Antiquitatum Romanarum. Liber de Legibus. Index rerum memorabilium.
by MANUTIUS, Paulus
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- Hardcover
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Zürich, Switzerland
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About This Item
Venice, Aldus, 1559. With Aldine anchor device on title and last blank verso, capital spaces and guide letters. Printed in Italics. 6 unn. leaves, leaves 7-170, 34 unn. leaves index. Small 8vo. Later half vellum, spine label (slightly soiled). From the collection of Hendrik D. L. Vervliet; with bookplate Renard. Venice, Aldus, 1559. An Aldine edition containing the first of four books on Roman antiquities by Paulus Manutius (the others are De senatu, De comitiis, and De civitate Romana), first published in 1557 in folio, and printed under the direction of the Italian humanist Paulus or Paolo Maunuzio (1512-1574), who was the youngest son of Aldus Manutius the elder (1450-1515). An eminent philologist, he took over the publishing company from his in-laws, the Asolani, in 1533 and headed it until he left for Rome in 1561. This is a handsome and textually valuable edition.- Bibliographical note in red ink on flyleaf, some old marginalia in brown ink, otherwise a charming little Aldine in good condition. - STC (Italian) 412; Adams M-476. HUMANISM ;
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- Bookseller
- Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat
(CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32816-362
- Title
- Antiquitatum Romanarum. Liber de Legibus. Index rerum memorabilium.
- Author
- MANUTIUS, Paulus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Venice, Aldus
- Date Published
- 1559
- Keywords
- HUMANISM ;
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