Ovid. Primum Ovidii Nasonis. Publius Ovidius Naso. Dominici Marii Nigri. Niger, Dominicus Marius

Amorum Librum Enarrationes. [Books of Love. Ovid's Amores. Amorum Libri Tres. - Commentaries]

      In aedibus Ioannis Tacumo de Tiridino. M.D.XVIII. Mense Ianuario., Venetiis [Venice] 1518 - Imprint from colophon at rear. Quarto (8x12"), Folios numbered in Arabic numerals 1- 89 [178 pages].Text in Latin; printed in two columns of commentary surrounding Ovid's verses centered in upper portion of pages; decorated 3- & 4-line capitals throughout, 10-line capitals at beginning of each book, running titles, printed marginal notes. Three engraved illustrations, one at beginning of each of the three books. Large printers device below colophon on verso of last printed leaf. First forty leaves have old faded water stains at bottom edge and along lower gutter into text; initial six leaves strengthened along lower gutter with some inner margin notations partly obscured; a few subsequent leaves with short inner margin tears from gutter to edge of text. A few random small stains and marginal worming, but otherwise the majority of the text is very clean. Binding is modern quarter calf, smooth dark brown spine, bright gilt title on dark green leather spine label, green cloth boards (insect nibbled along top and bottom edges, new strong laid paper endpapers; binding tight.Includes Ovid's three Books of Love as well as the "Medicanine Faciei Femineae [Libellus]," the first treatise on cosmetics(!) and the two poems "Pulex" and "Philomela." A well-preserved, handsomely printed commentary on and text of Ovid's Love Poems by Dominicus Marius Niger whose later "Geography" in 26 books is better known and more readily available. This work rather scarce. [Attributes: Hard Cover]