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Catulli, Tibulli, et Propertii opera (Birmingham, 1772).
Dimension: 17 cm.
Provenance: None noted.
Binding: Contemporary Irish gold-tooled red morocco, with inlaid paper rose outlined by overlapping double gouges, unusual small centre with a face and emanating rays. Scalloped border, also onlaid in paper and outlined by gouges. Flat spine tooled to six compartments, with green lettering-piece in the second. Comb-marbled endleaves. The companion 1772 Baskerville Terence in an identical binding is at the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore.*
* With thanks to Jan Storm van Leeuwen for bringing this to my attention.
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Catulli, Tibulli, et Propertii opera (Birmingham, 1772).,
Marsh's Library Exhibits,
accessed April 25, 2024,
https://www.marshlibrary.ie/digi/items/show/385