1651 Ovid Metamorphoses Myth ROME Illustrated French

1651 Ovid Metamorphoses Myth ROME Illustrated French ed Renouard “I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask that they

1735 OVID Complete Works Metamorphoses Tristia Myth ROME Mythology Amsterdam “I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to as

1821 Works of OVID Metamorphoses Roman Mythology ROME Latin Poetry Delphini “I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgot to ask

1685 Classical Literature 9v INCREDIBLE Lot Horace Ovid Metamorphoses Sallust Terence Rome A rare nine volume lot of classical literature! Item number: #13871 Price: $750 Title: Publii Papinii Stati

1663 Lucan PHARSALIA Julius Caesar Civil War Pompey Rome French Illustrated “Wars worse than civil on Emathian plains, and crime let loose we sing; how Rome's high race plunged in her vitals her vic

Includes an original painting by Dan Wuthrich titled "Narcissus and Echo," Echo and Narcissus is a myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses, a Roman mythological epic from the Augustan Age. The introduction of

Ovidius Naso Publius Metamorphosis, Dat is Verandering of Herschepping... Amsterdam: Ian van Hilten, 1643 ILLUSTRATED Size 3 by 5" (125x67 mm). Original vellum with manuscript title on spine Very good

1873 Sculpture Louis Viardot Italian Renaissance ART Greece Rome Illustrated Louis Viardot was a French writer and art historian known for his works describing and displaying important pieces of visua

OVID. 43 B.C.E.-17 A.D.E. Fifth edition of this fully illustrated translation of Ovid's Metamorphosis by Dolce. DOLCE, LODOVICO, translator. c.1508-1568. Le trasformationi. Venice: Gabriel Giolito de

Ovid’s Metamorphoses, a collection of Roman Myths translated into English by John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, William Congreve, under the direction of Sir Samuel Garth. Published by The

After Botero Bronze Rape of Europa. Iconic Fernando Botero Image. Originating in Greek myth and popularized in Ovid’s Metamorphoses, the tale of the Rape of Europa has captivated audiences for centu

1651 CICERO Orations Rome Political Philosophy Speeches DuRyer French 2v SET “A room without books is like a body without a soul.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero Cicero was one of the most

1692 Commentary on Virgil Cicero Ovid Pliny ROME Bouhours Ingenious Pensees Dominique Bouhours was a 17th-century French priest, who published a number of philosophical essays and works on secrets, la

1786 Numa Pompilius 2nd King of Rome by Florian French Literature 2v Illustrated SET Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755 – 1794) was a French poet and romance writer. Pompilius (753–673 BC) was th

1674 Metamorphoses of OVID Roman Greek Mythology Orpheus Achilles French DuRyer “I grabbed a pile of dust, and holding it up, foolishly asked for as many birthdays as the grains of dust, I forgo

1837 Catacombs of ROME Ancient Roman Archaeology Illustrated Sculptures Art Desiré-Raoul Rochette was a 19th-century French archaeologist known for his numerous history books on ancient civilizatio

1802 Aesop Fables Illustrated by Francis Barlow Mythology UNICORNS French RARE “A doubtful friend is worse than a certain enemy. Let a man be one thing or the other, and we then know how to meet him

1743 Coins Numismatics Illustrated Numismata Imperatorum Vaillant Ancient ROME Jean Foy Vaillant was a popular 17th-century French numismatic known for his studies on ancient coins, most notably those

RARE ARTIST ILLUSTRATED FRENCH LITERARY BOOK - "La Princesse de Babylone" by Voltaire, "Lithographies originales in coleurs de Van Dongen", Scripta et Picta, Paris, 1948. Limited edition of 198, this

RARE ARTIST ILLUSTRATED FRENCH POETRY BOOK - "Les Bucoliques de Virgile", (translated into French by) Paul Valery, "Lithographies Originales de Jacques Villon", Paris: Scripta & Picta, 1953. Illustrat

Ouidii Quindecim Metamorphoseos by Publius Ovidius Naso. Printed 9 May 1506 by Stephan Baland, Lyon. Gothic types. 32 text lines and headline. 60 commentary lines. Title page printed in red with woodc

A wooden printer's block of the Crowning of Spring from Ovid's Metamorphoses. c.1550s-70s. Italy. Densely cut woodblock with image of Flora in her chariot surrounded by god, goddess, demigods, and fig

Apollo and Daphne This famous Sculpture is by the famous Italian sculptor, Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini (15981680). It was inspired by one of the stories included in Ovid's Metamorphoses. The Story Behind

Apollo & Daphne, Karl Ens, Vokstedt, early 20th century, depicting the story from Ovid's Metamorphoses, in which Daphne transforms herself in a laurel tree to escape Apollo, model no. 4854, green and