Historia di Heliodoro delle cose ethiopiche

1560 GREEK Heliodorus ETHIOPIA Mythology Egypt Persia Aethiopica Italian Venice

A rare 16th-century edition of Heliodorus's only known work, 'Aethiopica'. Written sometime in the 3rd or 4th-century, this work tells the story and history of the development of Ethiopia through the lens of an ancient Greek romance novel. It is also believed that that Torquato Tasso took significant liberties from 'Aethiopica' and used them in his famous book 'Jerusalem Delivered'.

Item number: #20146

Price: $795

HELIODORUS of Emesa, Bishop of Tricca

Historia di Heliodoro delle cose ethiopiche

In Vinegia : Appresso Gabriel Giolito de' Ferrari, 1560.

Details:

· Collation: Complete with all pages

o [16], 399, [1]

· Provenance: Armorial Bookplate – S&B

o Includes a styled '&' of rope, with an English earl's coronet.

· Language: Italian

· Binding: Leather; tight and secure

· Size: ~6in X 4in (15.5cm x 10.5cm)

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