Isocrates; Hieronymus Wolf (editor/translator) - Isocratis Opera - 1645

Rare 16th Century Edition of Isocrates' Works (Isocratis Opera) in Full Vellum
​Author: Isocrates
​Title: Isocratis Opera, Regnante invictissimo et potentissimo Romanorum Imperatore, Germaniae, Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rege Maximiliano II edita.
​Editor/Translator: Hieronymus Wolf (WOLFIUS)
​Date of Publication: circa 1565–1570 (Dedicated to Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II, r. 1564–1576)
​Binding: Original / Early contemporary full vellum with handwritten spine title (Isocratis opera).
​Provenance & Marginalia: Rich provenance history with multiple early handwritten ownership marks and dates:
​Hand-written note dated 1645 on the title page area ("AN. 1645").
​Ownership inscriptions from the Cnattingius family (Sweden), including entries dated 1696 (Lars Danielsson Cnatting), 1728 (Andreas Lars Cnattingius), 1877, and 1931 (Uppsala).
​Description:
A very rare 16th-century printing of the complete works/orations of the ancient Greek orator Isocrates, edited/translated by the famous humanist Hieronymus Wolf.
​The book retains its original or early flexible parchment (vellum) binding. Inside, it features extensive early provenance spanning over three centuries of Swedish family ownership (Cnattingius lineage from Uppsala/Vadstena). Includes printed Latin text with Greek passages, introductory dedications to Emperor Maximilian II, and distichs on the Habsburg emperors.
​Condition:
Good antique condition considering it is over 450 years old. Vellum binding shows natural age patina and light wear. Pages are complete with minor age-toning and foxing. Ink ownership entries on endpapers and title page. Strong binding structure. Number off pages 1128 + index + main pages