Charles De La Rue - P. Virgilii Maronis Opera: Interpretatione et Notis illustravit Carolus Ruaeus - 1728

Splendid 18th-century edition of the works of Publius Vergilius Maro, published in Venice in 1728 by Natalis Feltrin, with the interpretation and annotations of the French Jesuit Carolus Ruaeus (Charles de La Rue), realized by the will of the King of France and intended for the scholastic use of the Dauphin of France.

A volume of notable historical and bibliographical interest, belonging to the prestigious tradition of the 'ad usum Delphini' editions, conceived for the study and teaching of Latin classics at the French court. The work fits into the great editorial fortune of Virgil, a fundamental author of European literary culture, whose works continue to represent one of the pillars of the classical tradition.

The copy preserves its antique charm and presents with a binding in good condition, solid and well preserved. Of particular value is the state of the spine, superbly conserved, an important element for the collectible appreciation of a book from this era.

Of great impact is the illustrative apparatus that accompanies the volume, with a magnificent copper-engraved allegorical frontispiece depicting the portrait of Virgil surrounded by mythological figures and a scene with an epic subject. The typographic title page, with its elegant composition and the editorial emblem, clearly reports the place, publisher, and date of publication.