1584. HERODOTI HALICARNASSEI HISTORIAE LIBRI IX et de vita Homeri libellus (...).

10. HERODOTI HALICARNASSEI HISTORIAE LIBRI IX et de vita Homeri libellus ( ...).

Frankfurt 1584, Andreas Wechelius, 592 p. +44 k. index.

The works of Herodotus contain a 9-book account of the Persian Wars while describing the history and geography of Hellada, Persia and Egypt. The most famous work of the father of historiography popularly known as "Acts". A complete collection in one volume published in the Frankfurt outhouse of Andreas Wechelius. The work supplemented by a treatise on the life of Homer attributed to Herodotus. One of the most important texts of European civilization by the Author considered the father of historiography. Text with beautiful Renaissance initials and vignettes. On the title page a woodcut with an allegorical scene which is the publisher's logo.

Period parchment binding in db condition;interior medium condition; numerous minor yellow discolorations in margins but dry; a few folds darker; handwritten ex-libris dated 1747 on title page; overall db condition.