April 12, 2024
1517 Martialis Epigrammata, Post Incunabula
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Title Marcus Valerius Martialis - cDescription and condition Beautiful post incunabula copy of the "Martialis", second A ldine edition published in 1517 (M. D. XVII), the first is from 1501. On the title page, the woodcut device of the Aldine typography. Colophon and device (which repeats the one on the title page) at the end of the work.Contemporary (probably 17th century) vellum binding in very good condition. Marbled endpapers, red edges. Tight text block. Occasional 16th century marginalia. Missing pages 41-48.Size: 6 1/2" x 4" x 1"Rare post incunabula, 505 years old book.The Aldine Press was the printing office started by Aldus Manutius in 1494 in Venice, from which were issued the celebrated Aldine editions of the classics (Latin and Greek masterpieces, plus a few more modern works). The first book that was dated and printed under his name appeared in 1495.The Aldine Press is famous in the history of typography, among other things, for the introduction of italics. The press was the first to issue printed books in the small octavo size, similar to that of a modern paperback, and like that intended for portability and ease of reading.: 82--84 According to Curt F. Bühler, the press issued 132 books during twenty years of activity under Aldus Manutius. After Aldus's death in 1515, the press was continued by his wife Maria and her
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