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Title

Omnia diuini Platonis opera

Description

This volume contains an edition of Marsilio Ficino’s Platonis Opera Omnia that was emended and collated with a Greek text by Simon Grynaeus (1493-1541). Grynaeus was a renowned Protestant humanist who shared friendships with Erasmus and Budé. He is the first major revisor of Ficino’s work. Grynaeus’ edition of Ficino’s text was first published in 1532. In his preface, Grynaeus proclaims his admiration of Ficino and his desire to make Platonic doctrine more available to all. He justifies the new edition by stating that he had collated Ficino’s work with a Greek exemplar (the Aldine Greek edition). However, Grynaeus probably also disliked Ficino’s style; he actively attempts to revise Ficino’s Latin in accordance with classical usage. The volume shown here is a reprint of the 1532 edition with the addition of a new index, printed by Giovanni Maria Bonelli at Venice in 1556. The pages displayed translate the Timaeus passage 18a-24d– the beginning of Critias’ account of Solon’s visit to Egypt. A fine Italic hand has written topical captions in the margins.

Call Number (click link to view in library catalog)

Q. 881 P5.Lf1556

Authors

Plato.

Full Title

Works. Latin. 1556

Date

1556

Publisher

Apud Ioannem Mariam Bonellum

Location

Venetiis

Language

Latin

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Type

Text

Edition

Quae omnia recenti hac nostra editione quàm potuit diligentissimè expolita sunt, atque elaborata.

Medium

Book

Bibliographic Citation

Plato., Simon Grynäus, and Giovanni Maria Bonelli. Omnia diuini Platonis opera. Translated by Marsilio Ficino. Quae omnia recenti hac nostra editione quàm potuit diligentissimè expolita sunt, Atque elaborata. Venetiis: Apud Ioannem Mariam Bonellum, 1556.