Pausaniae Accurata Graeciae descriptio ...

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Francofurti: Apud Laeredes Andreae Wecheli 1583. 2 vols. in one. Thick folio. Orig. full old calf with gilt crest on front & rear covers (corners rubbed). Rebacked spine with raised bands and contrasting morocco titling-label. With engrv. title-vignettes and illust. chapter headings. Some toning but a good copy with wide margins. NOTE: Pausanias was the Greek traveller and geographer of the 2nd century. A valuable source of information on topography local history religious customs architecture and sculpture in Greece.