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(1585). DIODORE OF SICILY. HISTOIRE DE DIODORE SICILIEN, translated from Greek into French. Paris, Abel l'Angellier, 1585. In-folio of [24]-686 (690)-[12]-2bl. pages, velin souple (contemporary binding). The 17 books that make up this volume offer some of the most pleasant information: Ostrich, turtle or elephant hunting, infernal topography, rhinoceros overpowering an elephant, image cutters or Libyan antiquities, etc.... French translation for the first 6 books by Antoine Macault, secretary and valet de chambre to François 1er, and by Jacques Amyot for the last books (with their own title page). Edition revised and enriched with table and marginal annotations by M. Loys Le Roy, known as Regius. Circles at the corners of the last leaves, lack of vellum at the corner of one plate (USTC, 37449).
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(1585). DIODORE OF SICILY. HISTOIRE DE DIODORE SICILIEN, translated from Greek into French. Paris, Abel l'Angellier, 1585. In-folio of [24]-686 (690)-[12]-2bl. pages, velin souple (contemporary binding). The 17 books that make up this volume offer some of the most pleasant information: Ostrich, turtle or elephant hunting, infernal topography, rhinoceros overpowering an elephant, image cutters or Libyan antiquities, etc.... French translation for the first 6 books by Antoine Macault, secretary and valet de chambre to François 1er, and by Jacques Amyot for the last books (with their own title page). Edition revised and enriched with table and marginal annotations by M. Loys Le Roy, known as Regius. Circles at the corners of the last leaves, lack of vellum at the corner of one plate (USTC, 37449).
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