Works of Virgil – 1675 | Aeneid Bucolics Georgics | P. Virgilii Maronis Opera

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Works of virgil – 1675 | aeneid bucolics georgics | p. Virgilii maronis opera | a rare 1675 printing of the works of virgil with charles la rue commentary.

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A rare 1675 printing of the works of Virgil with Charles La Rue commentary.

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Virgilii Maronis Opera ad usum serenissimi delphini is a Latin edition of the works of Virgil, published in Paris in 1675. This edition was issued under the educational program commissioned for the Dauphin, heir to Louis XIV. It includes Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid, alongside extensive Latin commentary.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: P. Virgilii Maronis Opera ad usum serenissimi delphini
  • Author(s): Virgil
  • Contributor(s): Charles LaRue (commentary)
  • Publisher: Parisiis: apud S. Benard
  • Edition: 1675
  • Format: (4to), two parts in one tome
  • Binding: Leather
  • Size:  10.5in X 8in (26.5cm x 20cm)
  • Collation: [28], 246, [2]; 588, [192]
    • Aeneid has separate pagination
  • Illustrations:
  • Contents Include:
    • Eclogues (Bucolics)
    • Georgics
    • Aeneid
  • Provenance: bookplate – Ex Libris: Nicolai Francisci Marescol de Lisores

 

Condition:

Very Good. Period leather binding remains sound, with slight rubbing along edges. Hinges are firm, and the interior is complete and clean.

 

Why Collect This?

  • 17th-century Latin edition linked to French royal education
  • Includes all three famed Virgil works
  • A favored edition of Virgil

 

Item Number: #29025

Categories

Classical Greco-Roman

Literature

European History

Authors

Virgil

Printing Date

17th Century

Language

Latin

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete