Bibliography of Classical Authors and Texts before 1600

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The Folger holdings are rich in translations and editions of Greek and Roman authors. Below is an alphabetical list of works created or printed before 1600 held in the Folger collection. We also hold many seventeenth-century editions, such as Poetae minores Graeci of 1684 which was based on the edition prepared by Henri Estienne.

Following the compilations and collections listed first, they proceed alphabetically by the commonly accepted form of the author's name.

N.B., this does not include the several thousand vernacular translations or adaptations held in the Folger. These are easily found with a Subject search in the online catalog.

Manuscript Collections

Sardi, Alessandro, 1520-1588, compiler. Miscellanea inedita manoscritta, v. 151, compiled mainly by Alessandro Sardi [manuscript], ca. 1575. Folger call number: V.a.123

Extracts mainly from classical authors [manuscript], compiled ca. 1600. Folger call number: V.a.283

Commonplace book [manuscript], ca. 1600. Folger call number: V.b.199


Compilations and “anthologies”

Tragoediae selectae / Aeschyli, Sophoclis, Euripidis ; cum duplici interpretatione Latina, vna ad verbu[m], altera carmina ; Ennianae interpretationes locoru[m] aliquot Euripidis. [Geneva] : Excudebat Henr. Stephanus, illustris viri Huldrichi Fuggeri typographus, an. 1567. Folger call number: PA3604 .A5 1567 Cage

Pindari Olympia ; Pythia ; Nemes ; Isthmia ; caeterorum octo lyricornm [i.e. lyricorum] carmina / Alcafi, Sapphus, Stesichori, Ibyci, Anacreontis, Bacchylidis, Simonidis, Alcmanis, nonnulla etiam aliorum ; omnia Graecè & Latinè ; Pindari interpretatio noua est, eáque ad verbum ; caeteri partim ad verbum, partim carmine sunt redditi. Antverpiae : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, anno 1567. Folger call number: 215- 391q

http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=151436 http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=112223 http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=111622 (Female poets) http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=187233 http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=89474 http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=90108 http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=187962 http://hamnet.folger.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=89996