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Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide, Vol. I and II

1732
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  • Title: Les Métamorphoses d'Ovide, Vol. I and II
  • Author: Written by Ovid (Roman, Sulmo 43 BCE–17 CE Tomis, Moesia)
  • Translator: Translated by Abbé Antoine Banier (French, 1673–1741)
  • Publisher: Published by Wetstein & Smith , Amsterdam
  • Engraver: Engraved by Bernard Picart (French, Paris 1673–1733 Amsterdam)
  • Published in: Amsterdam
  • Date: 1732
  • Dimensions: Overall: 18 7/16 x 12 11/16 x 1 5/8 in. (46.9 x 32.2 x 4.2 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Gift of Carl J. Ulmann, 1927
  • Object Number: 27.88.2(1-2)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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