- Source: Editio princeps
In textual and classical scholarship, the editio princeps (plural: editiones principes) of a work is the first printed edition of the work, that previously had existed only in manuscripts. These had to be copied by hand in order to circulate.
For example, the editio princeps of Homer is that of Demetrius Chalcondyles, now thought to be from 1488. The most important texts of classical Greek and Roman authors were for the most part produced in editiones principes in the years from 1465 to 1525, following the invention of the printing press around 1440.
In some cases there were possibilities of partial publication, of publication first in translation (for example from Greek to Latin), and of a usage that simply equates with first edition. For a work with several strands of manuscript tradition that have diverged, such as Piers Plowman, editio princeps is a less meaningful concept.
The term has long been extended by scholars to works not part of the Ancient Greek and Latin literatures. It is also used for legal works, and other significant documents.
For fuller lists of literature works, see:
List of editiones principes in Latin
List of editiones principes in Greek
List of editiones principes in languages other than Latin or Greek
Notable works
The following is a selection of notable literature works.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
- Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica
- Kalender Tridentina
- Sarkofagus Aleksander
- Suhuf Ibrahim
- Marko Marulić
- Georgios Synkellos
- Surat Wermai
- Naskah Komentari Kitab Nahum
- Batu Zayit
- Editio princeps
- Catholicon (1286)
- Dippy
- List of editiones principes in Latin
- Homer
- Khulasat-ut-Tawarikh
- De Genesi ad litteram
- List of editiones principes in Greek
- Tridentine Mass
- Code of Hammurabi
