(Title in Greek, then:) S. Irenaei, Episcopi Lugdunensis, Contra Omnes Haereses Libri Quinque. Textus Graeci partem haud exiguam restituit; latinam versionem antiquissimam e quatuor MSS codicibus emendavit; fragmenta aliorum tractatuum deperditorum subjunxit; omnia notis variorum & suis illustravit Joannes Ernestus Grabe .
Irenaeus, Saint
Oxford: E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1702. First Grabe edition Large folio. pagination irregular but text continuous. Lavish copper engraved frontispiece by Michael Burghers, title page with engraving of Sheldonian , engraved head and tail pieces. Text in Greek and Latin with footnotes. With indexes, glossaries and a leaf of proposals followed by 'Joannis Croii specimen conjecturarum et observationum, in quĉdam loca Origenis, Irenĉi, ...' with separate pagination and register. Contemporary full calf in the Cambndge style. Spine in seven compartments with raised bands, gilt. Edges, corners and hinges repaired; spine tips and most of the lettering label perished; leather surfaces pitted; gilt tooling nearly gone; still a presentable binding with a very good text block. Large Paper Copy. ESTC T139640, Very good Hardcover (Item ID: 17031)
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