1584 1ed FAMOUS Classical Mythology Mythologiae Comes Greek & Roman Esoteric
Natalis Comes (Conti) was a 16th-century Italian humanist who is best, and mostly, remembered for his highly influential book ‘Mythologiae’. This work became the standard source for all classical mythology throughout the Renaissance. Scholars and mythographers alike have noted that Conti’s commentary on mythological heroes and tales inspire imagination and esoteric thinking, rather than simply just a retelling of the famous stories.
This 1584 two-volume edition is an incredibly rare first edition. The same year, another edition was produced with minor changes made to the first. See below.
1584 1ed FAMOUS Classical Mythology Mythologiae Comes Greek & Roman Esoteric
Natalis Comes (Conti) was a 16th-century Italian humanist who is best, and mostly, remembered for his highly influential book ‘Mythologiae’. This work became the standard source for all classical mythology throughout the Renaissance. Scholars and mythographers alike have noted that Conti’s commentary on mythological heroes and tales inspire imagination and esoteric thinking, rather than simply just a retelling of the famous stories.
This 1584 two-volume edition is an incredibly rare first edition. The same year, another edition was produced with minor changes made to the first. See below.
Item number: #8039
Price: $950
CONTI, Natalis
Natalis Comitis mythologiae, sive explicationis fabvlarvm, Libri decem: …Nuper ab ipso autore recogniti & locupletati eivsdem libri IIII. de Venatione… addita Mythologia mvsarvm a Geofredo Linocerio uno libello…
Francofvrti: apud haeredes Andreae Wecheli, 1584.
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages; 2 volumes
- Continuous pagination [16], [52], 1193
- References: USTC 676814; VD16 C 4973; Adams C 2434
- Edition points per Adams:
- ()2a last word: “My- “
- a1a last word: “figment”
- a1a has single ornament at top; 7-line initial
- Provenance: Handwritten
- Howell, 1823
- Language: Latin
- Binding: Hardcover; tight & secure
- Size: ~6.5in X 4in (16.5cm x 10cm)
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8039
Categories
Classical Greco-Roman
Esoteric & Occult
Authors
CONTI, Natalis
Printing Date
16th Century
Language
Latin
Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete