1984-90 Enciclopedia Virgiliana

Description

Colour Plates, Illustrated, Leather Binding, Publishers' Original Binding, Scarce

Complete in six volumes. A scarce work, rarely seen on the market.

A beautiful comprehensive encyclopaedic study dedicated to the work and times of Publio Virgilio Marone (Virgil), covering subjects from A to Z. In the original Italian language.

Published by the Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana founded by Giovanni Treccani, former Senator of Italy and famous publisher of the Enciclopedia Italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti and of the Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani.

A great guide to the critical-hermeneutic study of the work of Virgil, as well as a support to extend the knowledge of his world. 

Volume VI contains an extensive Index. 

In the original publisher's striking quarter morocco bindings. 

Each volume illustrated with numerous black and white illustrations in text as well as lovely colourful plates. With fifty-two full page plates to vol. I; sixty to vol. II; sixty-four to vol. III; sixty-four to vol. IV; forty-four to vol. V; forty-eight to vol. VI with five coloured maps to rear. Collated, complete.