Johannes COLUMBUS
Incerti scriptoris graeci fabulae aliquot Homericae De Ulixis erroribus
Apid Philippum Bonk|Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden] 1745|13 x 21 cm|relié
New edition after the first published in 1678. Text in ancient Greek, with Latin translation facing. Commentary in Latin.
Contemporary full brown morocco binding. Smooth spine decorated with roulettes. Title and date labels in brown morocco. Double fillet frame on boards. Edges gilt. Head slightly worn, tail abraded. Part missing from the date label at tail. Rubbing. 2 corners bumped. Foxing. Handsome copy, rare in contemporary morocco.
Bookplate: Biblioteca Lamoniana.
Written by an anonymous Greek author, De Ulixis errroribus is an allegory of Ulysses' voyages. Columbus, a Swedish scholar and professor of Latin poetry, provided a translation followed by his commentary.
€500