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Book: The Works of Virgil (P. Virgilii Maronis Opera, Volume I of four volumes)

Publius Virgilius Maro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of a book cover with a white background. The book is titled "P. VIRGILII MARONIS OPERA". The title is in large text at the top, with the following lines of text in decreasing sizes: - "VARIETATE LECTIONIS ET PERPETVA ADNOTATIONE ILLVSTRATA A CHR. GOTTL. HEYNE" - below that is "ACCEDIT INDEX VBERRIMVS" - a horizontal line - "TOMVS PRIOR" - another horizontal line - "LIPSIAE SVMTIBVS CASPARI FRITSCH MDCCLXXII". The book appears old with a dark background and visible wear on the cover.

Artwork Details

Date
1767–75 (edition)
Medium
Paper
Culture
German
Dimensions
394 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
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