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Metamorphoseon Pub. Ovidii Nasonis libri XV. Raphaelis Regii Volterrani luculentissima explanatio, cum nouis Iacobi Micylli viri eruditissimi additionibus. Lactantii Placidi in singulas fabulas argumenta. Allegoriae quibus singularum fabularum sensa decla

Venice
Heirs of Pietro Ravani & Co.
1549 (col.: October 1548)

Folio: [12]-340-[= 342]-[1, 1 bl.] pp. Woodcut printer's mark on title and a larger one at the end (two-tailed mermaid), with 1 half-page and 14 smaller woodcuts at the beginning of each 'Book'. Printed in 2 cols, with Ovid's text in larger type surrounded by notes in smaller type. (prelim. f. *6 bound at end between ff. Y3-4; some minor soiling, stain in upper half G6-H3, title underlaid, blank corners of final f. torn off and repaired, blank bottom corners of 3 initial ff. torn off and repaired, outer margin D1 strengthened with loss of a few letters, holes in final printer's mark). 19th c. vellum, flat spine with morocco label, red sp. edges (sl. soiled, top corners sl. bumped). Good copy

Rare illustrated humanist edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses incorporating many older commentaries. Ref. Edit16 47172. - Not in Adams. Prov. A number of old interlinear and marginal annotations. Old annotations on title and final page. Old ownership entry on title (deleted)

Humanism Classics

OVIDIUS NASO, Publius