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O R P H I C A

The "Orphica" refers to a collection of ancient Greek poems and hymns traditionally attributed to the mythical singer Orpheus, though actually composed by various authors over several centuries.

WITH THE NOTES OF

H. STEPHANUS, A. CHR. ESCHENBACH,

J. M. GESNER, AND TH. TYRWHITT

These names represent a "who's who" of classical scholarship from the 16th to the 18th centuries: Henri Estienne (Stephanus), Andreas Christian Eschenbach, Johann Matthias Gesner, and Thomas Tyrwhitt.

EDITED BY

GOTTFRIED HERMANN

Gottfried Hermann (1772–1848) was a preeminent German philologist known for his rigorous approach to Greek meter and grammar.

ASTOR LIBRARY

NEW YORK

This stamp indicates the volume was once part of the Astor Library, one of the founding collections of the New York Public Library.

LEIPZIG

AT THE EXPENSE OF CASPAR FRITSCH

1805

The original date was printed in Roman numerals: CIƆIƆCCCV.