DIE HAUPTGÖTTER DER KUPFERN MIT IHRER GESCHICHTE UND URSPRÜLICHEN BEDEUTUNG
1793WRCLIT65501Vienna: Herausgegeben von den Unternehmern von Ovids Verwandlungen i.e. Schaumburg 1793. 1251pp. plus engraved title and 24 plates. Small quarto. Contemporary calf and boards raised bands gilt labels. Binding extremities shelfworn small nick at crown of lower joint the engravings exhibit varying amounts of sporadic light foxing else a very good crisp copy. Second edition. An ambitious pictorial representation of the pantheon of the gods of mythology accompanied by relevant quotations in classical languages with German translations and commentary. The copperplate engravings bear cutlines attributing them to J.G. Mansfield J. Stöber J. Gerstner et al. OCLC/Worldcat locates a 1790 edition and reprintings continued to appear into the 1820s. Herausgegeben von den Unternehmern von Ovids Verwandlungen [i.e. Schaumburg] hardcover books
