Claude Elien - Histoires diverses d'Elien -
Claude Elien Histoires diverses d'Elien, traduites du grec avec des remarques en un volume complet édité à Paris chez Moutard en collation: 520 pages full leather binding of the time size 20 cm X 13 cm good condition despite small tears of a centimetre on the top crown (see photos) and friction inside with foxing (see photo) otherwise fresh. Gold edging on the covers One of the first Ana of history, a compilation of stories on various topics (including on all the characters of Greek antiquity) collected by a Roman of Greek language of the 3rd century AD For a contemporary reader, fantasy is probably the most salient line. Quérard: "" les notes de cette traduction sont pleines de goût et d'érudition..."". - Elien, Claude, lived in Rome under the reign of Héliogabale and de Sévère. His stories are a compilation, often curious, but which would be much larger if Aelian had cited its sources. It is the oldest of the Ana, and can be one of the best Read More