HERODOTE (Ve siècle avant J.-C.)

HERODOTE (Ve siècle avant J.-C.)

History of the Nine Books by Herodotus of Alicarnassus, Prince & first of the Greek Historiographers, named after the Muses. Paris, Claude Micart, 1575.
In-16, soft wove vellum, author's handwritten spine and manuscript title on first cover, traces of binding (Binding of the time).
Second edition of Pierre Saliat's translation, first published in 1556 in folio format. The work is completed by George Gemisthe dit Plethon, on the history of the Greeks after the death of Epaminondas at Matinee. Title decorated with a beautiful Renaissance frame and typographical mark of C. Micard at the end of the first section.
Herodotus' popularity during the Renaissance was immense. His very free way of writing history, mixing travel accounts, study of customs, political reflections and legends became a model for 16th century writers. The division into 9 books corresponds to the nine muses. It includes the history of the Persian Empire, the medieval wars and digressions on Athens and Sparta.
(Numerous handwritten annotations on the blank pages and in the margins. Dirt on the plates, browning, loose notebooks, wetness, freckles).