Lot 804 Publius Ovidius Naso. Metamorphoses. Oder …

Metamorphoses. Oder Wunder-würdige Gestalt-Veränderungen Der Menschen, Thir und anderer Creaturen. Mit einem Portraitkupfer sowie 113 Kupferstichen. Saltzburg, Johann Baptist Mayr, 1685. 10 Bll., CXIII, 1 Bl. 4°. Ldr. mit goldgepr. Fileten und Goldschnitt (Rücken restauriert, stark berieben und bestoßen).

Literatur des 17. bis 19. Jahrhunderts – Sehr seltene erste Salzburger Ausgabe der Metamorphosen. - VD17 12:624273Y - Ovids berühmte Metamorphosen mit begleitenden Kupferstichen von Matthias Greischer. Jede Seite behandelt eine andere Geschichte des römischen in 15 Büchern erschienen Gedichts. - Stockfleckig. Seiten tls. stärker gebräunt. Insgesamt gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit detailreichen kleinen Kupferstichen.

Literature of 17th to 19th Century – With an engraved portrait and 113 copperplate engravings. Leather binding with gilt fillets and gilt edges (spine restored, heavily rubbed and bumped). - Very rare first Salzburg edition of the Metamorphoses. - Ovid's famous Metamorphoses with accompanying copperplate engravings by Matthias Greischer. Each page covers a different story from the poem, which was originally published in 15 books. - Foxing, pages show varying degrees of browning. Overall a well-preserved copy featuring detailed, small copperplate engravings.

Startprice: 450 €
Estimate: 650 €

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