POEMS
Short description:
An anthology of poems by the Ancient Greek poet and Epicurean philosopher Philodemus. The handwritten text and lithographs are the work of the prominent Saint Petersburg artist Andrei Pakhomov.
Artists:
Edition:
9 copies numbered and signed by the publisher and the artist. Copy № 2 is in the collection of the State Hermitage.
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
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Year of publication:1995
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Number of pages:72
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Dimensions:183 × 114 mm
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Paper:Flannel (Sweden), 220 g/m², handmade
Language:
Russian
The Ancient Greek philosopher Philodemus (100–35 BC) was born in Gadara (Palestine) and became a leading member of the Epicurean school in Athens. He later moved to Italy and was head of the Epicurean school in Herculaneum.
More than 30 epigrammatic poems written by Philodemus have come down to us, almost all of them on the theme of love. In an elegant form and a style typical for ancient epigrams, Philodemus presents love in its most frivolous variety, love for any attractive young woman and, of course, for hetaerae, love that is completely unrestrained, free and joyous, devoid of any obligations, morality, caution or concern for possible future misfortunes.
More than 30 epigrammatic poems written by Philodemus have come down to us, almost all of them on the theme of love. In an elegant form and a style typical for ancient epigrams, Philodemus presents love in its most frivolous variety, love for any attractive young woman and, of course, for hetaerae, love that is completely unrestrained, free and joyous, devoid of any obligations, morality, caution or concern for possible future misfortunes.
Philodemus’s verses are accompanied by 23 lithographs and a handwritten text, all created by the artist Andrei Pakhomov.
Binding: leather, suede, fabric, ancient coins, seashells; embossing.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations, design of the cover, layout and execution of the handwritten text — Andrei Pakhomov
Printing of the lithographs — Sergei Yashin
Binding work — Konstantin Svetlov, Sergei Yashin
Binding: leather, suede, fabric, ancient coins, seashells; embossing.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations, design of the cover, layout and execution of the handwritten text — Andrei Pakhomov
Printing of the lithographs — Sergei Yashin
Binding work — Konstantin Svetlov, Sergei Yashin
Additional information
Details of the creation of this masterpiece
About this edition
About this edition:
-
Year of publication:1995
-
Number of pages:72
-
Dimensions:183 × 114 mm
-
Paper:Flannel (Sweden), 220 g/m², handmade
Language:
Russian
The Ancient Greek philosopher Philodemus (100–35 BC) was born in Gadara (Palestine) and became a leading member of the Epicurean school in Athens. He later moved to Italy and was head of the Epicurean school in Herculaneum.
More than 30 epigrammatic poems written by Philodemus have come down to us, almost all of them on the theme of love. In an elegant form and a style typical for ancient epigrams, Philodemus presents love in its most frivolous variety, love for any attractive young woman and, of course, for hetaerae, love that is completely unrestrained, free and joyous, devoid of any obligations, morality, caution or concern for possible future misfortunes.
More than 30 epigrammatic poems written by Philodemus have come down to us, almost all of them on the theme of love. In an elegant form and a style typical for ancient epigrams, Philodemus presents love in its most frivolous variety, love for any attractive young woman and, of course, for hetaerae, love that is completely unrestrained, free and joyous, devoid of any obligations, morality, caution or concern for possible future misfortunes.
Philodemus’s verses are accompanied by 23 lithographs and a handwritten text, all created by the artist Andrei Pakhomov.
Binding: leather, suede, fabric, ancient coins, seashells; embossing.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations, design of the cover, layout and execution of the handwritten text — Andrei Pakhomov
Printing of the lithographs — Sergei Yashin
Binding work — Konstantin Svetlov, Sergei Yashin
Binding: leather, suede, fabric, ancient coins, seashells; embossing.
The book has a storage case decorated with fabric.
Participants in the work on this publication:
Creator of the illustrations, design of the cover, layout and execution of the handwritten text — Andrei Pakhomov
Printing of the lithographs — Sergei Yashin
Binding work — Konstantin Svetlov, Sergei Yashin
Philodemus
POEMS
Selected lyrics praising love, sensuality and beauty