Creator:

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D

Title:
The metamorphoses of Ovid / translated by William Caxton, 1480.
Edition:
Facsimile edition.
Published / Created:

New York : George Braziller, 1968.

Physical Description:
2 v. ; 31 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
PA6522 M2 C28 1480a+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:

In slipcase, as issued.

Prospectus (2 copies) laid into slipcase. Title on front cover: The Caxton Ovid.

Facsimile reproduction of the manuscript at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Books 1-9, called the Philipps manuscript, were first discovered in 1964. Books 10-15, called the Pepys manuscript, were left to the college by Samuel Pepys in his will dated 1703.

Contents:
v. 1. Books 1-9. The Phillipps manuscript -- v. 2. Books 10-15. The Pepys manuscript
Subject Terms:
Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. -- Manuscripts -- Facsimiles. | Braziller, George -- Publisher. | Manuscripts, English -- Facsimiles.
Contributors:
Caxton, William, approximately 1422–1491 or 1492 | Phillipps, Thomas, 1792–1872 | Pepys Library