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Eukleidou Optika kai katoptrika: Euclidis Optica & catoptrica, nunquam antehac Graece dieta : eadem Latine reddita
1557, Apud Andream Welchelum, sub Pegaso, in vico Bellouaco
in Ancient Greek
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In 2 pts. Original Greek text in the first part with Pena's preface. Part 2 is his translation into Latin.
Part 2 has separate t.p., pagination, and signatures. Title-page of pt. 2 reads: Euclidis Optica & catoptrica è Grèco versa per Ioannem Penam Regium Mathematicum ... Parijs, Ex officina Andreae Wecheli, 1557.
Editio princeps of the Greek text of both works and the first Latin translation of the Optica and possibly the Catoptrica as well.
Signatures: [in Greek characters] 2a⁴ 2b⁶ A-Z⁴; [in Roman characters] ²A² B-I⁴.
Page 33, 4th group, misnumbered 34; p. 48, 4th group, misnumbered 46; p. 50, 4th group, misnumbered 48.
Each t.p. has (different) woodcut printer's device.
Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initials.
Errata: p. [19], 1st group, p. [2], 3rd group.
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