1608 (Antwerp) ,
DARETIS PHRYGII POËTARUM & HISTORICORUM
Omnium primi de bello Troiano libri sex a Cornelio Nepote Latino carmine donati
A handsome early-seventeenth-century Antwerp printing in the pseudo-“Dares Phrygius” Trojan-War tradition — one of the most influential non-Homeric narratives in medieval and early modern Europe’s Matter of Troy. This copy is made notably more interesting by two full pages of 19th-century French manuscript notes (bibliographical/literary commentary on Dares, Dictys and the later romance tradition), plus a dated Latin ownership inscription: “ex libris H. Vouot, rhetor. A.D. 1856.”
Woodcut printer’s device to title, with attractive typographic setting and ornaments throughout. A compact, characterful survival of humanist classical reception in the Spanish Netherlands, with an added layer of later scholarly afterlife and provenance.
By Darès Phrygius (pseudo-Dares) / Cornélius Népos (attributed)
Author Bio: “Dares Phrygius” is the traditional name attached to a late antique Latin text purporting to transmit a Trojan eyewitness narrative; its influence on medieval Trojan literature and later romance retellings was enormous. Cornelius Nepos (c. 110–c. 25 BC) was a Roman biographer; the Latin verse attribution on some early printed traditions reflects Renaissance reception and editorial framing.
Synopsis: “Dares Phrygius” and “Dictys Cretensis” were among the most-read alternatives to Homer from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance, shaping Latin and vernacular Trojan histories and romances. This Trognæsium printing sits firmly within that reception, presenting Trojan material within a learned small-format compilation. The present copy’s added 19th-century notes form a miniature essay on the textual tradition and the medieval “Troy boom” (Guido delle Colonne and later romance elaborations), giving the book a readable, well-documented second life.
Format: Leather, duodecimo or twelvemo (12mo 5 × 7+3⁄8 127 × 187)
Collation: pp. (16), 256 (i.e., 16 pages prelims + 256 pages text).
Language: Latin (with French manuscript notes)
Published By: Antverpiae (Antwerp), apud Ioach. Trognæsium, Antverpiae (Antwerp)
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Good - Later (c. mid-19th c.) half calf over marbled boards; spine rubbed with wear to headcap and extremities; boards marked/rubbed, corners worn. Binding remains serviceable and the textblock appears sound.
Internally: general age-toning with scattered spotting/handling. Two pages of 19th-century French manuscript notes on blank endpapers. Latin ownership inscription dated 1856 (“ex libris H. Vouot, rhetor. A.D. 1856”). Small circular red stamp to title page (as photographed). Please see photos as part of the condition report.
MS Notes: Two pages of 19th-century French manuscript bibliographical notes on the Dares/Dictys Trojan-War tradition (incl. citation to Schoell, etc.).
Provenance: “ex libris H. Vouot, rhetor. A.D. 1856.”
References
Google Books (Ghent University Library digitisation; bibliographic record/pagination).
Europeana record for this Trognæsium “Daretis Phrygii…” item..
Note: Format/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary. Please see photos as part of condition report
SKU: BTETM0002538
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
1608 (Antwerp) ,
DARETIS PHRYGII POËTARUM & HISTORICORUM
Omnium primi de bello Troiano libri sex a Cornelio Nepote Latino carmine donati
A handsome early-seventeenth-century Antwerp printing in the pseudo-“Dares Phrygius” Trojan-War tradition — one of the most influential non-Homeric narratives in medieval and early modern Europe’s Matter of Troy. This copy is made notably more interesting by two full pages of 19th-century French manuscript notes (bibliographical/literary commentary on Dares, Dictys and the later romance tradition), plus a dated Latin ownership inscription: “ex libris H. Vouot, rhetor. A.D. 1856.”
Woodcut printer’s device to title, with attractive typographic setting and ornaments throughout. A compact, characterful survival of humanist classical reception in the Spanish Netherlands, with an added layer of later scholarly afterlife and provenance.
By Darès Phrygius (pseudo-Dares) / Cornélius Népos (attributed)
Author Bio: “Dares Phrygius” is the traditional name attached to a late antique Latin text purporting to transmit a Trojan eyewitness narrative; its influence on medieval Trojan literature and later romance retellings was enormous. Cornelius Nepos (c. 110–c. 25 BC) was a Roman biographer; the Latin verse attribution on some early printed traditions reflects Renaissance reception and editorial framing.
Synopsis: “Dares Phrygius” and “Dictys Cretensis” were among the most-read alternatives to Homer from the Middle Ages through the Renaissance, shaping Latin and vernacular Trojan histories and romances. This Trognæsium printing sits firmly within that reception, presenting Trojan material within a learned small-format compilation. The present copy’s added 19th-century notes form a miniature essay on the textual tradition and the medieval “Troy boom” (Guido delle Colonne and later romance elaborations), giving the book a readable, well-documented second life.
Format: Leather, duodecimo or twelvemo (12mo 5 × 7+3⁄8 127 × 187)
Collation: pp. (16), 256 (i.e., 16 pages prelims + 256 pages text).
Language: Latin (with French manuscript notes)
Published By: Antverpiae (Antwerp), apud Ioach. Trognæsium, Antverpiae (Antwerp)
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Good - Later (c. mid-19th c.) half calf over marbled boards; spine rubbed with wear to headcap and extremities; boards marked/rubbed, corners worn. Binding remains serviceable and the textblock appears sound.
Internally: general age-toning with scattered spotting/handling. Two pages of 19th-century French manuscript notes on blank endpapers. Latin ownership inscription dated 1856 (“ex libris H. Vouot, rhetor. A.D. 1856”). Small circular red stamp to title page (as photographed). Please see photos as part of the condition report.
MS Notes: Two pages of 19th-century French manuscript bibliographical notes on the Dares/Dictys Trojan-War tradition (incl. citation to Schoell, etc.).
Provenance: “ex libris H. Vouot, rhetor. A.D. 1856.”
References
Google Books (Ghent University Library digitisation; bibliographic record/pagination).
Europeana record for this Trognæsium “Daretis Phrygii…” item..
Note: Format/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary. Please see photos as part of condition report
SKU: BTETM0002538
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
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