tis00701300

Text-inc Id:

tis00701300

Headings:

Statius, Publius Papinius Achilleis

Subjects:

literature

Analysis of content:

1. [a1r] [Verse summary.] Incipit: In primo Chirona petit Thetis ante precata | At Thetis Aemonio Lycomedi tradit Achillem ... | Fila movens canit heroas nox occupat artus.
2. [a1r] Statius, Publius Papinius: Achilleis. ‘P. Pa. Statii Achilleidos Liber I.’ Incipit: ‘[M]agnaminun [sic] Aeacidem [sic] formidatamque tonanti ...’ [c6v] Explicit: ‘... Aura filet puppis currens ad litora venit.’ ‘telos [in Greek types.]’
3. [c6v] Colophon: ‘Si quas optime lector hoc in opere lituras invenire nasum ponito Nam Stephanus Corallus Lugdunensis invidorum quorundam malivolentia lacessitus, qui idem imprimere tentarunt: citius quam asparagi coquantur id absolvit ac summo studio emendatum literarum studiosis legendum tradidit. Parme. M.CCCC.LXXIII. X. Cal. April.’ See: V. Scholderer, Citius quam asparagi coquuntur (GJ, 1931), where it is shown that this is the earliest occurrence of a re-use of the same setting up for producing two editions of different format. See also: Aldo Marastoni, Stefano Corallo editore di Stazio, "Archivio storico per le province parmensi" 1966, 267-274.

Imprint:

Parma Stephanus Corallus 4° A reissue in quarto form of IB.30218. Cf. BMC VII 939 Secundo folio: Iam pelago terrisque meus quaeretur Achilles 23 Mar. 1473

Collation:

[a-b8 c6.] 24 ll.

References:

Source: BL (IA.30213) ISTC: is00701300 BMC VIII 938-39.