Callimachus

CALLIMACHI HYMNI, EPIGRAMMATA, ET FRAGMENTA (Ed. by Theodor Graevius) [Two Volumes]

Utrecht: Franciscum Halmam, 1697. 8vos., 2 volumes; VG-; bound in brown leather, paneled spines with two labels, one red and one black, with gilt lettering; moderate wear to boards, including rubbing, bumping, damage to head and tail of spines; front boards of both volumes slightly loose; bookplates on front pastedown of Sir William Molesworth; stamp with the motto of Sir William Molesworth on ffep of both volumes; Molesworth's name written on title page, dated 1806; other small purple stamp of ffep of volume 1, recto of title page; small amount of bookworm damage from pages 713-end of volume 2; small amount of bookworm damage in the lower-fore corner of volume 1, from the beginning through page 2; text in Greek with opposing Latin translation and commentary; 6 plates, showing statues of Greek gods, drawn by G. Hoet, and etched by I. van Vianen; frontispiece depicts Callimachus while offering to the gods; title page of volume 1 in red and black ink; 'aan den binder' in rear of volume 1; Callimachus is best known for his short poems and epigrams. He was a noted poet, critic and scholar at the Library of Alexandria and enjoyed the patronage of the Egyptian-Greek Pharaohs Ptolemy II Philadelphus and Ptolemy III Euergetes. NOTE: Shelved in Room G.

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