HORATIVS // CVM QVINQVE COMMENTIS. // QVIN. HORATII // Flacci Poemata omnia: Commentantibus Antonio // Mancinello: Acrone: Porphyrione: Ioanne Brita/ // nico: necnon & Iodoco Badio Ascensio: uiris eru/ // ditissimis. // Centimetrum Marii Seruii. // Annotationes Aldi Manutii Romani. // Ratio mensuum: quibus Odæ tenentur: eodem Aldo // authore. // Nicolai Peroti Libellus demetris Odarum. // Annotationes Matthæi Bonfinis Asculani: suis locis in // sertæ & ad finem ex integro restitutæ. // Index copiosissimus omnium uocabulorum: quæin to/ // to opere animaduersione digna uisa sunt. // Quæ omnia // [device] // diligentissima // cura nuper // [same device] // excusa sunt. // M. D. X X X V I .
Venise: Jean Tacuini de Tridino, July 1536. Colophon: Venetiis in ædibus Ioannis Tacuini de Tridino. Anno dñi // M.D.XXXVI. mense Iulii. Regnante Inclyto // Andrea Griti Principe. // REGISTRVM. //…. 1536. Binding: Expertly rebacked 17th century vellum; spine raised with five (5) bands and gilt lettered title on morocco label on two. Edges uncut. , Notes: Venice edition of Aldo Manutio’s annotations.
This work includes the Epistola Ascensii, Vita Horatii by Petrum Grifitum Florentinum; Epistle Mancinelli; Vita Horatii by Antonio Mancinello; Index vocabulorum; Carminum [four books]; Epodon; Ars Poetica; Sermons [two books]; Epistles [two books]; Annotations of ALDO MANUZIO; Genera Metrorum; De Metris Odarum; Annotations of Matthei Bonfinis of Asculani. Nicolai Peroti's Book of the Meters of the Odes. , Size: Folio (302x208mm), Illustration: Woodcut illustration framing title in red and black ink at the centre; woodcut initials of varying sizes at openings of sections and paragraphs; woodblock illustrations at openings; central text in larger font flanked by commentary in two columns. , References: Philippe Renouard: Bibliographie des impressions et des œuvres de Josse Badius Ascensius... p.512, #10; London. Brit. Mus. - Oxford Bib. Bodl., Pages: Ll: [6], 296, bl.; collation: Bl., illustrated title, +2-6, A1-Z8; AA1-EE8, FF1-6, GG1-LL8, MM1-10, NN1-OO8 [with colophon], bl.., Category: Book Classics; Book Europe Italy; Book Early Printed 1500;. Attractive, example; some leaves restored & reinforced; minor tear repairs, i. e. upper corner tear-offs at XXII and the final leaf. This rare and desirable work is in very good condition. Item #B6914
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