Anacreon, Odae, Paris, Estienne, 1554, later vellum

Anacreon

Odae ab Henrico Stephano luce & latinitate nunc primum donatae. Paris: Henri Estienne, 1554

8vo (197 x 133mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page, text in Greek, woodcut initial and headpiece, with final blank, later vellum, title-leaf repaired in gutter, neat paper repair to N1

EDITIO PRINCEPS of the Greek text, which had a substantial influence on contemporary literature, though many of these poems are now considered to be in the style of Anacreon rather than authentic works.

LITERATURE:

Schreiber, Estienne 139

PROVENANCE:

Thomas Mermann of Cologne and his friends (και των ϕιλων), early inscription at foot of title-page (plausibly the physician to the Emperor, 1547-1612)