Secondary sourceBook1544
Vergilius, Basel 1544
Anonymous, printed by Hieronymus Curio · 1544
A page from a 1544 printed edition of Virgil's works with ancient commentaries and a woodcut farming scene.
A printed edition of Virgil's works showing how his poetry was published and studied with ancient commentary centuries later.
About this source
What it is
This is a page from a 1544 edition of Virgil's Georgics, Bucolics, and Aeneid printed in Basel, including commentaries by the ancient scholars Servius and Donatus. It has an anonymous woodcut illustration of a farming scene above columns of Latin text.
Why it matters
This printed book shows how Renaissance readers encountered Virgil's poetry together with ancient commentary that shaped how it was understood. The woodcut connects to the Georgics' subject, farming life, reflecting the poem's content visually for readers.
Look closer
- Why might a printer include ancient commentaries alongside Virgil's own text?
- What does the farming scene in the woodcut tell you about the subject of this part of Virgil's work?
- How does printing with commentary change the reading experience compared to the original poem alone?
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