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Tibullus, Catullus, Propertius, Venice, 1493, modern vellum

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July 18, 12:55 PM GMT

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Tibullus, Catullus & Propertius


Tibullus. Elegiae [with commentary of Bernardinus Cyllenius Veronensis]; Catullus. Carmina [with commentary of Antonius Parthenius]; Propertius. Elegiae [with commentary of Philippus Beroaldus]. Venice: Simon Bevilaqua, 26 June 1493


Chancery folio (306 x 201mm.), 157 leaves (of 158, without final blank), a-c8 d-e6 f-s8 t-x6, 46 lines, roman type, modern vellum, Catullus section with annotations, first few leaves repaired at edges, some marginal paper repairs


A reprint of the 1491 Venice edition, with annotations in several different hands to the poems of Catullus.


LITERATURE

ISTC it00373000

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