Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D., Metamorphoses. Translated and introduced by Mary M. Innes illustrations by Richard Shirley Smith. London: The Folio Society, 1995, 1995
- Call Number:
- MSS 17
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
- Title(s):
- Metamorphoses. Translated and introduced by Mary M. Innes illustrations by Richard Shirley Smith. London: The Folio Society, 1995.
- Date:
- 1995
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series II: Publications Designed or Illustrated by Richard Shirley Smith
- Part of Collection:
- volume Moss no. 130
- Provenance:
- Gift of Roger W. Moss, 2011
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- Copyright UndeterminedThe collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
- Scope and Content:
- Eight leaves of color reproductions of paintings by Shirley Smith (facingPp. 32, 49, 97, 112, 225, 240, 288 and 305). In addition to the plates there are thirteen tail-pieces (one used twice) and the title-page design, which incorporates the main title and imprint in a pastiche of a classical monumental inscription. Typeset in 13- point Baskerville with Fry's Baskerville for display. Typeset by Gloucester Typesetting Services, printed and bound by The Bath Press on Hamilton Wove and Mohawk Superfine paper and bound by them in quarter leatherette with pale grey cloth sides over-printed in dark green with a drawing by Shirley Smith, after Bernini. Gray slip case. Color prospectus (4Pp.) from The Folio Society for the Ovid laid in. A record for this item is also available in the <extref xlink:type="simple" xlink:actuate="onRequest" xlink:show="new" xlink:href="http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/10438881">Yale University Library Catalog.</extref>
- Physical Description:
- Pp. [i-iv] v-xxix [xxx-xxxii] 1-350 [351-352] ; 252 x 178 mm
- Finding Aid Title:
- Roger W. Moss Collection of Manuscript, Original Art and Printed Material by and about Richard Shirley Smith
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/5884.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/2396082
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/2396082?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1