The works of Publius Virgilius Maro. . Translated, adorn'd with sculpture, and illustrated with annotations, By John Ogilby.
Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1654
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 3025693
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8], 488, 499-586 p., [5] leaves of plates . ill.., ports.., map . fol.. Setting 1. Imperfect: wanting many of the head-pieces and initials, which have been cut out. Identified in 1768 catalogue: Aa.1 (A.6 in later hand).. Provenance: Bookplate: George Harry Grey (1737-1819) after 1768; anonymous armorial variant 2. Franks 12841.. Binding: 18th century gold-panelled mottled calf binding; gilt roll pattern on board edges; gold-tooled spine, title label missing; marbled edges and endpapers
Makers and roles
Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) (70-19 BC) Francis Clein [also Cleyn] (Rostock 1582 – London 1658) William Faithorne, The Elder (London c.1616 - London 1691) Wenceslaus Hollar (Prague 1607 - London 1677) Pierre Lombard (Paris 1612 – Paris 1682) John Ogilby (1600-1676)