Fables ancient and modern; . translated into verse, from Homer, Ovid, Boccace, and Chaucer: with original poems. By Mr. Dryden.
John Dryden (1631 - 1700)
Category
Books
Date
1721
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Canons Ashby, Northamptonshire
NT 3075295
Summary
Bibliographic description
[60],345,[3]p. . ill.. . 12mo.. Former shelfmark: N.1.2. Provenance: Inscribed in ink: 'J. Bennett / Kingston' and in pencil: 'Đ20'. - Inscription in Greek from Demosthenes and translation; extended quotation from Wharton's essay on Pope. Binding: Eighteenth-century mottled calf, blind-panelled, boards detached. - Pink printed paper ticket of 'J. Bennett / Kingston'
Makers and roles
John Dryden (1631 - 1700) Homer (800 BC - 701 BC) Ovid (43 BC - 17 or 18 AD) Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375) Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400)