Fc.5.03(01)
De laudibus vitae. rusticae ode Horatii epodon secunda ab Aldo Manuccio explicata. Ad perillustrem Iulium. Contarenum Georgii F. Patricium Venetum.
Portion of title: Epodon secunda.
Distinctive title: De lavdibvs vitae. rvsticae ode Horatii
Bononiae : [s.n.] , MDXXCVI. [1586]
[8], 48 p. ; 4to.
Text printed in Italic type with commentary in Roman type.
Small engraved illustration on title page; dedicatory material inside a single rule border; woodcut head- and tail-pieces; initials.
Renouard, A.A. Alde (3e ed.), p. 238
BM STC Italian, 334
Booklabel of John Reynolds, recording donation to Eton College, 1751.
Contemporary dark brown calf; blind tooled triple fillet and strapwork centrepiece; bind tooled single fillet along board edges; red morocco spine label with gold tooled letters; four raised bands.
Previous shelfmarks: Fc.5.6, Fc.4.13.
Inscription on front paste down: 2d.
One of two items in volume.
Poetry, Latin.
Manuzio, Aldo, 1547 - 1597 editor.
Reynolds, John, 1671 - 1758 former owner.
Italy Bologna.
B28097