Elucidarius Poeticus – Robert Estienne – 1545 | Mythological Reference

Elucidarius poeticus, sive, Dictionarium nominum propriorum by Robert Estienne is a Latin-language reference dictionary full of historical names and places, as well as mythological figures from Greek and Roman literature. This book was intended for readers of Virgil, Ovid, and Cicero listing gods, cities, heroes, rivers, mountains and people found in their classic works.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Elucidarius poeticus, sive, Dictionarium nominum propriorum: uirorum, mulierum, populorum, idolorum, urbium, fluuiorum, montium, caeterorumq[ue] locorum quae passim in libris prophanis leguntur
• Author(s): Robert Estienne
• Publisher: Antuerpiae, Ex officina Ioannis Loëi
• Edition: First edition.1545
• Format: (16mo), single volume
• Binding: Leather binding, marbled hardcover boards
• Size:  6 in x 4 in (15.2 cm x 10.2 cm)
• Collation: [684] p
• Contents Include:
  • Mythological and historical entries from Greco-Roman texts
  • Names of figures, locations
• Reference(s): USTC 400745

Condition:

Good. Leather binding with marbled boards. Spine tight. Corners and edges show wear. Interior pages generally clean with no noted damage or restoration.

Why Collect This?

• 16th-century mythological reference work
• Structured for classical readers and humanist scholars

Item Number: # 29072