Virgil’s works shaped the imagination of the Western world. His Aeneid gave Rome its founding myth, while his Eclogues and Georgics set the standard for pastoral and didactic poetry. For centuries, his lines were studied as scripture, guiding poets, scholars, and statesmen alike. During the Renaissance his writings became a cornerstone of humanist learning, printed and reprinted as the foundation of classical education. We are currently offering a remarkable 1491 incunable of Virgil’s collected

Virgil’s works shaped the imagination of the Western world. His Aeneid gave Rome its founding myth, while his Eclogues and Georgics set the standard for pastoral and didactic poetry. For centuries, his lines were studied as scripture, guiding poets, scholars, and statesmen alike. During the Renaissance his writings became a cornerstone of humanist learning, printed and reprinted as the foundation of classical education. We are currently offering a remarkable 1491 incunable of Virgil’s collected