zzz4, AAaa3, (2)]
Modern panelled full calf in the Cambridge manner, extremely attractive binding. Some very minor rubbing but generally in fine condition. Page edges uncut as published, very rare uncut. Modern blanks. Lacks final original blank (AAaa4) else collates as complete according to the WorldCat copy, including the Index. Circa 18th/19th century marginalia in Greek throughout, very neat, clearly by someone very well read in Greek literature. Very clean throughout the text block. An exceptional copy of this scarce work.
[Brunet V, 777; OCLC 9142161].
