1528 Antwerp Edition
HOMERI ODYSSEAE LIBRI XXIIII
CVM PRIVILEGIO
[Bound with:] HOMERI BATPAXOMYOMAXIA, HOMERI DEORVM HYMNI XXXII, HOMERI Vita (per Dionem philosophum), DIONIS CHRYSOSTOMI ORATIO DE HOMERO, POETARVM PRINCIPE
A compact Renaissance “Homer in Latin”: the Odyssey in the influential translation attributed to Raphael Maffei (Volaterranus), followed by a suite of related Homerica—the comic epic Batrachomyomachia (Battle of Frogs and Mice), the 32 Hymns to the Gods, a short Vita Homeri, and Dion Chrysostom’s oration on Homer. A handsome survivor of Antwerp humanist printing, with striking typographic section-titles and printer’s devices, including a full-page woodcut emblematic device.
By Homer / Raphael Maffei (Volaterranus) / (Aldo Manuzio, Jodocus Velareus, etc., translators as issued)
Author Bio: Raphael Maffei (1455–1522), known as Volaterranus, was an Italian humanist and encyclopaedist whose Latin renderings helped carry Greek literature into Renaissance classrooms and studies.
Synopsis: Grapheus’ 1528 Antwerp Homer belongs to the Northern humanist moment when classical texts were being standardised, made portable, and reissued for sustained study. The Odyssey is presented as a usable Latin “reading Homer”, while the appended Homerica act as both literary entertainment (Batrachomyomachia) and scholarly framing (hymns, lives, and rhetorical praise of Homer). An engaging witness to how Homer was encountered by early modern readers outside the Greek original.
Binding: Vellum, Small/Crown octavo (8vo 5 3⁄8 × 8 in 137 × 203 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: (1) supplied facsimile title; 214 leaves; [8] leaves; (1) leaf. Complete for this described state, but lacking the original title-leaf (supplied in facsimile). With printer’s device(s) and full-page woodcut device.
Language: Latin (with some Greek)
Published By: Excusa per Ioannem Grapheum, Mense Aprilis, Anno M.D.XXVIII. Cum privilegio Caesareo., Antwerp
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Good - Early vellum binding with raised bands; heavily rubbed/soiled and age-darkened, with wear at extremities and small losses/tears to the vellum (notably at the spine ends) and evidence of earlier clasp/fastening fittings. Textblock generally sound.
Internally: supplied facsimile title-leaf; early manuscript inscriptions to the front blank; scattered toning, spotting and dampstaining/tidelines (mostly marginal), with occasional handling wear; printing remains clear and fully legible throughout. A genuine, usable early-16th-century study copy with an honest defect to the title.
References:
KBR (Royal Library of Belgium) catalogue record for the 1528 Grapheus Homer union: collation for the Odyssey part 214, [8] ff.; format 8vo; NK 1110. (Adams ref. often cited as H769 for this printing.).
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
SKU: BTETM0002731
1528 Antwerp Edition
HOMERI ODYSSEAE LIBRI XXIIII
CVM PRIVILEGIO
[Bound with:] HOMERI BATPAXOMYOMAXIA, HOMERI DEORVM HYMNI XXXII, HOMERI Vita (per Dionem philosophum), DIONIS CHRYSOSTOMI ORATIO DE HOMERO, POETARVM PRINCIPE
A compact Renaissance “Homer in Latin”: the Odyssey in the influential translation attributed to Raphael Maffei (Volaterranus), followed by a suite of related Homerica—the comic epic Batrachomyomachia (Battle of Frogs and Mice), the 32 Hymns to the Gods, a short Vita Homeri, and Dion Chrysostom’s oration on Homer. A handsome survivor of Antwerp humanist printing, with striking typographic section-titles and printer’s devices, including a full-page woodcut emblematic device.
By Homer / Raphael Maffei (Volaterranus) / (Aldo Manuzio, Jodocus Velareus, etc., translators as issued)
Author Bio: Raphael Maffei (1455–1522), known as Volaterranus, was an Italian humanist and encyclopaedist whose Latin renderings helped carry Greek literature into Renaissance classrooms and studies.
Synopsis: Grapheus’ 1528 Antwerp Homer belongs to the Northern humanist moment when classical texts were being standardised, made portable, and reissued for sustained study. The Odyssey is presented as a usable Latin “reading Homer”, while the appended Homerica act as both literary entertainment (Batrachomyomachia) and scholarly framing (hymns, lives, and rhetorical praise of Homer). An engaging witness to how Homer was encountered by early modern readers outside the Greek original.
Binding: Vellum, Small/Crown octavo (8vo 5 3⁄8 × 8 in 137 × 203 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Collation: (1) supplied facsimile title; 214 leaves; [8] leaves; (1) leaf. Complete for this described state, but lacking the original title-leaf (supplied in facsimile). With printer’s device(s) and full-page woodcut device.
Language: Latin (with some Greek)
Published By: Excusa per Ioannem Grapheum, Mense Aprilis, Anno M.D.XXVIII. Cum privilegio Caesareo., Antwerp
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Good - Early vellum binding with raised bands; heavily rubbed/soiled and age-darkened, with wear at extremities and small losses/tears to the vellum (notably at the spine ends) and evidence of earlier clasp/fastening fittings. Textblock generally sound.
Internally: supplied facsimile title-leaf; early manuscript inscriptions to the front blank; scattered toning, spotting and dampstaining/tidelines (mostly marginal), with occasional handling wear; printing remains clear and fully legible throughout. A genuine, usable early-16th-century study copy with an honest defect to the title.
References:
KBR (Royal Library of Belgium) catalogue record for the 1528 Grapheus Homer union: collation for the Odyssey part 214, [8] ff.; format 8vo; NK 1110. (Adams ref. often cited as H769 for this printing.).
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 30, W: 25 (Units: cm), W: 2Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
SKU: BTETM0002731
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