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
Summary
editio princeps ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- editio princeps's image is recorded as Alighieri - Divina Commedia, Nel mille quatro cento septe et due nel quarto mese adi cinque et sei - 2384293 id00022000 Scan00006.jpg[2].
- editio princeps's GND ID is recorded as 4322273-0[3].
- editio princeps's subclass of is recorded as book edition[4].
- editio princeps's subclass of is recorded as version, edition or translation[5].
- editio princeps's Commons category is recorded as Editiones principes[6].
- editio princeps's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bp7gg[7].
- editio princeps's described by source is recorded as Sachwörterbuch der Literatur (8 ed.)[8].
- editio princeps's different from is recorded as first edition[9].
- editio princeps's different from is recorded as original edition[10].
- editio princeps's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as editio_princeps[11].
- editio princeps's Joconde creation ID is recorded as T506-163[12].
- editio princeps's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 40874[13].
- editio princeps's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/d5a60a25-a156-42bc-b8ad-b801ee218f05[14].
Why It Matters
editio princeps ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]