OVIDIUS & SCHENK, Leonard (illustrator). 
Auf Merkliste setzen
P. Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseōn. [Amsterdam], (weduwe Petrus Schenk), [ca. 1720]. Folio (455 x 290 mm). Engraved title page and 55 engravings by Leonard Schenk (ca. 145 x 188 mm) with engraved explanations in Dutch and Latin. The engravings are printed below each other on 28, one side printed leaves. 19th century half vellum with tree marbled paper on the boards and a flat spine. Blind tooled and with a large red title label on the spine. Leaves uncut.
Very beautiful and rare independently published print series illustrating the first 7 books of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Leonard Schenk (1696-1767) engraved this series mirrorring after the edition of 1698 of Christian Engelbrechts, who copied the series of Jacob van Sandrart (1606-1688). Our series was published by the widow of Petrus Schenk, who was active between 1718 and 1728, according to STCN. -Literature: M.D. Henkel, Illustrierte Ausgaben von Ovids Metamorphosen in XV., XVI. und XVII. Jahrhundert, p. 141-142. In: Vorträge der Bibliothek Warburg her. von Fritz Saxl. Leipzig & Berlin, 1930; A.W. A. Boschloo (et.al.). Ovidius Herschapen. ‘s-Gravenhage, Meermanno-Westreenianum, 1980, no. 36. -Condition: Spine ends and title label damaged; Else a crisp and clean copy of this rare work, with strong impressions on uncut leaves.
2800,- EUR
Differenzbesteuert/Subject to margin taxation
Sachgebiete: Altertum, Fabeln, Illustrierte Bücher
Kontakt zum
