ΙΕΡΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΟΥ: ΥΠΟΜΝΗΜΑ ΕΙΣ ΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΠΥΘΑΓΟΡΕΙΩΝ ΕΠΗ ΤΑ ΧΡΥΣΑ, HIEROCLES PHILOSOPHI: COMMENTARIUS IN AUREA PHYTHAGOREORUM CARMINA. PARIS 1583 Editio PRINCEPS in Greek of this rare ancient Greek philosophical treaty. In 12o,contemporary full vellum soiled, manuscript title on spine, text in the original Greek with parallel translation in Latin,complete, text clean and bright,ancient ownership inscription on title page, overall a very good copy of a scarce work The editio princeps of the original Greek text for his famous commentary on the Golden Verses of Pythagoras. Joannes Curterius (Jean Courtier), discovered the manuscript in the library of François de La Rochefoucauld and prepared the edition,it has been printed by Stéphane Prévosteau While Hierocles was well-known in the Renaissance,through ancient translations in Latin,for his Neoplatonic moral philosophy, scholars had to wait until 1583 to read his exact Greek phrasing. Curterius based this edition on a 15th-century manuscript,now identified as London, British Library, Add. Ms. 6791.The Golden Verses were used in the 16th century as a bridge between pagan philosophy and Christian ethics. This edition provided the philological proof for those comparisons. It features the dense but clear Greek typography characteristic of late 16th-century Parisian presses, often including woodcut headpieces and decorative initials.