Publii Ovidii Nasonis Operum – Ovid – 1662 | Metamorphoses, Daniel Heinsius

Publii Ovidii Nasonis Operum is a rare 1662 edition of the complete works of Ovid, the 1^st-century Greco-Roman writer. This small, compact edition was published in Amsterdam and includes all of the expected works of Ovid including Heroides, Amores, Ars Amatoria, Remedia Amoris, Fasti, Tristia, Epistulae ex Ponto and Ibis. Of course, no printing of Ovid would be complete without Metamorphoses, which is the entire second volume of this three-part tome. This epic poem recounts the history of the world from creation to the death of Julius Caesar with accounts of famous mythological figures such as Jason, Hercules, Orpheus and Eurydice, Achilles, Ulysses, and even the fall of Troy!

This edition was collected and edited by Daniel Heinsius during the Dutch Golden Age of printing.

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Publii Ovidii Nasonis Operum
• Author(s): Ovid
• Contributor(s): Daniel Heinsius (Editor)
• Publisher: Joannem Janssonium, Amstelodami
• Edition: 1662 Edition.
• Format: Full leather
• Binding: (16mo), single volume
• Size:  4.75 in x 2.75 in (12.1 cm x 7 cm)
• Collation: 272 pp; 292 pp; 314 pp
• Contents Include:
  • Heroidum Epistolae, Amorum libri III, De Arte Amandi libri III, De Remedio Amoris libri II
  • Metamorphoses
  • Fasti, Tristia, Ponticae Epistolae, Ibis
• Provenance: signed – De Monfabert

Condition:

Very Good. Bound in full leather with sound edges and corners. Minor wear along the front hinge. Text block remains tight and secure. Pages are complete and legible throughout.

Why Collect This?

• All major Latin works of Ovid in one volume
• Small portable format typical of the period
• Appeals to collectors of Latin literature and classical editions

Item Number: # 29547