Allegoriae Homericae quae sub Heraclidis nomine feruntur, cum Conr. Gesneri versione Latina. Iterum editae a Nic. Show.
by (Homer) Heraclitus
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Goettingae [Gottingen]: Apud Ioh. Christ. Dieterich, 1782. 8vo, pp. xxxiv, 293, [1]. Later quarter roan, textured paper boards, corners tipped in parchment, spine divided by wide blind rules, second compartment gilt-lettered direct, others blocked with gilt frames, marbled endpapers. Toned and spotted. Spine and extremities rubbed, boards a touch scuffed. Ownership inscription dated [19]22 to title-page, gift inscription dated 1946 to verso of flyleaf. The allegorical defence of Homer against charges of immorality by the first-century AD grammarian Heraclitus, sometimes known as 'Homeric Problems' or 'Homeric Allegories'. This edition, by the Danish scholar Niels Schouw (and dedicated to Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, then cabinet secretary and de-facto prime minister of Denmark), includes Conrad Gessner's 1544 Latin translation and notes by Schouw (1754-1830).
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- Bookseller
- McNaughtan's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Allegoriae Homericae quae sub Heraclidis nomine feruntur, cum Conr. Gesneri versione Latina. Iterum editae a Nic. Show.
- Author
- (Homer) Heraclitus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Apud Ioh. Christ. Dieterich
- Place of Publication
- Goettingae [Gottingen]
- Date Published
- 1782
- Keywords
- Classics German
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