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ATHENAGORAS. Apologia pro Christianis, ad imperatores Antoninum & Commodum. Eiusdem, De resurrectione mortuorum. (Geneva), H. Stephanus (Estienne), 1557. 208 pp. Sm-8°. Old limp vellum. (Ties fail, corners slightly worn, name entry on ti., a few marg. annot. in an old hand, lower outer corner a bit stained, slightly browned).
"The wealth of detail that A. supplied concerning pagan worship makes him a principal source for knowledge of ancient Greek cults and for the sculpture and painting that was used to adorn them", Cath. Enc. I, p. 1004. Editio princeps of the 'Apologia' in Greek with Latin translation by C. Gesner; Latin translation of 'De resurrectione' by P. Nanning. Fine, wide-margined copy of an extremely rare book. - Adams A-2102; Renouard, p. 115; Bauer V, 136: "perrara et nitidissima editio"; Dibdin I, 186.€ 600
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