| Other author/creator | Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJqQtH68krrpJcG6Tt8cT3 |
| Other author/creator | Prévost, Benoît, -approximately 1562 printer. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwYdgy7Hdf483mpkW69pd |
| Other author/creator | Roigny, Jean de, active 1529-1566, publisher. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjD78dThcc6q84vkvTt64y |
| Other author/creator | Dolet, Etienne, 1509-1546, writer of added commentary. |
| Other author/creator | Erasmus, Desiderius, -1536, writer of added commentary. |
| Other author/creator | Scaligero, Giulio Cesare, 1484-1558, writer of added commentary. |
| Other author/creator | Willich, Jodocus, 1501-1552 writer of added commentary. |
| Included Work | Terence. Heauton timorumenos. |
| Uniform title | Works. 1552 |
| Portion of title |
Comoediae |
| Contents |
Andria -- Eunuchus -- Heautontimorumenos -- Adelphi -- Hecyra -- Phormio. |
| Local note | Joyner Rare copy lacking leaf 2Y⁶ (blank). Blind-tooled decorated leather boards with gilt title on spine and gilt edges. Lacking clasps. |
| General note | Text of Terence in verse; notes and commentaries in prose. Text surrounded by commentary by Melanchthon, Erasmus, J. C. Scaliger, Etienne Dolet, Jodocus Willich, and others. |
| General note | Colophon: "Parisiis : Excudebat Benedictus Preuotius via Frementella, sub insigni Stellae aureae, ad clausum Brunellum, impensis Ioannis de Roigny, decimoseptimo calendas Decembris, anno 1551." |
| General note | Caption title on p. 3: "Argumenta Philippi Melanchthonis in Publii Terentii comoedias." |
| General note | Signatures: pi² a-z⁶ A-2Y⁶. |
| General note | Initials; printed marginal notes; woodcut illustrations. |
| General note | Printed primarily in double columns; some pages with 3 columns. |
| General note | With a life of the author: pages 36-37, and printed marginalia. |
| General note | Page 311 misnumbered 3011. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | First issue of this edition. There is a 2nd issue of this edition with colophon dated "ipsis calendis Ianuarii [1 January], anno 1552." |
| References |
Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, T341 |
| Acquisitions source |
Joyner Rare copy purchased from Leland Little Auctions, 4/26/2024 |