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Metamorphoseōn Ouidianarum typi aliquot : artificiosissimè delineati ac in gratiam studiosae juuentutis editi
- Title
- Metamorphoseōn Ouidianarum typi aliquot : artificiosissimè delineati ac in gratiam studiosae juuentutis editi / per Crispianum Passaeum Zeelandum chalcographum.
- Author
- Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637.
- Publication
- [Cologne : C. van de Passe], 1602 [i.e. 1602-1604?]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | By appointment only | Spencer Coll. Neth. 1602 (Passe, C. Metamorphoseon Ouidianarum typi) | Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- [136] leaves : all ill.; 17 x 23 cm (4to)
- Alternative Title
- Metamorphoseōn Ovidianarum typi aliquot
- Subjects
- Note
- Penultimate letter of first word of title represented by Greek character omega.
- The 8th plate has imprint "Coloniae Agrippin. Anno Domini 1604." Several other plates have Passe's Cologne imprint, one dated 1602.
- Engraved throughout by Crispijn van de Passe the Elder, including illustrated t.p. and dedication. In part after Maarten de Vos; several after the engraver's own designs. Others are copied from Hendrik Goltzius and others. For discussion and reproduction of all plates, cf. Veldman, Ilja M. Profit and pleasure : print books by Crispijn de Passe. Rotterdam, c2001. p. [73]-84; figs. 114-249, p. 317-384.
- Verse legends derived from Ovid's Metamorphoses, by Johannes Posthius (58), Franciscus Estius (15) and others, chiefly "engraved in a calligraphic hand characteristic of Matthias Quad"; cf. Veldman. For transcription, identification of author where known, and English translation, cf. Veldman, p. 189-240.
- Indexed In (note)
- Brunet
- Franken, D. Œuvre gravé des van de Passe
- Provenance (note)
- Jehan Gauvain (autograph on t.p); unidentified armorial bookplate (gules, a bend ermine), possibly of Gauvain.
- Binding (note)
- Half red morocco, gilt, and marbled paper boards, by Bruyère (signed on spine), i.e. Jean-Pierre Bruyère, of Lyon? Wanting the morocco corners.
- Call Number
- Spencer Coll. Neth. 1602 (Passe, C. Metamorphoseon Ouidianarum typi)
- OCLC
- 30133115
- Author
- Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637.
- Title
- Metamorphoseōn Ouidianarum typi aliquot : artificiosissimè delineati ac in gratiam studiosae juuentutis editi / per Crispianum Passaeum Zeelandum chalcographum.
- Imprint
- [Cologne : C. van de Passe], 1602 [i.e. 1602-1604?]
- Indexed In:
- Brunet, IV, col. 414Franken, D. Œuvre gravé des van de Passe, 1338
- Provenance
- Jehan Gauvain (autograph on t.p); unidentified armorial bookplate (gules, a bend ermine), possibly of Gauvain. NN
- Binding
- Half red morocco, gilt, and marbled paper boards, by Bruyère (signed on spine), i.e. Jean-Pierre Bruyère, of Lyon? Wanting the morocco corners. NN
- Local Note
- Spencer Coll. copy incomplete: wanting plate numbered 18 by Franken (Veldman, fig. 133). Others not in Franken/Veldman order.
- Connect to:
- Place of Publication
- Germany Cologne.
- Added Author
- Posthius, Johannes, 1537-1597.Estius, Franco.Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603. IllustratorGoltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617. IllustratorQuad, Matthias, 1557-1613. CalligrapherOvid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. Metamorphoses.Bruyère, Jean-Pierre, 1802-1870. BinderGauvain, Jehan. Former owner
- Research Call Number
- Spencer Coll. Neth. 1602 (Passe, C. Metamorphoseon Ouidianarum typi)