Metamorphoses. Ed. Barnabas Celsanus

by Publius Ovidius Naso, 43 Bce-17 Ce

$24,000 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

An early edition the first was printed in 1471 of Ovid’s ‘Metamorphoses’, printed as a companion to the same printer's volume of Ovid's other works, printed in May of the same year. Bound in contemporary Italian calf over wooden boards, blind-tooled and panelled by intersecting fillets rebacked, worn, wormholes; clasps and catches missing , bottom edge lettered “Ovidij Metam.”. The paste-downs are almost complete

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