Heinrich Steinhöwel’s 1477 collection of Aesop’s Fables starts out with a Life of Aesop. Below are illustrations from that section of the book with links to the original scans.
![011-Gift-of-Speech](https://cdn-0.fablesofaesop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/011-Gift-of-Speech-300x241.jpg)
![024-Vegetable-Gardener-Question](https://cdn-0.fablesofaesop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/024-Vegetable-Gardener-Question-300x233.jpg)
![028-Meal-Given-to-Puppy](https://cdn-0.fablesofaesop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/028-Meal-Given-to-Puppy-300x239.jpg)
![045-Aesop-Deciphers-Inscription](https://cdn-0.fablesofaesop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/045-Aesop-Deciphers-Inscription-300x229.jpg)
![049-Aesop-Explains-Eagle-Omen](https://cdn-0.fablesofaesop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/049-Aesop-Explains-Eagle-Omen-300x228.jpg)
![055-Aesop-Hidden](https://cdn-0.fablesofaesop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/055-Aesop-Hidden-300x232.jpg)
![057-King-Rehabilitates-Aesop](https://cdn-0.fablesofaesop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/057-King-Rehabilitates-Aesop-300x225.jpg)
![064-Aesop-as-Sage-in-Greece](https://cdn-0.fablesofaesop.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/064-Aesop-as-Sage-in-Greece-300x223.jpg)
This story of Aesop’s life is fairly standard among many translations. While parts of it might be true, in general most researchers consider it a fabrication.