Quintus Horatius Flaccus - Quinti Horatii Flacii carmina - 1777

Rare two-volume edition of this set gathering Horace's poems, one of the greatest representatives of Latin literature and an essential figure of the golden age of Roman poetry - Born in 65 BC and died in 8 BC, Quintus Horatius Flaccus lived during a period of profound political and cultural transformations, marked by the end of the Roman Republic, civil wars and the establishment of Augustus' principate - His work reflects this era while addressing universal concerns such as happiness, friendship, love, the passage of time, the quest for inner tranquillity, wisdom, and the fragility of human existence - The Latin title Carmina, which means “songs” or “poems,” designates mainly the lyrical odes in which Horace displays a remarkable mastery of rhythm, composition and poetic expression - Quintus Horatius Flaccus - Quinti Horatii Flacii carmina - 1777 - Tome I et II - Franc. Amb. Didot, Jacobi Lacombe - 412 Pages. Good condition of the bindings, volumes in their full marbled calf leather of the period, wear from use, some minor defects on boards and spine, damaged heads, cracked hinges, worn corners, red edges, smooth-spined bindings with gilded titling and tomaisons on morocco pieces, one slightly detached, cold-stamped borders framing the boards - Good interior condition, slight browning, small vignette on the title page, pretty headbands, tailpieces, text fairly clean, endpapers in good condition, with a label on the first blanks, pleasant copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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