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MAIUS, Junianus (d.1493). De priscorum proprietate verborum. [Treviso: Bernardus de Colonia, 1477].
Second edition of one of the earliest Latin dictionaries to appear in print, and the first book printed at this press. Goff M-96.
Median folio (334 x 230mm). Opening major initial in interlocking red and blue with contrasting decoration, other initials in red or blue, 2 with a face drawn in, red capital strokes (some wormtracks, mostly marginal but affecting a little text in quire cc and last 3 quires). Contemporary German blindstamped calf (rebacked, somewhat restored, a little wormed).
First of only three books printed at this press. Maius was an ardent proponent of the elegant use of Latin, a concern on which the Renaissance was founded. His dictionary was first published in his native Naples, and this edition leaves unaltered the praise of that first printer in the dedicatory letter. The work was used as a chief source for Calepinus's dictionary. H *10540; BMC VI, 892; IGI 6037; Bod-inc M-031; BSB-Ink M-66; Goff M-96.
Second edition of one of the earliest Latin dictionaries to appear in print, and the first book printed at this press. Goff M-96.
Median folio (334 x 230mm). Opening major initial in interlocking red and blue with contrasting decoration, other initials in red or blue, 2 with a face drawn in, red capital strokes (some wormtracks, mostly marginal but affecting a little text in quire cc and last 3 quires). Contemporary German blindstamped calf (rebacked, somewhat restored, a little wormed).
First of only three books printed at this press. Maius was an ardent proponent of the elegant use of Latin, a concern on which the Renaissance was founded. His dictionary was first published in his native Naples, and this edition leaves unaltered the praise of that first printer in the dedicatory letter. The work was used as a chief source for Calepinus's dictionary. H *10540; BMC VI, 892; IGI 6037; Bod-inc M-031; BSB-Ink M-66; Goff M-96.
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