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PROBUS, Marcus Valerius (late 1st century). De interpretandis Romanorum litteris, and other works. Edited by Joannes Bonardus. Venice: Johannes Tacuinus, de Tridino, 20 April 1499.
Super-chancery 4° (201 x 136mm). Collation: a-e4 (a1r title, a1v prefatory letter to Joannes Bonardus, a2r texts, e4v colophon). 20 leaves. 29-30 lines and headline. Type: 3:108R; 6:84R. Full-page woodcut of a Sibyl signed b.M. in the block, woodcut historiated initials. (Occasional spotting.) 20th-century patterned paper boards, blue sprinkled edges (torn at spine). Provenance: Boston University, College of Liberal Arts Library (deaccession letter provided).
Third edition of this guide to abbreviations used in official and historical texts of antiquity. Its importance was multifaceted for the Renaissance, since it was also an invaluable aid in the interpretation of classical inscriptions. First appearance of the woodcut of a Sibyl. HCR 13378; BMC V, 534 (IA. 24095); CIBN P-614; Essling 1179; Sander 5900; Goff P-996.
Super-chancery 4° (201 x 136mm). Collation: a-e
Third edition of this guide to abbreviations used in official and historical texts of antiquity. Its importance was multifaceted for the Renaissance, since it was also an invaluable aid in the interpretation of classical inscriptions. First appearance of the woodcut of a Sibyl. HCR 13378; BMC V, 534 (IA. 24095); CIBN P-614; Essling 1179; Sander 5900; Goff P-996.
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