Polymetis: Or, An Enquiry concerning the Agreement Between the works of the Roman Poets and the Remains of the Antient Artists. Being An Attempt to illustrate them mutually from one another. In Ten Books [bound in one volume] by Spence, Joseph (1699-1768)
London: Dodsley, 1747
First edition of this major work by Pope's friend and promoter, a treatise on classical mythology as illustrated by ancient works of art and Latin writers
Massive folio: 10.5 by 16"
Engraved frontispiece, full-paged copper engravings by Boitard throughout; some are double-page and/or folding.
Engraved portrait after Vertue.
Bound in original gilt-tooled and decoratively blind-stamped calf.
Marbled endpapers. Gilt edges.
xii, 360 pp.
Binding worn, with minor damages . Front cover is detached.
Clean interior, some toning.
Couple of engravings with archival tape restored tears, one with restored margin (visible on the photo).
One part of the fold-out engraving is detached
One leaf - blank ? (between text and plates section) is missing , also missing the last leaf and final blank
Text in English
Ex-library =========================================== One of the great works on classical art and literature of the eighteenth century, although criticized at the time for totally ignoring the Greeks. Joseph Spence (1699-1768), a friend of Alexander Pope and member of his literary circle, was both "amiable and high-principled." The qualities made him much in demand as an escort for the sons of English gentlemen and nobility on the Grand Tour of Europe.
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