Ovidii Metamorphosis, oder Verwandelungs Bucher

The Metamorphoses by Ovid. Engravings by Johannes Baur. 1703.

The Images

Artist Johann Whilhelm Baur (1600-1640) designed 151 illustrations for the Metamorphoses. They first appeared in Vienna possibly as early as 1639 and were reissued several times. This edition, printed at Nuremberg in 1703 includes a title page from an earlier edition dated 1687.

Both title pages are included here, followed by links to the plates. They are divided here by Book number to make the file sizes more manageable. However, the actual printed edition did not separate them in any way beyond labelling them by Book number and page number.

The title page from an earlier version was included in this 1703 edition.

The title page for the 1703 edition.


Book 1, Plates 1-14
Of bodies chang'd to various forms, I sing:
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Book 2, Plates 15-27
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Book 3, Plates 28-37
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Book 4, Plates 38-48
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Book 5, Plates 49-54
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Book 6, Plates 55-61
Pallas, attending to the Muse's song,
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Book 7, Plates 62-72
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Book 8, Plates 73-82
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Book 9, Plates 83-89
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Book 10, Plates 90-99
Thence, in his saffron robe, for distant Thrace, Hymen departs,
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Book 11, Plates 100-111
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Book 12, Plates 112-117
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Book 13, Plates 118-130
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Book 14, Plates 131-145
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Book 15, Plates 146-150
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