Ovid. The xv. bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entituled, Metamorphosis. : A worke very pleasant and delectable. Translated out of Latin into English meeter, by Arthur Golding gentleman
In verse
STC casts doubt on Waldegrave's role as printer; the book is not signed in his usual manner, and the lace title-page ornament belonged to John Day
Signatures: A-Y⁸ 2A-2C⁸
Item information about Folger STC 18959 copy 1
HH248. Bound in polished tan calf, signed by Riviere. Provenance: inscription on t.p. of - Hoby(?); Harmsworth copy
Also known as
Uniform title: Metamorphoses. English
Extended title: The xv. bookes of P. Ouidius Naso, entituled, Metamorphosis. : A worke very pleasant and delectable. Translated out of Latin into English meeter, by Arthur Golding gentleman
Alternate titles: Xv. bookes of P. Ovidius Naso, entituled, Metamorphosis
Related names
author: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
associated with: Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606
former owner: Harmsworth, R. Leicester Sir, (Robert Leicester), 1870-1937
former owner: McKee, Thomas Jefferson, 1840-1899
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