Ovide - Les Métamorphoses - 1677

Ovid's Metamorphoses in Latin and French, divided into XV Books.
With new Historical, Moral & Political Explanations on all the Fables, each according to its subject; from the translation by Mr. Pierre Du-Ryer, Parisian, of the French Academy.
New edition enriched with very beautiful engravings.

574 pp, large folio (43 x 29 cm), old Moroccan leather
Brussels, François Foppens, 1677

Luxurious edition presenting on two columns the Latin text and the French translation by Pierre du-Ryer, as well as Le Jugement de Pâris translated by Nicolas Renouard and twenty letters of Ovid.
First printing of the illustrations, including a title vignette and 124 figures in the text engraved by Peter Paulet, Martin Bouché, Frederick Bouttats, Peter Clouwet, after Abraham van Diepenbeeck, Hendrick Abbé and others.

Wear and small tears to the solid binding, title page trimmed a little short at the top, interior clean, fine copy of this superb work.

Magnificent Baroque illustration.