1806 ❧ OVID, PUBLIUS NASO. 43 B.C.-17 A.D. Opera. Parma: Aloysium Mussi, 1806. 6 volumes, folio (450 x 295 mm). Latin text. Contemorary quarter green morocco gilt over marbled boards. All volumes rubbed and scuffed at edges and bumped at corners. The works of Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (43 B. C.-17-18 A. D.), a contemporary of Virgil and Horace. Volumes V and VI have imprint 'Mediolani per Aloysium Mussi.' Volume I with dedication to French emperor Napoleon I and preface. Each volume with table of contents following text. Volume I: Heroides. Volume II: Amores and other works. Volume III and IV: Metamorphoses. Volume V: Fasti Tristia. Volume VI: Consolatio and other works. This monumental six-volume folio edition of Ovid's Opera represents a masterful showcase of late-classical Italian typography, printed in Parma by Aloysium Mussi (Luigi Mussi), a contemporary rival to the legendary Bodoni press. Beyond its grand physical scale and pristine internal condition, this set carries an exceptional historical association via its dedication to French Emperor Napoleon I, capturing a distinct window of geopolitical and cultural realignment during the Napoleonic occupation of northern Italy. This imperial tie is physically underscored by the split imprint across the volumes, with the final books bearing a Milan (Mediolani) imprint rather than Parma. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing