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Incuable edition of Aristophanes 1498 Aldine

Title: Comoediae Novem [with the Scholia, edited by Marcus Musurus].
Author: Aristophanes
Description: 339 ff. only (of 348). Lacking signature T at end; blank f. 90; and the 2 additional blanks. 41-42 lines of commentary surrounding variable lines of text. Woodcut initials. (Folio) 11½x8, later full vellum. Custom slipcase. Editio Princeps. Venice, Aldus, 15 July, 1498.Editio Princeps of nine of Aristophanes' eleven extant comedies. Including Plutus, Clouds, Frogs, Knights, Acharnians, Wasps, Birds, Peace and Ecclesiazusae. Aldus had intended to include the Lysistrata, but was unable to locate a manuscript with the complete text. Provenance: Early ink inscription to ai ''Ex Libris Josephi Scutris Lyciensis''. Goff A 958; Hain 1656; BMC V, 559.
Heading: Place Published: Venice
Publisher: Aldus Manutius
Date Published: 1498