Lot 987
987
JULIANUS APOSTATA. Misopogon et epistolae, Graece Latineque nunc primum edita & illustrata a Petro Martinio Navarro. Par., A. Wechel, 1566. (6), 3-317, (3) pp. Ruled pages. Early 19th c. full red mor. w. raised bands, sides ruled in gilt.
Editio princeps of the Misopogon ('Beard-Hater'), Julian the Apostate's long satirical invective against the people of Antioch, who refused to show any enthusiam for paganism and made fun of the Emperor's beard. Also included are Julian's Letters, some of which are printed here for the first time. - Text in Greek and Latin. Adams J-419; Hoffmann II, 493; Schweiger I, 185; Brunet III, 596.€ 800
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