Thesaurus cornucopiae, Venice, Aldus, 1496, modern half pigskin

Thesaurus cornu copiae

Thesaurus cornu copiae et Horti Adonidis. Venice: Aldus Manutius, August 1496

Super-Chancery folio (297 x 199mm.), 280 leaves, *¹⁰ aα–zψ⁸ &ω⁴ AΑ–DΔ⁸ EΕ⁶ FΖ GΗ⁸ HΘ⁶ IΙ⁸ KΚ⁶ LΛ⁸, 30 lines, Greek text, modern half pigskin over wooden boards, first and last two quires washed and slightly browned, small repair to foot of first leaf, upper joint cracking

An early production from the Aldine Press, one of several Greek grammars printed at this time in accordance with Aldus's programme of Greek printing. Aldus's preface to this works gives us information about how long he has been involved with printing and his plans for future publications, including his monumental works of Aristotle.

Please note that this lot has already been granted an export licence by the Italian authorities.

LITERATURE:

Aldo Manuzio tipografo 9; ISTC it00158000; Renouard 9/1; UCLA 8