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editio princeps

in classical scholarship, first printed edition of a work, that previously had existed only in manuscripts and that was written before the invention of printing (letterpress printing was invented in Europe around 1440 by Johannes Gutenberg)
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editio princeps
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editio princeps

Summary

editio princeps has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • editio princeps is a type of book edition[2].
  • editio princeps is a type of version, edition or translation[3].
  • editio princeps's Commons category is recorded as Editiones principes[4].
  • editio princeps's described by source is recorded as Sachwörterbuch der Literatur (8 ed.)[5].
  • editio princeps's different from is recorded as first edition[6].
  • editio princeps's different from is recorded as original edition[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include book edition[2] and version, edition or translation[3].

Why It Matters

editio princeps has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Sachwörterbuch der Literatur (8 ed.)
    Subclass of → —
    Edition or translation of → Q141070901
    Said to be the same as → Q10898227
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P629]]: [[Q141070901]], adding inverse claim"
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