Antique Print-FABLE XVIII?PEACOCK AND JUNO-Phaedrus-1667

Medium: Etching and engraving on hand laid (verge) paper.

Sheet size: 11 x 12 cm (4.33 x 4.72 inch). Image size: 9.5 x 7.5 cm. (3.74 x 2.95 inch).

Condition: very good, given age. Trimmed and with some paper loss in margin. Remains of tape at top margin. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

PHAEDRUS, FABLE, PEACOCK, JUNO, MYTHOLOGY, CLASSICAL LITERATURE, BOOK LEAF | PCO-C44-07

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Leaf from a Latin edition of Ph?drus’ Fabulae. Features Fabula XVIII: Pavo ad Junonem de Voce Sua, with engraving and printed Latin/Greek text. Printed in Amsterdam in 1667. Ph?drus (ca. 15 BC ? ca. 50 AD) was a Roman fabulist who translated and adapted Aesop’s fables into Latin verse. His works survived in various medieval and Renaissance editions.

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