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The following are just a personal and representative selection of the vast number of editions of the Metamorphoses published during the Renaissance and before. See http://extext.virginia.edu/latin/ovid for many further links and editions. Aldus 1502 This volume was the first of 3 vols with all Ovid’s works. Anguillara, Giovanni dell’ Metamorfoseo Venice: Zoppini, 1554-1561 Italian trans. In Ottava Rima 1580 Arnulf of Orleans 12th C Allegoriae super Ovidii Metamorphosin ms *A165 Moral explanation to each story. Apuleius, Lucius Ein hübsche history von L. Apuleius in gestalt eines esels verwandelt Strassburg: Grüninger, 1499 ------------------------Metamorphoseos liber Rome: Sweynheym et Pannartz, 1469 Other editions, Venice: de Sancto Urso, 1488; Bologna: Hectoris, 1500, with commentary by Philippo Beroaldo; Venice: 1501; Florence: de Giunta, 1512; Venice: Aldi, 1521; Gouda: van der Hoeve, 1650; Paris: Thiboust, 1623. -----------------------The Xi Bookes of the Golden Asse London: 1566 Translated by William Adlington -----------------------Libro de lucio apuleyo del Anso de oro Seville: 1513 -----------------------Apulegio volgare Venice: Nicolo d'Aristotile et Vincenzo de Polo, 1518 -----------------------Lucius Apulei de Lasne dore Paris: Janot, 1522 Banier, L'abbe Metamorphoses d'Ovide Amsterdam: Wetstein & Smith, 1732. *A 198 Bardi, Favole d’Ovidio istorico 1684 *A 198 1696 Childs version 80 stories 78 etchings Bonsignori, Giovanni 1497 14th C published as Ovidio Metamorphoseos vulgare *A 177 Prose. Cuts by the same artist as Poliphili. 150 stories made into Christian allegories Ciofani, Ercole In Omnia P. Ovidii Nasonis Opera Observationes 1575 Dolce, Lodovico Le Transformationi Venice: 1561 Golding, Arthur The Metamorphoses 1567 1st 4 books only Feyerabend 1582 ex postrema recognitione Jacobi Mycilli 176 woodcuts by Virgil Solis Fraunce, Abraham The third part of the Countesse of Pembrokes Yuychurch 1592 *A 187 Translation in English of 16 myths from Ovid. Gottfried, Johann L. Metamorphoseon 1619 Prose summary with extensive commentary Garland, John of Integumenta Ovidii ms 13th C *A165 Garth, Samuel (John Dryden) Metamorphoses 1717 Lavinius, Petrus Commentary on 1st book of Metamorphoses in Les Illustrations de Gaule 1510 *A 175 Metamorphoses Ovidii Paris: Marnef et Cavellat, 1570 and 1583. 178 woodcuts. Ovid’s Metamorphoses Nuremberg: Furst, 1641 Le Metamorfosi d’Ovidio Venice: Griffio, 1561 Metamorphoseon Libri XV Venice: Calepino, 1550 Les Metamorphoses Brussels: Foppens, 1677 Ovidius Naso, Publius Metamorphoseon Venice: Aldus, 1502. Another edition Metamorphoses Paris: Simon de Colines, 1529 ----------------------- ----------------------- These rondeaux are the works of Isaac Benserade, academician and expert in allegorical allusion. See, Couton, Ecritures codées, p. 139. There is also a two-volume oblong set which contains only the illustrations. Probably an 18th c. reprint; small descriptive titles have been added to the top of the plate. Placidus, Luctatius (known as Lactantius; not the Christian father) Narrationes ms before 12th C *A 164 Early summary of the stories. Regio, Rafaello Metamorphoses Padua: 1503 *A 196 One edition of this reprinted 12 times in 7 years 2nd edition sold more than 50,000 copies Renouard, Nicolas Metamorphoses 1614 French trans. Reprinted at least 13 times Ridewall, John Fulgentius metaforalis ms c1330 *A166 Each god is pictured and associated with a good or bad quality. du Ryer, Pierre Metamorphoses 1660 Sanchez de Viana, Pedro Las Transformaciones de Ovidio Valladolid: 1589 Sandys, George Metamorphoses Oxford: 1621 ‘The first book written in America.’ First published in five parts and then as a whole in London in 1626. First illustrated edition in 1632. Schuler, George Fabularum Ovidii interpretatio 1555 *A 179 Later editions 1572 and 3. Also published Cambridge 1584 edited by Thomas who was the first university printer. Spanmuelller, Jacob Symbolorum libri XVII 1599 ‘Finest series of annotations by a Renaissance scholar.’ Spreng, Johannes Metamorphoses *A180 In elegiac Latin verse and illustrated by Virgil Solis Symeoni The Metamorphoses 1559 Cuts by Bernard Salomon. Another edition 1584 T.H. The Fable of Ovid treating of Narcissus 1560 Typical of many publications of single Ovid stories allegorized. Tempesta, Antonioni Metamorphoseon 1606 Tritonio, Antonio Metamorphoses 1560 Allegorization later included in Conti’s Mythologia Virgilio, Giovanni del Allegorie librorum Ovidii *A165 Friend of Dante Wales, (Walleys) Thomas of Metamorphosis Ovidiana moraliter Paris 1509 or 1511 Other editions Lyons 1513, *A 168 Actually composed by Pierre Bersuire in the 14th C. *A 169 Some of Bersuire’s allegorical material taken from the Ovide Moralisé. Each story is interpreted in the classic 4 ways. Other editions: Walsingham, Thomas de Archana Deorum ms 15th C *A166
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