{"product_id":"the-odes-of-horace-limited-edition-folio-society-2179","title":"The Odes of Horace - Limited edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Odes of Horace. The William Morris Manuscript. (2v.). Facsimile volume printed on tatami paper in coloured inks with gold and silver foils, bound in black goatskin with five raised bands and gilt blocking on doublures and spine, 192pp. Commentary volume by Clive Wilmer with translation by W. E. Gladstone, bound in paper, gilt blocked with title, 63pp. Solander box bound in dark green buckram with cloth lined facsimile recess blocked with a design in gold, cover and spine blocked with a design in silver and gold foil. 31.6x25cm. 980 copies. (£395)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorace's Odes explore friendship, love, mortality and the pleasures of a life lived with awareness of its limits. Written in the world of Augustan Rome, the poems move between private reflection and public history, combining carefully shaped lyric forms with an enduring interest in how people use their time. Wine, country life and companionship offer moments of contentment against the uncertainty of fortune and the demands of ambition. Both intimate and worldly, these classical poems have influenced generations of writers through their wit, measured judgement and memorable invitations to enjoy the present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216609821011,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421239198035,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/2179.jpg?v=1792532667","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/the-odes-of-horace-limited-edition-folio-society-2179","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}