Epistole Heroides Ouidii diligenti catigatio[n]e exculte aptissimis figuris ornate, commenta[n]tibus Antonio Volsco, Vbertino Cresce[n]tinate [et] Omnibono uiris eruditissimis ; In ibin uero ultra Domitii scripta habes Christophori Zarothi exquisitissimas declarationes ; cu[m] gratia [et] priuilegio

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The instance Epistole Heroides Ouidii diligenti catigatio[n]e exculte aptissimis figuris ornate, commenta[n]tibus Antonio Volsco, Vbertino Cresce[n]tinate [et] Omnibono uiris eruditissimis ; In ibin uero ultra Domitii scripta habes Christophori Zarothi exquisitissimas declarationes ; cu[m] gratia [et] priuilegio represents a material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in UCLA Library.

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Epistole Heroides Ouidii diligenti catigatio[n]e exculte aptissimis figuris ornate, commenta[n]tibus Antonio Volsco, Vbertino Cresce[n]tinate [et] Omnibono uiris eruditissimis ; In ibin uero ultra Domitii scripta habes Christophori Zarothi exquisitissimas declarationes ; cu[m] gratia [et] priuilegio

Statement of responsibility

commenta[n]tibus Antonio Volsco, Vbertino Cresce[n]tinate [et] Omnibono uiris eruditissimis ; In ibin uero ultra Domitii scripta habes Christophori Zarothi exquisitissimas declarationes ; cu[m] gratia [et] priuilegio

Instantiates

• Epistole Heroides Ouidii diligenti catigatio[n]e exculte aptissimis figuris ornate

Publication

• Impressum Venetiis, Per Ioannem Tacuinum de Tridino, M.D.I. die. x. mensis Iulii 10 July 1501

Note

• Imprint from colophon
• Signatures: a-m8 n-p6 q-r8 s6 t4
• Woodcuts: title vignette of St. John the Baptist; woodcut above title depicts laurel-crowned Ovid at his desk, accompanied by the three commentators, captioned "Antonius" (Antonio Volsco); "Vber." (Hubertinus); and "Omnibo." (Ognibene Bonisoli); elaborate woodcut border on first page of text of Penelope Ulyxi, featuring vignettes of Penelope weaving, and resisting the many suitors who approached her during her husband's absence; large woodcut vignettes at the beginning of each book, depicting a scene from the story; large and small white-on-black floriated initials. Arthur Hind, in his Introduction to a history of woodcut, notes that the woodcuts are an important example, along with the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, of the increased influence of the Florentine style in the use of white-on-black in book illustration
• The Heroides and Ibis are printed in large roman type in the centre of the page, with commentaries in smaller roman type surrounding the original text; each is printed with two commentaries: Heroides is accompanied by the commentaries of Volscus and Hubertinus; Ibis is accompanied by the commentaries of Calderino and Zarotus
• Not in: Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum; National union catalog, pre-1956 imprints; Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries; Incunabula short title catalogue; or EDIT 16

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Contents

Penelope Ulyxi -- Phyllis Demophoonti -- Bryseis Achilli -- Phaedra Hyppolito -- Oenone Paridi -- Hypsiphyle Iasoni -- Dido Aeneae -- Hermione Oresti -- Deianira Herculi -- Ariadne Theseo -- Canace Machareo -- Medea Iasoni -- Laodomia Prothesilao -- Hypermestri Lynceo -- Paris Helenae -- Helena Paridi -- Leander Hero -- Acontius Cydippe -- Cydippe Acontio -- Sapho Phaoni -- In Ibin

Dimensions

33 cm (fol.)

Extent

[140] leaves

Media category

unmediated

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Media type code

n

Note

Spec. Coll. copy: bound in modern vellum boards; gold-stamped black leather spine label with title "Ovidii Heroides. Venetiis 1501;" marbled endpapers; all edges gilt; brown silk ribbon marker. Purchase, Jeffrey D. Mancevice, 1990.

Other physical details

illustrations (woodcuts)

Record ID

3882400

System control number

• (OCoLC)61562049
• ucoclc61562049