Metamorphoseon libri XV

Ovid, 43 B.C. - 17 or 18 A.D.
Metamorphoseon Libri XV.
Venice: Apud Nicolaum Moretum, 1586.
Call Number: (RARE) PA 6519 .M2 1586 
Gift of J. Max Patrick.
Special Collections, Golda Meir Library

This edition of Ovid's Metamorphoses takes advantage of a popular textual format for printing texts with commentary. Each page includes Ovid's text centered on the page in italics, with commentary surrounding it on four sides. This edition includes Greek passages as well as woodcuts throughout the volume for illustration.