Ovid's art of love, in three books. Together with his Amours, and Remedy of love. Translated into English verse by several eminent hands. To which are added, The court of love, a tale from Chaucer. And the history of love. Adorn'd with cutts
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Type of record: Book
Title: Ovid's art of love, in three books. Together with his Amours, and Remedy of love. Translated into English verse by several eminent hands. To which are added, The court of love, a tale from Chaucer. And the history of love. Adorn'd with cutts
Other titles: Ars amatoria; Amores; Remedia amoris
Classmark: BC Lt d/OVI
Creator(s): Ovid
Additional creator(s): Hopkins, Charles (1664?-1700?) (Other)
Related people: Hopkins, Charles
Publisher: printed for J. Tonson
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1719
Language: English
Size and medium: [9], 6-419, [5] p., 4 plates
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/271116
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991018024589705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
Booklist of J. Tonson ([5] p.) at end.
The translators are identified in the text as John Dryden, Nahum Tate and William Congreve.
"The history of love" and the "Amours" have special title pages.
Of the eight plates in the book, four are counted in the signatures and pagination.
"The history of love" is by Charles Hopkins.
"The court of love" is a metrical paraphrase by Arthur Maynwaring.
Agrees with Case 252(c) in all respects save the following: the imprint differs; page 124 is a printed page, not a plate; there is a plate not mentioned by Case between sigs R and S.
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