Ovid's Art of Love, in three books. Together with his Amours and Remedy of Love...To which are added, The Court of Love, A Tale from Chaucer, and the History of Love.

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Ovid's Art of Love, in three books. Together with his Amours and Remedy of Love...To which are added, The Court of Love, A Tale from Chaucer, and the History of Love.

Ovid's Amours, in Three Books
The Court of Love. A Tale, from Chaucer.
The History of Love. A Poem: in a Letter to a Lady.

Author: Ovid (43 B.C.–17 or 18 A.D.)
Author: Geoffrey Chaucer (English, died in 1400)
Author: Charles Hopkins (English, 1664?–1700?)
Translator: John Dryden (English, 1631–1700)
Engraved by: Samuel Gribelin (English, 17th century)
After: Francesco Albani (Italian (Bolognese), 1578–1660)
Publisher: Jacob Tonson (English, 1656?–1736)

1719

Place of Publication: London, England

Medium/Technique Illustrated book with seven engravings

Dimensions Overall: 15.1 x 9.1 x 2.2 cm (5 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 7/8 in.)

Credit Line William A. Sargent Collection—Bequest of William A. Sargent

Accession Number37.2055

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CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings

ClassificationsIllustrated books

London: Jacob Tonson, 1719

Description(London: Jacob Tonson, 1719) Duodecimo; 214 leaves, plus plates; modern gilt-stamped mottled brown calf (Cecil & Larkins).

Allegorical and decorative frontispieces to Ovid's texts. This book, continuously paginated, contains "Ovid's Art of Love, in Three Books," translated by Dryden (-234); "The Court of Love. A Tale, from Chaucer" ([235]-246); "The History of Love," by Hopkins ([249]-310); "Ovid's Amours, in Three Books" ([313]-419). Dryden is listed as the translator of the Art of Love.

ProvenanceAcquired in 1922 by William A. Sargent, Boston (1858-1936), by whom bequeathed to MFA, November 17, 1937.