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Opera; nunc emendatiora
Author: Virgil (born in 70 B.C.E.)
Engraver: Unidentified artist, Dutch, 17th century
Printer: Elzevier
Engraver: Unidentified artist, Dutch, 17th century
Printer: Elzevier
1636
Place of Publication: Leiden, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with engraved frontispiece, woodcut portrait, and engraved map
Dimensions
Overall: 12.4 x 7.5 x 2.3 cm (4 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent
Accession Number37.1939
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Leiden: Elzevier, 1636
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet V, 1289
Description(Leiden: Elzevier, 1636) Duodecimo; 248 leaves; modern gilt-stamped red morocco (E. Niedrée), beige phase box.
Engraved title, woodcut medallion author portrait (fol. *4v), and engraved map of Aeneas's travels from Troy to Italy (betw. pp. 93 & 93).
Engraved title, woodcut medallion author portrait (fol. *4v), and engraved map of Aeneas's travels from Troy to Italy (betw. pp. 93 & 93).
ProvenanceBought 1902 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.