Le metamorfosi di Ouidio / ridotte da Gio Andrea dell'Anguillara in ottaua rima ; con le annotationi di M. Gioseppe Horologgi, & gli argomenti, & postille di M. Francesco Turchi ; in questa nuoua impressione di vaghe figure adornate.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.

Contributor:

Anguillara, Giovanni Andrea dell', 1519-1569.

Turchi, Francesco, active 16th century.

Orologi, Giuseppe, 1520-1576.

Franco, Giacomo, 1550-1620.

Giunta, Bernardo, active 1567-1627, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Latin Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Early Venetian Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Metamorphoses. Italian

Language:

Italian

Latin

Subjects (All):

Latin poetry--Translations into Italian--Early works to 1800.

Latin poetry.

Metamorphosis--Mythology--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Metamorphosis.

Mythology, Classical--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Mythology, Classical.

Metamorphosis--Mythology.

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

16 unnumbered pages, 539, that is, 547 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 24 cm (4to in 8s)

Other Title:

Metamorfosi di Ovidio

Fingerprint:

i-la 23ia e.e, E'Lo (3) 1584 (R)

Place of Publication:

In Vin. : Presso Bern. Giunti, MDLXXXIV [1584]

Notes:

Date precedes imprint information on title leaf.

Engraved title leaf has title printed within architectural border containing medallion portrait of translator and printer's device.

Includes 15 full-page engraved plates (included in pagination) for each of the 15 books of the Metamorphoses within scrollwork borders all signed by Giacomo Franco; each book is also preceded with decorative borders (4 different) enclosing the "argomenti" to each book.

First of two editions issued by Giunti in 1584; for the later edition, cf. Mortimer 344.

Anguillara's translation first published: Vinegia : Per Giov. Griffio, 1561. Cf. Grässe, who also records an earlier ed. of first 3 books under title: De le metamorfosi di Ovidio Ll. III da Giov. Andr. dell'Anguillara (Paris : Andr. Wechelo, 1555).

Errors in pagaination: pages 213-220, 321-322, 353, [537]-[539] repeated in numbering; with numerous other minor errors in pagination.

Signatures: [dagger]⁸ A-2K⁸ 2L¹⁰.

Prints also issued separately; cf. Mortimer and Camerini.

Woodcut initials, head- and tail-pieces.

Text printed in double columns.

Printed marginalia.

Includes index.

In ViPublished in Venice.

Local Notes:

Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1950.

Culture Class Collection copy copy has modern ms. notes in pencil on front free endpaper; early ms. notes in ink on verso of back free endpaper.

Cited in:

EDIT 16 CNCE 48411

Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire, IV, col. 294

Grässe, J.G.T. Trésor de livres rares et précieux, V, p. 94

BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, p. 482

Mortimer, R. Italian 16th century, 343

Camerini, P. Giunti, II, p. 471-472, no. 28

Cicogna, E.A. Saggio di bibliografia veneziana, 1077

OCLC:

33110038