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The Crowne of all Homers Worckes Batrachomyomachia Or the Battaile of Frogs and Mise. His Hymn’s [sic] and Epigrams Translated according to the Originall By George Chapman

1624

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The Crowne of all Homers Worckes Batrachomyomachia Or the Battaile of Frogs and Mise. His Hymn’s [sic] and Epigrams Translated according to the Originall By George Chapman

Title-page Attribution: As above
The engraved title page is signed ‘Will: Pass: fecit’.
Printer and conjectured publication date from STC
Batrachomyomachia probably dates from after Homer; the hymns and epigrams are not by Homer
This copy bound with BEMEB #78
Other Copies: 22

1624

Author: Chapman, George
Title: The Crowne of all Homers Worckes Batrachomyomachia Or the Battaile of Frogs and Mise. His Hymn’s [sic] and Epigrams Translated according to the Originall By George Chapman
Publication Location: London
Editor: Printed by [Eliot’s Court Press for] Iohn Bill, his Maiesties Printer
Date: 1624
Language: English
No of scans: 39
Type: Print
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