Lot 305
London Folio Society: Ovid and Boccaccio - Italian Poets. 1. Ovid. Metamorphoses, translated by Arthur Golding, edited by Madeleine Forey, essay on Titian and Ovid by Michael Prodger, illustrated with the Poesie and other works inspired by the Metamorphoses by Titian. The Folio Society, London, 2008. Limited Edition 362/2750. Hardcover. 484 pages. Fully bound in Nigerian goatskin leather, blocked in gold with design by Simon Brett after Bernini's iconic sculpture of Apollo and Daphne, gilded top edge, printed endpapers, 16 tipped-in color plates. Book size: 10 x 13". Presented in a matching brown cloth and gold-blocked solander box. Near mint to mint.
First published 2,000 years ago, Ovid's epic poem of men and gods has inspired poets and artists through the ages. In the 16th century, the Italian master Titian created a series of paintings based on episodes from Metamorphoses. In this Folio Society limited edition, all of these paintings are published with the poem for the first time - a sublime marriage of word and image is the result.
2. Boccaccio, Giovanni. The Decameron, translated by Richard Aldington, with aquatints by Buckland-Wright. The Folio Society, Westminster, 2007. Limited edition 443/1750. Hardcover. 710 pages. Fully bound in red Wassa goatskin leather with gilt and dark green stamped pictorial designs and lettering on spine and covers, gilded top edge. Book size: 6½ x 10". Accompanied by slim pamphlet entitled "The Happy Art of Narration: Readings of Boccaccio and the Decameron." Presented together in a green cloth and gold-blocked solander box. With but a single scratch to the case, this set is in near mint condition. Estimate Value $400 - 800
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