Joannes Meursius and his “Orchestra”

Presentation
Meursius’ Orchestra was first published in 1618, as an individual volume. The present edition includes a reprint of the same work as edited by Lamius in Meursius’ Opera Omnia, which in its turn was based on the re-edition by Gronovius. This is the best version of the work in existence, but hard to find. It is now made widely available in this new volume edited by Naerebout and Raftis, which includes a description of Meursius’ life and work, as well as a commentary on Meursius’ text.
It presents all the ancient Greek Dances in ancient Greek and Latin.
A very useful book for researcher on ancient Greek dances.
Contents            
Introduction
Facsimile reproduction of “Orchestra”
Commentary
Bibliography

Illustrations
Front cover of Lamius’ edition of Meursius’ book Opera Omnia, reduced size front cover
Portrait of Meursius; from Joannes Meursius’ book: Athenae Batavae.
Sive, De Urbe Leidensi, et Academia, Virisque claris; qui utramque ingenio suo, atque scriptis, illustrarunt libri duo. Leiden, Apud Andream Cloucquium et Elsevirios, 1625.
Memorial portrait of the Meursius family. The portrait is hanging in the nave of Soro [o with a slash] church, Denmark.
Frontispiece of Lamius’ edition of Meursius’ book Opera Omnia.  The main building of Leiden University as it appeared in 1614; from Joannes Meursius, Athenae Batavae.
The interior of the library of Leiden University in 1610; engraving by Willem Swanenburgh after a drawing by Jan Cornelisz.
Woudanus Frontispiece of Joannes Meursius’ book Athenae Batavae
Seal of Leiden University