COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL22310004
Reference Number:
R213578
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Manuscript inscriptions on flyleaf
Parent Work Title:
In hoc uolumine haec insunt. Theodori Introductiuæ gra[m]matices libri quatuor. : Eiusdem de Mensibus opusculum sanequa[m]pulchtu[m]. Apollonii gra[m]matici de constructione libri quatuor. Herodianus de numeris..
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Grammaticae institutionis libri. 1495
Creator:
Manuzio, Aldo, 1449 or 1450 -1515
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Gazēs, Theodōros, approximately 1400-approximately 1475
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Apollonius, Dyscolus, active 2nd century
Creator:
Pseudo-Herodianus
Creator:
Herodianus, Aelius, active 2nd century
Date Created:
1495-12-25
Publication Details:
Venice: Aldus Manutius, Romanus
Page/Sheet:
Front flyleaf 1r
Description:
Manuscript inscription at head of first front flyleaf recto: "In this copy, the tract of Theodorus de Mensibus, which should follow the Grammar, precedes it. There is no defect, and each Treatise beginning with a separate set of signatures, it does not signify which is placed first"; added below in pencil MS in another hand: "Bp. Butlers writing". Below a sales catalogue slip describing this copy: "1141 Gazæ (Theodori) Introductivæ Grammatices Libri quatuor, &c., yellow morocco, ruled, the Title-page repaired, Aldus, 1495". Slip of paper loose between front endpaper and first flyleaf, with handwritten inscription: "Greek grammar of Theod. Gaza / Printed by Aldus of Venice in 1495 / The second book printed by Aldus"; added below in a different hand: "Manutius".
Language:
English
Subject:
Books--Provenance
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Sub-Category:
Inscriptions
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Medium:
Ink
Medium:
Pencil
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Italy: Veneto: Venezia: Venice
Item Height:
310 mm
Item Width:
210 mm
Provenance:
Christie, Richard Copley, 1830-1901, former owner
Provenance:
Butler, Samuel, 1774-1839, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Educational Notes:
Incunabula Cataloguing Project (Provenance), 2021-2025
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
Academic Project Lead:
John Gandy
Academic Project Lead:
Ed Potten
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