Lot 06038

[Παυσανίας / Pausanias] “Παυσανίου της Ελλάδος Περιήγησις, hoc est Pausaniae Graeciae Descriptio Accurata”, Lipsiæ (Leipzig), 1696. Folio, pp. [26], 898, 899-943 col., [76]. Contemporary full calf, 6 raised bands on spine. Richly gilt on spine, large coat of arms “crown, lion, 2 stars” in gilt on both covers. Red edges. Bumped corners, rubbed, wear along edges, joints and heavy wear of spine with small leather parts chipped. Foxing of the Index part. Title-page printed in red and black, engraved title-vignette. A fine edition and an estimated translation of Pausanias main work. The work is yielded as the very best Pausanias-edition and is renowned for its elegance and usefulness. “Édition estimée” (Brunet IV,455). This edition has the advantage of being divided into chapters, with the arguments prefixed to each book, and the notes of Xylander and Sylburgius accompanying each page. The travel account of Greece by Pausanias (110-180 A.C.) is one of the first comprehensive travel accounts in human history. Describes in high details Peloponnesus and some other parts of Greece. A basic source for Roman Greece.