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Incunabolo - Terenzio Afro, Publio

Comoediae. Cum directorio vocabulorum. interlinear glosses, et commentariis Donati, Guidonis, et Ascensii. Add: Vita Terentii de dictis Petrarcae excerpta., 1496

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€ 4.000 - 5.000

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€ 6.108

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Information

Strasbourg, Johann (Reinhard) & nbsp; Gruninger, 1496). In 2nd. With & nbsp; 179 cards (su180), without the final blank. Elegant figured frontispiece depicting a theater of the Middle Ages, repeated even later, some tears, & nbsp; of which one compensated with scotch tape to c. a4, some halo, scattered blooms, woodworm holes, which in a few cases damage the text, binding & nbsp; of the century XX in the middle red morocco, to the compartments of the author's back imprinted in gold. Ex libris by Paul Helbronner & nbsp; and the Biblioteque. Bechtel. & Nbsp;


Specialist Notes

Second illustrated edition, the first by Johann Grüninger. The most characteristic element of this edition is the series of woods that illustrate it. Each section is introduced for the first time by a full-page woodcut that brings together all the protagonists. The smaller woods at the beginning of each scene are made using separate blocks, allowing you to rearrange the composition as desired. Comparison with other known examples effectively highlights more or less significant variations in the illustration.

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