P. Virgilii Maronis Opera. Nic. Heins. Dan. Fil. Emembranis Compluribus iisque Antiquissimis Recensuit Virgil (Virgilii), Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder (editor)

Works of Virgil in Latin: 1. Bucolics 2. Georgics 3. Aeneid 4. Culex, Ciris, and Catalecta 5. Preliminary materials include Donatus' life of Vergil; a history of Vergil; scholia; epitaphs. Condition: Internally Near Fine PROVENANCE From the Virgil Collection of Craig Kallendorf (1954 - 2023), who owned the largest private collection of Virgil works (1,150 editions, not including Incunable books) in the world. Only a handful of prominent institutions like the British Library had larger collections. 89 of the books in his collection were the only known surviving copies, 71 only had one other known copy. He worked closely with Princeton University in helping to assemble, supplement and catalog its Junius Spencer Morgan Virgil collection. Craig Kallendorf was Professor of English and Classics at Texas A&M University. He was the author or editor of 27 books and more than 170 articles, book chapters, and reference work entries. Among Kallendorf's groundbreaking monographs on the Virgilian tradition, special note might be made of his Virgil and the Myth of Venice: Books and Readers in the Italian Renaissance (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1999), which shows how the wide reading of the Aeneid, accessed in both Latin and Italian editions, contributed to Venetian ideology and the so-called "myth of Venice." With its publication, according to reviewer Diana Robin (Renaissance Quarterly, 55.4 [2002], p. 1394), Kallendorf is to be recognized as "the leading authority on the Virgilian tradition in early modern print culture in Italy." ABOUT THE BOOK Published in 1704 by Apud Guil Van De Water, Ultrajecti in the Netherlands. Translated and edited by Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder. Rebound in the early to mid-19th century in full vellum with a morocco gilt lettered spine label. All edges stained red. Duodecimo, 12mo 5 1/8" x 3 1/8" Collated and complete: [64], 387, [41]. Engraved title page signed 'J. Goeree del' and 'C. Huyberts fec', engraved folding map, woodcut headpieces and decorated initials. ABOUT THE TRANSLATOR/EDITOR Nicolaas Heinsius the Elder (1620 - 1681) was a Dutch classical scholar, poet and diplomat. He travelled all over Europe to visit the major libraries and over time collected Europe's largest private library in the field of classical literature. He is regarded as a brilliant text critic in his critical publications of Claudian, Ovid (his most important work), Vergil, Prudentius, Velleius and Valerius Flaccus. Heinsius was born in Leiden, the Netherlands as the son of Daniel Heinsius, one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance. His boyish Latin poem Breda expugnata was printed in 1637 and attracted much attention. In 1642 he began his wanderings across Europe in search of manuscripts of the classics. After his death about 13,000 books were sold from his estate in 1683. The famous catalogue was used by many scholars as a reference. He maintained an extensive correspondence with other scholars of his time such as Christiaan Huygens, Gaspar Gevartius and Albert Rubens, the son of Peter Paul Rubens. CONDITION REPORT: Externally: VG to VG+ antiquarian condition Square spine, firm hinges and joints. Age-toned and soiled vellum. Areas of light rubbing. Red edge stains in excellent shape - a bit dusty top edge, per usual. Corners impressively sharp with a slight bump to one corner. Internally: NEAR FINE for a 320-year-old+ book Refreshed endpapers and flyleaves are clean and bright. Offsetting from book binder sticker. The text block is clean and bright and white. An infrequent smudge or light spot of foxing. No worming. No damp staining. No marginalia. One page with a small margin tear. The map is clean and bright and in excellent condition. Ex libris sticker of Craig Kallendorf on FFEP and small binder sticker on front pastedown. A beautiful copy in high-grade collectible condition!