PAUSANIAS, GEDOYN
Pausanias, ou voyage historique de la Grece
Chez Jean-François Bastien|à Paris 1793|12.70 x 20.70 cm|reliés
New edition of the French translation of Pausanias by Abbé Gedoyn, based on the Latin version by Amaseus, first published in 1547. Illustrated with 3 folding maps and 4 folding plates.
Contemporary full mottled sheep bindings. Smooth spine decorated with 4 fleurons and fillets. Red morocco title label and green morocco volume labels. Framed borders on boards. Tail of volume 4 frayed. Upper joint of volume 2 cracked; upper joint of volume 4 cracked at tail. Some corners slightly bumped. Occasional light foxing. Rubbing.
Pausanias was a geographer and writer of the 2nd century AD. His description of Greece, conceived as a travel guide, forms essential testimony about Greece during the Roman period. Abbé Gedoyn's translation was long sought after for its elegance, even though it suffers from certain inaccuracies.
Contemporary full mottled sheep bindings. Smooth spine decorated with 4 fleurons and fillets. Red morocco title label and green morocco volume labels. Framed borders on boards. Tail of volume 4 frayed. Upper joint of volume 2 cracked; upper joint of volume 4 cracked at tail. Some corners slightly bumped. Occasional light foxing. Rubbing.
Pausanias was a geographer and writer of the 2nd century AD. His description of Greece, conceived as a travel guide, forms essential testimony about Greece during the Roman period. Abbé Gedoyn's translation was long sought after for its elegance, even though it suffers from certain inaccuracies.
€700