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Callimachus was a Greek poet and scholar from the Hellenistic Age. He was born around 310-305BCE in Cyrene, North Africa and died c.240BCE in an unknown location. Callimachus had the extraordinary honor of being commissioned by the Egyptian king Ptolemy II to catalogue all the books in the Library of Alexandria. His completed catalogue contained 120 volumes which helped the library, but likely more importantly to Callimachus, allowed him to find and incorporation scholastic material into his poetry and prose (the latter of which, none survives from his time at Alexandria). The only poetry which survives intact to this day is Callimachus’s six Hymns and sixty-one short epigrams.   The remainder of Callimachus’ surviving poetry is in fragments, much on papyri (and therefore likely from his time in Alexandria). <ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-0566 "Calli'machus”] in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> Notable among the plethora of prose works completed by Callimachus are the aforementioned catalogue of the Alexandrian Library and his foundational works on lexicography and pardoxography. <ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-377 " Callimachus "] in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref><br/> 
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<br/>This particular work from Wythe’s library contains the complete hymns and epigrams of Callimachus.  The ''Hymns'' somewhat mirror the famous “Homeric Hymns” though Callimachus did not intend his to be performed.  They were meant to be read to, or recited for, an audience interested in narrative. <ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-0566 "Calli'machus”]</ref> The hymns to Zeus, Artemis and Delos highlight the gods’ birth and virtues, while those to Apollo, Athena and Demeter are dramatic “imagined ritual[s]” <ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-377 "Callimachus"]</ref> Callimachus’s ''Epigrams'', on the other hand, cover a wide variety of “literary, erotic, dedicatory, and sepulchral themes.” <ref>Ibid.</ref><br/>
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<br/>This work was published by two well-known and regarded Scottish publishers.  Robert and Andrew Foulis (''ne'' Faulls) were brothers who opened their own publishing company and printing press in 18th century Glasgow. <ref>David Murray, ''Robert & Andrew Foulis and the Glasgow Press with some account of The Glasgow Academy of the Fine Arts'' (Glasgow: James Maclehose and Sons, Publishers to the University), 8.</ref> Robert was a barber before enrolling in University of Glasgow courses, while Andrew “received a more regular education…[as] a student of Humanity” who taught Greek, Latin and French for a time after he graduated. <ref>Ibid 3.</ref> The brothers began as booksellers and then transitioned to publishing and printing books, with Robert initiating each endeavor before later being joined by Andrew. <ref>Ibid 6-10.</ref> In 1740-42, Robert had other printers print what he chose to publish, but began printing his own books in 1742 which continued until his and his brother’s deaths in 1775 and 1776, respectively, when Andrew’s son Andrew took over The Foulis Press. <ref>Philip Gaskell, ''The Foulis Press'' (Hampshire, England: St. Paul’s Bibliographies), 15-17.</ref>  The Foulis Press primarily produced text books and other “works of learning…and of general literature,” as it was the printer to the University of Glasgow. <ref>Ibid 17-18.</ref>  The press is unique for the plethora of variant issues and editions of published books on special paper, in special font, or even on copper plates. <ref>Ibid 18-19.</ref>
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}}[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callimachus Callimachus] (310/305 BCE–240 BCE) was a Greek poet and scholar from the Hellenistic Age. He was born in Cyrene, North Africa and died in an unknown location. Callimachus had the extraordinary honor of being commissioned by Egyptian King Ptolemy II to catalogue all the books in the Library of Alexandria. His completed catalogue contained 120 volumes. The only intact poetry which survives to this day is Callimachus’s six Hymns and sixty-one short epigrams. The remainder of Callimachus’ surviving poetry is in fragments, much on papyri and therefore likely from his time in Alexandria.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199548545.001.0001/acref-9780199548545-e-0566 "Calli'machus”] in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature'', ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).</ref> Notable among the prose completed by Callimachus are the aforementioned catalogue of the Alexandrian Library and his foundational works on lexicography and pardoxography.<ref>[http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780192801463.001.0001/acref-9780192801463-e-377 "Callimachus"] in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World'', ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).</ref>
  
