Ovidius Naso. Le Metamorfosi, ridotte da Gio Andrea dell'Anguillara in ottava rima, con le Annotationi di M. Gioseppe Horologgi, & gli Argomenti & Postille di M. Francesco Turchi, Venice, press Bern. Giunti, 1584, 4to, second of two 1584 editions printed by Giunta with opening sentence of the dedication reading: 'Si come le Metamorfosi d'Ouidio ...', engraved title by GIACOMO FRANCO with architectural border, portrait medallion of the translator at the head, standing figures of Mercury and Minerva at the side and Giunta's armorial device at foot, 15 full-page engravings by FRANCO combining multiple scenes from each book with the figures labelled, each with an elaborate scroll-work border with grotesques, 4 different engraved scroll-work borders designed for the 'argomenti' of Francesco Turchi at the head of each book, ornamental head and tail-pieces and initials (dampstains throughout, mostly light, DD6 badly-inkstained with small hole in blank area), modern morocco-backed boards. [Brunet

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Ovidius Naso. Le Metamorfosi, ridotte da Gio Andrea dell'Anguillara in ottava rima, con le Annotationi di M. Gioseppe Horologgi, & gli Argomenti & Postille di M. Francesco Turchi, Venice, press Bern. Giunti, 1584, 4to, second of two 1584 editions printed by Giunta with opening sentence of the dedication reading: 'Si come le Metamorfosi d'Ouidio ...', engraved title by GIACOMO FRANCO with architectural border, portrait medallion of the translator at the head, standing figures of Mercury and Minerva at the side and Giunta's armorial device at foot, 15 full-page engravings by FRANCO combining multiple scenes from each book with the figures labelled, each with an elaborate scroll-work border with grotesques, 4 different engraved scroll-work borders designed for the 'argomenti' of Francesco Turchi at the head of each book, ornamental head and tail-pieces and initials (dampstains throughout, mostly light, DD6 badly-inkstained with small hole in blank area), modern morocco-backed boards. [Brunet

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Giacomo Franco (1556-1620), designer and engraver of the illustrations, was a Venetian and the pupil of Agostini Carracci. Giovanni-Andrea dell'Anguillara, the translator, was one of the most celebrated Italian poets of the 16th century. 'On en a fait un grand nombre d'éditions ... la meilleure et la plus belle édition est celle des Giunti, Venice, 1584, in-4, avec les figures de Jiacopo Franco, les remarques d'Orologie, les arguments et les petites notes en marge de Turchi' (Hoefer).

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