Albii Tibulli equitis Romani poetae clarissimi liber primus

Resource Information

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Label

Albii Tibulli equitis Romani poetae clarissimi liber primus

Instantiates

• Albii Tibulli equitis Romani poetae clarissimi liber primus

Publication

• Brixiae Brescia, Impressum per Boninum de Boninis de Ragusia, anno salutis M.CCCC.LXXXVI. die xviii Februarii 18 Feb. 1486

Note

• In 1486, Bonini issued a Tibullus (Feb. 18), a Propertius (Mar. 16), and a Catullus (May 11), the three forming a sort of trilogy. They were probably intended for students of Latin style; see P. F. Grendler, Schooling in Renaissance Italy: literacy and learning, 1300-1600 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Univ. Press, 1989), in which Grendler discusses at length the uses and audiences for classical texts surrounded by commentary
• Title from recto of leaf [4]
• Imprint from colophon
• Signatures: a-h6
• First leaf ([a1]) is blank
• Recto of leaf [2] begins: Bernardinus Verone[n]sis clarissimo uiro Baptist[a]e Vrsino
• Woodcuts: first page of text of Tibullus (recto of leaf [4]) within white-on-black illustrated woodcut border, featuring heads, torsos, urns, and acanthus leaves
• Text of Tibullus printed in large roman type in center of page, surrounded on three sides by commentary in small roman type; spaces left for capitals, with guide letters
• Title in ISTC: Elegiae sive Carmina; title in Hain: Carmina

Carrier category

volume

Carrier category code

nc

Carrier MARC source

rdacarrier

Content category

text

Content type code

txt

Content type MARC source

rdacontent

Dimensions

30 cm (folio)

Extent

[48] leaves

Media category

unmediated

Media MARC source

rdamedia

Media type code

n

Note

Spec. Coll. copy: Woodcut border hand-colored in red, green, and purple. In a modern half binding of green patterned paper over white leather; gold-stamped green leather spine label with title "Catullus. Carmina." Bound with: Val. Cat. Vero. poetae cl. ad Cornelium nepotem. Brixiae [Brescia]: Impressum per Boninu[m] de Boninis de Ragusia anno salutis. M.CCCC.Lxxxvi. xi. Kal. Maias [11 May 1486]. Purchase, Bruce McKittrick, 1990.

Record ID

3906841

System control number

• (OCoLC)19115468
• ucoclc19115468