Fine Books from the Aldine Press printed by Aldus Manutius and his successors at Venice, 1995-05-03
Item — Box: Christie's, Folder: 112
Identifier: Item 1
Scope and Contents
(Including many in contemporary bindings and with important provenances. Greek editiones principes, the first book from the Press 1495; Latin and Italian first editions, Bembo's De Actna 1496; Aldus's own exceedingly rare Latin grammar of 1501; one of two known copies on vellum of Ovid's Fasti 1503; and Lyonese counterfeits of Petrarch and Dante.)
Dates
- created: 1995-05-03
Creator
- From the Collection: Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc. (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: S. Leigh Sotheby & John Wilkinson (Firm) (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge (Publisher, Organization)
- From the Collection: Sotheby's (Firm) (Publisher, Organization)
Extent
From the Collection: 621 Volumes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the Western Michigan University Special Collections Repository
Contact:
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
lib_rbr@wmich.edu
Western Michigan University Libraries, Special Collections
Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490
lib_rbr@wmich.edu