Pompei

1785 · 4592 — Bassano: Remondini 1785. Hard cover. Very Good/Translation with original Latin text of Ovid's Heroides by the 18th-century poet from Verona. Pompei wrote lyrics tragedies literary and philosophical essays and is best remembered for his translations of Plutarch Ovid and other classical texts. Heroides is Ovid's book of imaginary letters of complaint from the mistreated women of classical mythology addressed to their heroic husbands and lovers who have abandoned them or misused them. With this book of fictional epistles Ovid invented a completely new literary mode never seen before in Classical literature. . Octavo 22 cm; xxviii 410 pages and engraved frontispiece of the poet book and muses. Engraved device on title page engraved ornaments throughout. Text in Italian and Latin. Bound in contemporary vellum over boards with title hand-tooled in gilt directly on spine rupturing the vellum along the edge of the gilt ornament. Later owner's ink stamp on preliminary blanks and title page. Very few spots or blemishes in text. Remondini hardcover books