Name/Title
A Moral Fable-Tale / Arnold Freitag, Arthur GoldingEntry/Object ID
2025.16.77Description
Quarter bound in brown leather. Rest of covers are plain beige cloth. Spine has title, author, and publisher in gold. Has plastic dust jacket. Emblem book from 1586.
“Transcribed and edited from the autograph manuscript (c. 1586) in the Columbia University Library with an introduction, notes, and glossary by Richard G. Barnes from ‘Mythologia ethica’ of Arnold Freitag (1579), the source in Latin for this translation.”Collection
Howard KistlerDimensions
Height
21.2 cmWidth
16.2 cmParts
1 book
1 clear plastic dust jacket / wrap.Book Details
Author
Arnold FreitagEditor
Richard G. BarnesIllustrator
Marcus GheeraertsVolume/Number/Issue
Unnumbered of 400Publisher
Arion PressPlace Published
City
San FranciscoRegion
Bay AreaState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaDate Published
1987Printer
Arion PressPlace Printed
City
San FranciscoRegion
Bay AreaState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United StatesContinent
North AmericaNotes
Colophon at back - 25th book of the Arion Press. Printed in edition 425 of which 400 are for sale. Designed by Andrew Hoyem. A copy of ‘Mythologica ethica’ by Arnold Freitag in the Stanford University Libraries was use for most of the reproductions, filled in with a copy from the Folger Shakespeare Library. Type is Garamont. Pages printed at Arion Press. Paper is Ingres. Binding by Schuberth Bookbinding.
