Ausonius..
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus.
Avancius, Hieronymus,active 1500,editor.
Corner, Marco,1482-1524,dedicatee.
TheodosiusI,Emperor of Rome,347-395,correspondent.
Manuzio family,printer.
Torresanus, Andreas,de Asula,1451-1529,printer.
Crinito, Pietro,1465-approximately 1504.De poetis latinis.Vita Ausonii.
Venice : [Heirs of] Aldus Manutius, and Andrea Torresanus,
November 1517.
Title from title page in capitals on leaf a1 recto.
Imprints from colophon in capitals on leaf o3 verso, which reads in full: Venetiis in aedibus Aldi / et Andreae Soceri / mense Novembri / M· D· XVII.
Aldine woodcut printer's anchor device A2 on leaves a1 recto and o4 verso.
There are two known states of the text on leaf a1 verso: first state with the forename of the editor incorrectly spelled "Hieroymus"; second state with the same name correctly spelled "Hieronymus".
Two states for printer's register on leaf o3 verso: one state providing only the alphabetical sequence of segnatures; another state with the alphabetical sequence of segnatures followed by statement on the nature of gatherings: "Omnes sunt quaterniones præ/ter o duernionem".
Edited by Hieronymus Avancius.
Printed foliation, with leaf 3 misnumbered 2, and leaves a6 and a7 unfoliated.
A few spaces left blank for initials, mostly with printed guide letters.
Signatures: a-n⁸ o⁴. All cursive; k on leaf k2 inverted; leaf l4 missigned "i 4".
Title page, with device, a1r; Hieronymus Avantius Veronensis. [Dedication letter addressed to] Cardinal Marcus Cornelius, a1v-a2r; Petrus Riccius Crinitus. De poetis latinis, excerpt, Vita Ausonii, incipit "[D]Ecius Ausonius genere Gallus patria Bur/degalensis fuit", a2v-a3r; Theodosius I, Emperor of Rome. [Letter addressed to] Ausonius and reply, a3v and a4r; [Decimus Magnus] Ausonius Paeonius. Ecloga, a4v-a5r; [Decimus Magnus] Ausonius Paeonius. Opera, edited by Hieronymus Avantius, a6r-o3r; colophon, o3v; printer's register, o3v; device, o4v. For full content details, see Ahmanson-Murphy 158.
Adams,
Ahmanson-Murphy,
BM STC Italian 1465-1600,
EDIT 16 (online),
Renouard, A.A. Annales de l'imprimerie des Alde (3e éd),
Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale (SBN online),
Renouard, A.A. Alde (2nd ed.),
Didactic poetry, Latin
Italy Venice.