Research Catalog

Title

Ovid's Metamorphoses, in fifteen books / translated by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Addison. Dr. Garth, Mr. Mainwaring, Mr. Congreve, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Pope, Mr. Gay, Mr. Eusden, Mr. Croxall, and other eminent hands ; publish'd by Sir Samuel Garth, M.D. ; adorn'd with sculptures.

Author

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.

Publication

London : Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand, MDCCXXVII [1727]

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Additional Authors

• Garth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719
• Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719
• Catcott, A. S. (Alexander Stopford), 1692-1749
• Congreve, William, 1670-1729
• Croxall, Samuel, 1688 or 1689-1752
• Dryden, John, 1631-1700
• Eusden, Laurence, 1688-1730
• Gay, John, 1685-1732
• Harvey, Stephen, 1655-1707
• Maynwaring, Arthur, 1668-1712
• Ozell, John, -1743
• Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
• Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718
• Stanyan, Temple, 1675-1752
• Stonestreet, William, -1716
• Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715
• Vernon, Edward, 1669?-1743
• Welsted, Leonard, 1688-1747
• Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723
• Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735

Description

2 volumes ([16], lii, [4], 239, [1]; [12], 359, [1] pages) : 18 illustrations (including 1 portrait), coats of arms; 17 cm (12mo)

Uniform Title

Metamorphoses. English (Garth)

Alternative Title

• Metamorphoses.
• Ovid's Metamorphoses : in fifteen books
• Metamorphoses, in fifteen books

Subject

• Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D. > Translations into English
• Fables, Latin > Translations into English
• Metamorphosis > Mythology > Poetry
• Mythology, Classical > Poetry
• Mythology, Classical, in art

Genre/Form

Fables.

Note

• Added illustrated engraved title page in v. 1, with title: Ovid's Metamorphoses / translated by the m[ost] eminent hands.
• On title page of v. 1, translators' names are printed in two columns, with an accolade to right of first column and to left of second column.
• Title page of v. 2 reads: Ovid's Metamorphoses, in fifteen books. Translated by the most eminent hands. Adorn'd with sculptures. Volume the second. The third edition.
• Translated by Joseph Addison, A.S. Catcott, William Congreve, Samuel Croxall, John Dryden, Laurence Eusden, Samuel Garth, John Gay, Stephen Harvey, Arthur Maynwaring, John Ozell, Alexander Pope, Nicholas Rowe, Temple Stanyan, William Stonestreet, Nahum Tate, Edward Vernon and Leonard Welsted.
• Original edition published: London : Printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's-Head over-against Katharine-Street in the Strand, MDCCXVII [1717].
• Signatures: v. 1. A-N¹²; v. 2. A⁶ B-Q¹².
• Contains 18 full-page engravings with etching, reduced unsigned copies of those in the original 1717 folio edition; here included in paging and signing. They comprise added engraved title page; portrait of the dedicatee, the Princess of Wales (original engraved by George Vertue after Godfrey Kneller); full-page illustration to each of the 15 books; and an additional illustration (Vertumnus and Pomona) to Book 14 (originals engraved by Louis Du Guernier (3), Michael van der Gucht (2), Elisha Kirkall (6), R. Smith (2) and Matthys Pool (1), with 2 unsigned). Each of the latter is dedicated to a noblewoman or other woman of society, with her coat of arms in the lower margin, respectively: Dutchess of Kingston; Dutchess of Roxburghe; Dutchess of Newcastle; Countess of Hartford; Countess of Warwick; Princess Anne; Lady Cowper; Dutchess of Rutland; Countess of Lincoln; Viscountess Scudamore; Viscountess Townshend; Mrs. Walpole (wife of Robert Walpole, afterwards Earl of Orford); Mrs. Margaret Pelham (daughter of Baron Pelham of Laughton); Countess of Burlington; Lady Juliana Boyle; Dutchess of St. Albans.
• Woodcut head- and tailpieces and ornamental initials.

Indexed In (note)

• English Short Title Catalog
• Case, A.E. Bibliography of English poetical miscellanies, 1521-1750

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available online via Eighteenth Century Collections Online (v. 1, British Library copy) and Google Books (v. 2).

Contents

Volume the first. Book I / translated by Mr. John Dryden ; Book II / translated by Mr. Addison ; Book III / translated by Mr. Addison ; Book IV ; Book V / translated by Arthur Maynwaring, Esq. ; Book VI / translated by Mr. Croxall -- Volume the second. Book VII / translated by Mr. Tate and Mr. Stonestreet ; Book VIII / translated by Mr. Dryden and others ; Book IX / translated by Mr. Dryden and others ; Book X / translated by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Congreve, and others ; Book XI / translated by Mr. Dryden and others ; Book XII / translated by Mr. Dryden ; Book XIII / translated by Mr. Dryden and others ; Book XIV / translated by Sir Samuel Garth, M.D. ; Book XV / translated by Mr. Dryden and other[s].

Call Number

8-NTFI (Garth) (Ovid. Ovid's Metamorphoses)

OCLC

5350972

Author

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D., author.

Title

Ovid's Metamorphoses, in fifteen books / translated by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Addison. Dr. Garth, Mr. Mainwaring, Mr. Congreve, Mr. Rowe, Mr. Pope, Mr. Gay, Mr. Eusden, Mr. Croxall, and other eminent hands ; publish'd by Sir Samuel Garth, M.D. ; adorn'd with sculptures.

Publisher

London : Printed for J. Tonson in the Strand, MDCCXXVII [1727]

Edition

The third edition.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Indexed In:

English Short Title Catalog, T99262

Case, A.E. Bibliography of English poetical miscellanies, 1521-1750, entry 298(c)

Additional Formats

Also available online via Eighteenth Century Collections Online (v. 1, British Library copy) and Google Books (v. 2).

Local Note

Library copy incomplete: Volume the first only. Lacks added engraved title page and illustration to Book III. Details of v. 2 taken from online edition, via Google Books.

Gift of F.A. Sorge.

Place of Publication

England London.

Added Author

Garth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719, editor, translator.

Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719, translator.

Catcott, A. S. (Alexander Stopford), 1692-1749, translator.

Congreve, William, 1670-1729, translator.

Croxall, Samuel, 1688 or 1689-1752, translator.

Dryden, John, 1631-1700, translator.

Eusden, Laurence, 1688-1730, translator.

Gay, John, 1685-1732, translator.

Harvey, Stephen, 1655-1707, translator.

Maynwaring, Arthur, 1668-1712, translator.

Ozell, John, -1743, translator.

Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744, translator.

Rowe, Nicholas, 1674-1718, translator.

Stanyan, Temple, 1675-1752, translator.

Stonestreet, William, -1716, translator.

Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715, translator.

Vernon, Edward, 1669?-1743, translator.

Welsted, Leonard, 1688-1747, translator.

Kneller, Godfrey, Sir, 1646-1723, illustrator.

Tonson, Jacob, 1682-1735, printer.

Research Call Number

8-NTFI (Garth) (Ovid. Ovid's Metamorphoses)