Author: Clarke, M L
Title: Richard Porson - A Biographical Essay
Description: Cambridge University Press, 1937, 1st edition. Cloth, G+. viii+133pp, b/w frontis, 2 b/w plates, index, spare spine label tipped in at the rear, sporadic foxing to the page margins & title, 'Master's Library' in ink on the endpaper, spine label water splashed a good reading copy. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Brief critical biographical study of the life & work of the Greek scholar Richard Porson [ 1759 - 1808 ] , who apart from his classical studies into Ancient Greek was noted for his fine penmanship & caligraphy.

Keywords: biography, caligraphy, greek, poetry, literature, classics