Lysiae - Lysiae orationes et fragmenta - 1739

Introduction

Important erudite edition of 1739 of Lysias' works, one of the principal Attic orators of ancient Greece, edited by John Taylor with conjectures by Jeremiah Markland. A specimen of notable interest for collectors and scholars of classical philology, ancient rhetoric, and Greek literature.

Author and Work
Lysias was one of the most celebrated orators of Classical Athens, particularly valued for the purity of the Attic style, argumentative clarity, and the importance of his judicial speeches. This edition includes Lysias' surviving orations and fragments, with Greek text, Latin translation, critical notes, manuscript variants, and a broad philological apparatus. The edition was edited by John Taylor, a well-known English scholar of Greek orators; the volume also includes Markland's conjectures. Bibliographic catalogs record the edition as printed in London by William Bowyer in 1739, in quarto format, with collation [8], xc, 722, [26] pages. The book includes introductory material, dedication, Greek and Latin text, critical notes, interpretive commentary, fragments, Markland's conjectures, errata, and indexes.

Bibliographic Details
Author: Lysias
Title: Lysiou ta perigenomena. Lysiae orationes et fragmenta. Graece et Latine
Editor: John Taylor
Added Contributor: Jeremiah Markland
Place and Printer: London, off. of William Bowyer
Year: 1739
Format: in-4° / quarto
Collation / Pagination: [8], xc, 722, [26] pp.,
Language: Greek and Latin
Complete: to be confirmed
Physical Description
Large eighteenth-century volume in contemporary full leather binding. Spine with raised bands, gold tooling and a title panel. Text printed in Greek and Latin, with wide margins, philological notes and critical apparatus. Ornamented headpieces engraved on some pages with antique illustrations, including classical figures, coins and medals. Complete number of illustrations to be confirmed.

Conditions: Overall good antique condition.
Contemporary leather binding with wear, abrasions, darkening, edge flaws, worn corners and spine ends. Hinge and joints showing age, but the volume appears solid overall from the images.
Interior generally fresh and well-preserved for its age, with occasional foxing, light stains, browning and signs of use. Some leaves show creases or small marginal defects.