Anacreon

réf. 53114 — Glasguae Glasgow : Excudebant R. & A. Foulis M.DCC.LI. 1751 . A very good full leather miniature binding with slip-case. 81mm x 52mm x 9mm. 4pp./pp.75/3pp. 32mo. Later brown calf probably 19th century with gilt filet border. Spine with gilt titles and four raised bands. Ink spots to spine and rear board. Previous owner's signature to top of title-page: "Arnage 1804." Clean Greek text throughout. Numerous pencil underlinings one page of inked Greek text to rear endpaper. Title transliterated from the Greek preceded by an additional title-page in Latin: "Anacreontis Carmina. Cum Sapphonis Et Alcaei Fragmentis." Contains the songs of Anacreon and fragments of Sappho and Alcaeus. Referenced by: Gaskell 181 - The Foulis Press ; ESTC T085607 "Anacreon 582 BCE�485 BCE was a Greek lyric poet born in Teos an Ionian city on the coast of Asia Minor. He likely moved to Thrace in 545 BCE with others from his city when it was attacked by Persians. He then moved to Samos to Athens and possibly again to Thessaly seeking a safe place to write his poems as his patrons including Polycrates tyrant of Samos and Hipparchus brother of Athenian tyrant Hippias kept being murdered. It is unknown where Anacreon died though he lived to the unusually advanced age of 85. Glasguae [ Glasgow ] : Excudebant R. & A. Foulis, M.DCC.LI. [1751] . hardcover