De rebus gestis Alexandri regis. Translation by Bartholomeus Facius (Bartolomeo Fazio)
AUCTION 22 |
Tuesday, January 27th,
2004 at 1:00
Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts and Works of Graphic Art Including Holy Land Maps, Illustrated Books, Photography and Graphic Art from The Collection of Daniel M. Friedenberg of Greenwich, Conn
Lot 24
ARRIANUS, FLAVIUS.
De rebus gestis Alexandri regis. Translation by Bartholomeus Facius (Bartolomeo Fazio)
Pesaro: Gershom ben Moses Soncino (Hieronymi Soncinatis) 1508
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
PRICE REALIZED $5,000
Arrian’s second-century Anabasis of Alexander the Great, narrating in seven books Alexander’s military campaigns. Added here is an eighth book consisting of Arrian’s Indike, describing India and relating the voyage of Alexander’s friend, Nearchus, in the Persian Gulf.
In his preface, the editor, Sigismundus Golphus praises the Jewish printer Hieronymi Soncino for his skill. Soncino is “second to none in printing Hebrew and Chaldaic, and quite experienced in printing Latin.”