Live auction - Lot 898

[Augsburg imprint - Troy]

DICTYS CRETENSIS, DARES PHRYGIUS

Warhafftige histori vnd beschreibung/ von dem Troianischen krieg/ vnd zerstörung der Stat Troie [German trsl. from the Latin] Marcus Tatius.

Augsburg, H. Steiner, 26 June 1536

€ 150 / 250

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Folio: [11 (of 12)]-lxxxii (= 82) ff. (title lacking; dampstained throughout, 1st ff. wormed with loss of letters, single wormholes throughout, margins of a2 strengthened, bottom corner of b3 torn off with loss of text, tears in A4 and in some margins).

Disbound. Working copy s.w.a.f.

Rare 1st ed. of the German trsl. of the standard medieval sources for the history of the Trojan War, by the Swiss humanist Tatius (1509-1562), with a dedication to Hieronymus Fugger. The book is famous for its 66 woodcuts (including repeats) by Schäufelein, Weiditz, Burgkmair and others. Ref. VD-16 D-1413. - Fairfax Murray (German) 133. - Not in Adams, BnF, STC German (BL).

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Lot 898

Warhafftige histori vnd beschreibung/ von dem Troianischen krieg/ vnd zerstörung der Stat Troie [German trsl. from the Latin] Marcus Tatius.

DICTYS CRETENSIS, DARES PHRYGIUS

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