Opera

Author Horace Roman
 Publisher Pierre Didot l'ainé French
 Illustrator Charles Percier French

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This is the second book in Didot's five-part project known as the "Louvre editions" (1798–1816). Situated between The Works of Virgil and The Works of Racine, it marked the pivotal transition in Didot's suite between authors from antiquity and those from modern France. The twelve headpiece illustrations were designed by Charles Percier, who also designed the headpieces in the penultimate installment of Didot's project, La Fontaine's Fables.

Opera, Horace (Roman, Venusia 65 BCE–8 BCE Rome), Printed book with engraved headpiece illustrations

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Page 363: Epistolarum, Liber Secundus

Opera, Horace (Roman, Venusia 65 BCE–8 BCE Rome), Printed book with engraved headpiece illustrations
Opera, Horace (Roman, Venusia 65 BCE–8 BCE Rome), Printed book with engraved headpiece illustrations

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