P. Vergilij Maronis poemata quae extant omnia […]
Dublin Core
Title
P. Vergilij Maronis poemata quae extant omnia […]
Description
Very similar in style to the neighbouring 1544 Virgil, this binding is also of pigskin seating for metal clasps, these now lost, visible. The covers have been over wooden boards, with hardware blind-tooled with various botanical borders, with the figure of Judith having been embossed on both covers. This technique is realised by impressing a heated decorative tool of brass into leather that has been moistened. Typical of Germanic bindings of this time frame, the initials of the owner have been embossed (RCT) above the centre-most border, with the date of 1563 appearing below. 1563 is most likely the date the book made it into the possession of its owner, thus two years after the text was printed.
Creator
Virgil
Source
Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa [PA 6801 .A2 1561]
Date
1561
Rights
Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa
Format
Book
Language
Latin
Type
Text
Identifier
ARSC_RB_PA 6801 .A2 1561
Files
Collection
Citation
Virgil , “P. Vergilij Maronis poemata quae extant omnia […],” Archives and Special Collections, University of Ottawa Library, accessed November 23, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/arcs-en/items/show/11.