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P. Ovidii Nasonis [Metamorphoseon] libri XV : ad fidem editionis Heinsianae accurate emendati : cum notis Minellianis.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PA6519 .M2 1711 copy 2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
- Standardized Title:
- Metamorphoses
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Metamorphosis--Mythology--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
- Metamorphosis.
- Mythology, Classical--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
- Mythology, Classical.
- Fables, Latin--Early works to 1800.
- Fables, Latin.
- Penn Provenance:
- Zachs, William J. (donor) (RBC copy 1 & 2)
- Ben Damph House. Library (stamp) (RBC copy 1 & 2)
- King, John King, Baron, 1706-1740 (former owner) (inscription) (RBC copy 2)
- Physical Description:
- [2], vi, 430, xvii, [1] p. ; 16 cm (12mo)
- Other Title:
- Metamorphoseon libri XV
- Fingerprint:
- e-us ras. t;in PePœ (3) 1711 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Londini : Typis G. Bowyer : Impensis Societatis Stationariorum, MDCCXI [1711]
- Notes:
- The word "Metamorphoseon" in title printed in Greek characters.
- Signatures: A-T¹².
- Woodcut title ornament.
- Title within border of double rules.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- RBC copies 1 and 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016 by William J. Zachs.
- RBC copy 1 imperfect: leaves B2-B11 wanting; leaf T12 wanting.
- RBC copy 1 has copious early ms. underlines and a few early ms. marks on leaves A5-D2; some early pen tests on back pastedown.
- RBC copy 1 has blue ink stamp ("LIBRARY, BEN DAMPH FOREST. ...") with ms. shelf-mark ("A ... II ... 11") supplied in red ink on front pastedown and title leaf.
- RBC copy 1: front pastedown stained red with some bleed onto title leaf.
- RBC copy 2 has a few largely illegible early ms. inscriptions on front free endpaper; ms. calculations in pencil on verso of back free endpaper.
- RBC copy 2 has blue ink stamp ("LIBRARY, BEN DAMPH FOREST. ...") with ms. shelf-mark ("A ... I ... 26") supplied in ink on front pastedown and front free endpaper.
- RBC copy 2 has early ms. ownership inscription ("John Kings boo[...]"), possibly that of John King, 2nd Baron King (1706-1740), on verso of back free endpaper.
- RBC copy 2: left board detached; wormhole in head margin of front pastedown, front free endpaper, and leaves A1-K10.
- Cited in:
- ESTC T169980
- OCLC:
- 1002879255
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