P. Virgilii Maronis Opera interpretatione et notis illustravit Carolus Ruaeus Soc. Iesu... ad usum Serenissimi Delphini. Editio Secunda
by Virgil (Vergilius Maro, Publius) (70-19 B.C.)
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Paris: Apud Simonem Benard, Ex Typographia Dionysii Thierry, 1682. SECOND EDITION of the Delphin Vergil; this issue was printed "Ex Typographia David Roger 1689.". Hardcover. Fine. A very fine copy, bound in contemporary mottled calfskin, the spine elaborately and richly tooled in gold. The spine is separated into compartments by raised sewing supports. The second compartment bears a large red morocco label beautifully tooled in Roman capitals: "RUAEI VIRGILIUS". The boards are framed by two decorative rules. The binding is in excellent condition with only light wear, the corners lightly bumped. Internally, the text is in very good condition, with occasional light foxing and toning. There is a small dampstain in the gutter in the first two signatures of the Aeneid. The engraved frontispiece, with a central scene showing Arion and the dolphin (an allusion to the Dauphin) and a medallion portrait of Vergil, is just a trifle foxed. Engraved vignettes introduce the Bucolics, Georgics & Aeneid. A pleasing copy of the Delphin Virgil, edited by the great Jesuit orator and classicist Charles de la Rue (Carolus Ruaeus) (1643-1725). The "Delphin Classics" were dedicated to Louis de France, "le Grand Dauphin" (1661-1711). The series was the work of thirty-nine scholars and was edited by Pierre-Daniel Huet, who was working with Jacques Bousset, tutor to the Dauphin.
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- Title
- P. Virgilii Maronis Opera interpretatione et notis illustravit Carolus Ruaeus Soc. Iesu... ad usum Serenissimi Delphini. Editio Secunda
- Author
- Virgil (Vergilius Maro, Publius) (70-19 B.C.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- SECOND EDITION of the Delphin Vergil; this issue was printed "Ex
- Publisher
- Apud Simonem Benard, Ex Typographia Dionysii Thierry
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1682
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Fine
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.