In textual and classical scholarship, the editio princeps (Latin for first edition; plural: editiones principes) of a work is the first printed edition of a work that previously had existed only in manuscripts (which 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.
In textual and classical scholarship, the editio princeps (Latin for first edition; plural: editiones principes) of a work is the first printed edition of a work that previously had existed only in manuscripts (which 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.
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