Maronis Carmina Omnia

Maronis Carmina Omnia

Virgil, book's author

Joannis Bond, Father Dubner
[the title page was correctly translated in March 2020 and while originally John Bond was thought to have added editorial comments, this is incorrect]

Parissii: Ex Typographia Firminorum Didot

1858

Madison Theodore researched and wrote the event description in 2018.

For a description of the book, please click on the image of the event label/description or scroll to the bottom of the page for the section entitled "Text" for a transcription of the attached document.

Literature

SPECIAL PA6801 .A2 1858

Latin, book's contents
English, event description

This book has another record in the "Beautiful Books" Lobby Display Collection.To see this book on November 15, 2018 in the “Event Photographs” Collection, please go here [Photograph of Books] 05444.

MARONIS CARMINA OMNIA | VIRGIL, JOANNIS BOND, FATHER DUBNER | PARISSII: EX TYPOGRAPHIA FIRMINORUM DIDOT

This book was intended for French scholars schooled in the Latin language so they could read the original Virgil rather than in translation. The title, Carmina Omnia, translates to All Songs, meaning that these are all the songs of Virgil, with commentary by Jonas Bond, and editing by Father Dubner.

This book has beautiful dark red leather covers (looks like imitation goatskin) with a double line blind stamping near the edges on both the front and back covers. The spine features raised bands framed by blind stamped double lines. The author, editor, and title are stamped on the spine in gold. All edges are gilt (A.E.G.), and there is a beautiful floral scroll design in the square. This design continues onto the edges of the covers. The endpapers are a burgundy, mustard, navy, and cream comb marbling pattern.

The title page is decorative, and features many classical Roman elements, including Romulus and Remus suckling the wolf in the center, a Romanesque bust on what appears to be a coin at the top, and a frieze featuring Roman soldiers in battle at the bottom. At the beginning of each section, there are Romanesque illustrations, usually of people. All the text is surrounded by a red border, with one block for content, and another for commentary. The title and the vignettes are all steel-plate engravings.

English Professor Emeritus, Dr. Andrew “Drew” Dillon, who taught at Flagler for several decades, donated this book just over a year before his death in 2015. He is remembered fondly by all who knew him.

Book / Unpublished Print Document