
Description
Q. Horatii Flaccus Poetae Venusini Omnia Poemata.
Venice, Apud Haeredes Ioannis Mariae Bonelli (published by the heirs of Giovanni Maria Bonelli) ; 1576
Rare illustrated sixteenth-century Venetian edition of the complete works of the poet from Venosa, the most famous Roman poet of the 1st century BC.
The work contains the three books of the Odes (Carmina) dedicated to Maecenas, the Book of Epodes also dedicated to Maecenas, the Carmen Saeculare, the renowned composition Ars Poetica, the two books of Satires (Sermonum), and the two books of Epistles.
19th century half-leather over marbled boards, gilt title to the spine
Large woodcut printer's mark on the frontispiece depicting a woman (Minerva) with a helmet, spear and shield riding a lion.
Another smaller printer's mark at the colophon.
Illustrated with beautiful vignette depicting a scholar at a desk repeated eleven times in the text.
Many graceful initial letters illustrated with vignettes.
4 lvs, 223 lvs
Restoration of the last leaf. Some wear of binding.
Otherwise very good condition.
Small folio. Size 8 1/4 by 11 3/4 inches
Text in Latin
Reserve: $850.00
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1576 HORACE POETRY antique 16th century folio ILLUSTRATED
Estimate $1,000-$1,200
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Ink of Ages: 15th-19th Century Antique Books
Feb 12, 2026 9:00 AM ESTNew York, NY, United States
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