Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon, Liber Decimus Tertius
Entry/Object ID
5
Description
This is a book containing the thirteenth book of Ovid’s Metamorphoses in 48 pages. It was probably made for college students to carry with them.
This book belongs to a pair of French schoolbooks from the 18th century, each in recycled manuscript vellum wrappers (the other one is Prosodia Latina).
The binding consists of a portion of a French legal instrument of some sort, ca. 1600, stab-sewn at binding.
There are blank pages interleaved till page 23, containing a running handwritten translation of the Latin, which might be student work.
Transcription
Language
Latin
Notes
Material: Paper
Dimensions
Height
180 mm
Width
110 mm
Book Details
Publisher
Apud Petrum Robert, Collegii Tolosani Societatis Jesu Typographum & Bibliopolam, sub Signo Nominis Jesu (by Petrum Robert, of the Society of Tolosan College, the printer and librarian of Jesus, under the Sign of the Name of Jesus)
Place Published
* Untyped Place Published
Toulouse, France
Time Period
1770?
Condition
Overall Condition
A lot of wear and tear; paper is foxed, margins are discoloured, moisture staining, significant corner rounding and corner turning
