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The Temples and Ritual of Asklepios At Epidauros and Athens Two Lectures Delivered At the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
by Caton, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: C. J. Clay and Sons. Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Second Edition. Hardcover. Ii, 49 pp. Half title. Folding plate at page 3. Tall slim octavo in original black cloth with gilt title and quote to the front cover. Covers have some general wear at the extremities. Interior black Victorian end papers show evidence of removed bookplate, cracking at gutters but holding. Half title has stamp of an Oxford rector. He has also made some very neat black ink comments/notes in a few places in the book. Otherwise clean and unmarked. This is the 2nd edition, after some errors were noted by some "Oxford friends" in the 1st edition. "According to tradition, Asklepios, the son of Apollo and Koronis, was born in the Hieron valley, in the Argolic peninsula; the place names still preserve the legend; the hamlet of Koroni commemorates his mother, the hill Titthion owes its name to his having been there suckled by a goat, while on the opposite hill, Kynortion, stood the temple of the Maleatean Apollo." Caton was not a classical scholar nor an archaeologist, but a renowned physician, who traveled to Greece to visit the temples numerous times. He became fascinated by them and delivered two lections the topic of the excavations carried out by European and American archaeologists who deciphered inscriptions and restored buildings such as the Temple of Asklepios at Epidauros. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 49 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12201
- Title
- The Temples and Ritual of Asklepios At Epidauros and Athens Two Lectures Delivered At the Royal Institution of Great Britain.
- Author
- Caton, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Edition
- Second Edition
- Publisher
- C. J. Clay and Sons
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1900
- Keywords
- Asklepios, Ancient_greece, Archeology
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient; Anthropology/Archaeology; Classics;
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Leaf and Stone Books
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Toronto, Ontario
About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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