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Ovid (43 BC-17 AD)
Epistole d'Ovidio / di Remigio Fiorentino divise in due libri. 1560
14.5 x 2.0 cm (book measurement (inventory)) | RCIN 1057193
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This book contains Ovid's Epistles, a collection of letters written during his exile to the Black Sea city of Tomis (now Constanta, Romania). Much like his collection of poems, Tristia, the letters describe his life in Tomis and his yearning to return to Rome. Ovid would remain in Tomis until his death in AD 17.
Provenance
Believed to have been bound for the playwright Hilaire Bernard de Requeleyne, Baron de Longepierre (1659-1721), bears his golden fleece (toison d'or) tool. Bears the bookplate of Queen Victoria, used 1863-1901. Likely acquired for the Royal Library before 1860.
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Creator(s)
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Measurements
14.5 x 2.0 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Alternative title(s)
[Heroides. Italian]
Place of Production
Venice [Veneto]