==Bibliographic Information==
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This particular work from Wythe’s library contains the complete hymns and epigrams of Callimachus. The ''Hymns'' somewhat mirror the famous “Homeric Hymns,” though Callimachus did not intend his to be performed. They were meant to be read to, or recited for, an audience interested in narrative. <ref>"Calli'machus” in ''The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature''.</ref> The hymns to Zeus, Artemis and Delos highlight the gods’ birth and virtues, while those to Apollo, Athena and Demeter are dramatic “imagined ritual[s]” <ref>"Callimachus" in ''Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World''.</ref> Callimachus’s ''Epigrams'', on the other hand, cover a wide variety of “literary, erotic, dedicatory, and sepulchral themes.”<ref>Ibid.</ref>
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'''Title:''' Hoi tou Kallimachou Kyrenaiou Hymnoi te Kai Epigrammata
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==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
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Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as "Callimachus. Gr. fol. Foul." This was one of the books kept by [[Thomas Jefferson]]. He later sold a copy to the Library of Congress in 1815, but it no longer exists to verify Wythe's prior ownership.<ref>E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'' (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:474 [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015033648125;view=1up;seq=494 (no.4396)].</ref> The Foulis Press only printed one title by Callimachus, in 1755: ''Hoi tou Kallimachou Kyrenaiou Hymnoi te Kai Epigrammata.''<ref>Philip Gaskell, ''A Bibliography of the Foulis Press'', 2nd ed. (Winchester, Hampshire, England: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1986), 194.</ref> Both the [https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433 Brown Bibliography]<ref> Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe "Member: George Wythe"], accessed February 27, 2014.</ref> on LibraryThing include the Foulis publication. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.
  
'''Publication Info:''' Glasguae: Excudebant Robertus et Andreas Foulis, academiae typographi, 1755.
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==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy==
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Bound in contemporary, or near contemporary, calf with gilt rules to boards. Spine has five raised bands defining compartments with gilt amphoras and includes a red morocco label with gilt lettering. Purchased from Black Swan Books, Inc.
  
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Images of the library's copy of this book are [https://www.flickr.com/photos/wolflawlibrary/albums/72157637633203443 available on Flickr.] View the record for this book in [https://wm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01COWM_INST/g9pr7p/alma991023617799703196 William & Mary's online catalog.]
  
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library==
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*[[George Wythe Room]]
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*[[Jefferson Inventory]]
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*[[Wythe's Library]]
  
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Revision as of 13:10, 28 October 2021

by Callimachus

Hoi tou Kallimachou Kyrenaiou Hymnoi te Kai Epigrammata
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Title page from Hoi tou Kallimachou Kyrenaiou Hymnoi te Kai Epigrammata, George Wythe Collection, Wolf Law Library, College of William & Mary.

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Callimachus (310/305 BCE–240 BCE) was a Greek poet and scholar from the Hellenistic Age. He was born in Cyrene, North Africa and died in an unknown location. Callimachus had the extraordinary honor of being commissioned by Egyptian King Ptolemy II to catalogue all the books in the Library of Alexandria. His completed catalogue contained 120 volumes. The only intact poetry which survives to this day is Callimachus’s six Hymns and sixty-one short epigrams. The remainder of Callimachus’ surviving poetry is in fragments, much on papyri and therefore likely from his time in Alexandria.[1] Notable among the prose completed by Callimachus are the aforementioned catalogue of the Alexandrian Library and his foundational works on lexicography and pardoxography.[2]

This particular work from Wythe’s library contains the complete hymns and epigrams of Callimachus. The Hymns somewhat mirror the famous “Homeric Hymns,” though Callimachus did not intend his to be performed. They were meant to be read to, or recited for, an audience interested in narrative. [3] The hymns to Zeus, Artemis and Delos highlight the gods’ birth and virtues, while those to Apollo, Athena and Demeter are dramatic “imagined ritual[s]” [4] Callimachus’s Epigrams, on the other hand, cover a wide variety of “literary, erotic, dedicatory, and sepulchral themes.”[5]

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as "Callimachus. Gr. fol. Foul." This was one of the books kept by Thomas Jefferson. He later sold a copy to the Library of Congress in 1815, but it no longer exists to verify Wythe's prior ownership.[6] The Foulis Press only printed one title by Callimachus, in 1755: Hoi tou Kallimachou Kyrenaiou Hymnoi te Kai Epigrammata.[7] Both the Brown Bibliography[8] and George Wythe's Library[9] on LibraryThing include the Foulis publication. The Wolf Law Library purchased a copy of the same edition.

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in contemporary, or near contemporary, calf with gilt rules to boards. Spine has five raised bands defining compartments with gilt amphoras and includes a red morocco label with gilt lettering. Purchased from Black Swan Books, Inc.

Images of the library's copy of this book are available on Flickr. View the record for this book in William & Mary's online catalog.

See also

References

  1. "Calli'machus” in The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature, ed. by M.C. Howatson (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011).
  2. "Callimachus" in Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World, ed. by John Roberts (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007).
  3. "Calli'machus” in The Oxford Companion to Classical Literature.
  4. "Callimachus" in Oxford Dictionary of the Classical World.
  5. Ibid.
  6. E. Millicent Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson (Washington, D.C.: The Library of Congress, 1952-1959), 4:474 (no.4396).
  7. Philip Gaskell, A Bibliography of the Foulis Press, 2nd ed. (Winchester, Hampshire, England: St Paul's Bibliographies, 1986), 194.
  8. Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
  9. LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe", accessed February 27, 2014.