Pub Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libri Quindecim Donati Argumentis Compendiarijs

by Ovid Publius Ovidius Naso 43 Bce 17 Ce

$5,500 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

Bound in contemporary alum-tawed pigskin, tooled in blind, with one intact and one fragmentary clasp. The binding is lightly worn, with small defects at one corner, the head of the spine and the front hinge, but the majority of the tooling is very clear. The decorative rolls depict Christ, King David, St. Paul, a winged cherub’s head, and vegetal motifs. The central compartment has repeating sheaves of wheat. A tall copy, the contents lightly toned. There is a light damp-stain to the

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