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Livius (Livy) Titus (59 B.C.-17 A.D.) - The death of Verginia - 1514
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Livius (Livy) Titus (59 B.C.-17 A.D.) - The death of Verginia - 1514

Volker Riepenhausen

Selected by Volker Riepenhausen

Verginia, or Virginia (c. 465 BC – 449 BC), was the subject of a story of ancient Rome. Verginia, upon threat to her virtue, was killed by her father. Livy directly links Verginia's death to the overthrow of the decemviri and the re-establishment of the Roman Republic. Fine woodcut leaf from 1514. From Livius Titus (59 B.C.-17 A.D.). Romische Historie usz Tito livio gezogen. Translated from Latin into German by Bernhard Schöfferlin and Ivo Wittich. Mainz: Johannes Schoeffer, 1514. Gothic type. First edition of of these woodcuts reflected in their excellence and deep impression. Fine later hand colour.

No. 87659051

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Livius (Livy) Titus (59 B.C.-17 A.D.) - The death of Verginia - 1514

Livius (Livy) Titus (59 B.C.-17 A.D.) - The death of Verginia - 1514

Verginia, or Virginia (c. 465 BC – 449 BC), was the subject of a story of ancient Rome.

Verginia, upon threat to her virtue, was killed by her father. Livy directly links Verginia's death to the overthrow of the decemviri and the re-establishment of the Roman Republic.


Fine woodcut leaf from 1514.

From Livius Titus (59 B.C.-17 A.D.). Romische Historie usz Tito livio gezogen. Translated from Latin into German by Bernhard Schöfferlin and Ivo Wittich. Mainz: Johannes Schoeffer, 1514.

Gothic type.

First edition of of these woodcuts reflected in their excellence and deep impression.

Fine later hand colour.

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