PHAEDRUS.
Phaedri, Aug. Liberti Fabularum Aesopiarum Libri V. In gratiam studiosae Juventutis notis illustrati. Cura Davidis Hoogstratani. Editio Septima, prioribus multo accuratior.
Amsterdam, for D. Onder de Linden and son, 1772. Small 8vo. Title printed in red and black, with frontispiece (139 x 78 mm.) after Muller/Tiedeman, with the imprint: Amsterdam, D. Onder de Linden; engraved printers device. Modern vellum over boards. [32], 151, [32] pp.
€ 500
Between 1718 and 1742 at least seven unillustrated editions of David Van Hoogstratens redaction of the Phaedrus fables in Latin verses were published in Amsterdam for use in the Latin Schools (Landwehr, F157-F162). This is the seventh.
Apart from being a prolific Dutch and Neo-Latin poet, Van Hoogstraten (1658-1724) was an esteemed linguist and philologist who edited a number of classical authors. His annotated Latin Phaedrus edition of 1701 (see nr. 17) is considered his masterpiece.
Some annotations in ink, some stains. Landwehr, F162; not in Schwabe/Barbier.
Related Subjects:
