Torgny Schunnesson Rare Books

Smetius, Henricus (Smet, Henrik)

Smetius, Henricus (Smet, Henrik); Prosodia sive exactissima cynosura metrica. Quae Positione & Diphthongis caerentium syllabarum quantitates, Sola veterum Poetarum auctoritate, adductis exemplis..etc. Joh. Philippum Andreae, Francofurti, 1705.
Thick 8vo in a contemporary full vellum binding with title old autographed on spine. Binding a bit soiled and spotted, but firm and tight. Edges soiled. Name and stamp on front free endpaper. Inside a clean copy with only occasional spots. This is a huge poetry dictionary linked to the antique world. An engraved portrait of Smetius as frontispiece and a wonderful extra engraved title page. The other title printed in red and black. Frontispiece. , extra engraved title, 652 p.
Ett gediget latinskt uppslagsverk för poesi, poeter och alla andra hågade. Orden är länkade med 1000-tals korta exempel från antika texter. Trevligt graverat porträtt och trevlig extra graverad titelsida.