287 - 1788 SOPHOCLES: TRAGOEDIAE SEPTEM, OEDIPUS COLONEUS, OEDIPUS TYRANNUS, ANTIGONE, VOL 2 ONLY

1788 SOPHOCLES: TRAGOEDIAE SEPTEM, OEDIPUS COLONEUS, OEDIPUS TYRANNUS, ANTIGONE, VOL 2 ONLY SOPHOCLES: Tragoediae Septem, Oedipus Coloneus, Oedipus Tyrannus, Antigone. Exhibet Joannes-Mauricius Suerius du Plan, Presbyter Rivensis. Paris: Fr. Didot junioris, 1788. Volume Two only, but with three texts complete, in Greek. 12mo, [iii], 220pp, [3] approbation and license dated 1786. Aldus Manutius of Venice first printed the complete surviving seven plays of Sophocles in 1502 using a newly designed compact cursive Greek font type. European humanist scholars re-edited the Greek text multiple times during the next three centuries with printing shops in Basel, Paris, and Leiden producing competing editions, some having Latin translations and marginal notes, The editor of this volume, Jean-Maurice Desuère-Duplan, is best remembered for this edition of Sophocles, which promoted and advanced scholarship of classical Greek literature and is considered the most accurate version for its time. Condition: Please refer to description. Please make all inquiries before bidding. All statements contained in the catalog, condition reports, invoices, advertisements, or elsewhere concerning the authorship, attribution, origin, date, age, period, culture, source, provenance, authenticity, genuineness, condition, rarity, importance, or value of any lot are statements of opinion only and shall not be construed as representations, warranties, or statements of fact. All lots are sold "as-is", refer to our T&C. Helios Auctions does not offer in-house shipping. We will provide a list of recommended shippers upon request.