illustrated book;
print
- Museum number
- 1850,0309.24.1-178
- Description
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Joannes Posthius, "Iohan.Posthii...Tetrasticha In Ovidii Metamor. Lib.XV.quibus accesserunt Vergilij Solis figuræ elegantis. &iam primùm in lucem editæ. Schöne Figuren / auß dem fürtrefflichen Poeten Ouidio / allen Malern / Goldtschmiden / und Bildthauwern zü nutz vnnd gütem mit fleiß gerissen durch Vergilium Solis / und mit Teutschen Reimen kürtzlich erkleret" (Frankfurt am Main, Georg Rabe, S. Feyerabend & W. Han, Heirs) 1563; containing 178 woodcut illustrations by Virgil Solis showing scenes from Ovid's Metamorphoses, printed with verses in Latin and German. Together with a device by Jost Amman. Bound with letterpress titlepage, introductory verses and index in later tooled leather.
Woodcuts
- Production date
- 1563
- Dimensions
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Height: 151 millimetres
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Height: 59 millimetres
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Width: 84 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
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Width: 80 millimetres (approx. size of Solis's woodcuts)
- Curator's comments
- The pages have been cropped.
Colophon: "Impressum Francofurti, apud Georgium Coruinum, Sigismundum feyerabent, & hæredes Vuygandi Galli. 1563"
For the device see Ilse O'Dell, "Jost Ammans Buchschmuck-Holzschnitte für Sigmund Feyerabend", (Weisbaden 1993) f38.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
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Associated Title: Tetrasticha in Ovidii Metamor.
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Associated Title: Metamorphoses
- Acquisition notes
- With ownership inscription of Henry White of Lichfield, 29 March 1823
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1850,0309.24.1-178
