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Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, Opera, with Commentary by Christopher Landinus (Incunable Leaf)
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Purchased by Karen Gould (1946-2012) from Pageant Book and Print Shop, New York. Gift of Lewis Gould to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in 2012 in his wife's memory.
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1482, August 5; s. XV; 1450-1499
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Binding: Not bound.
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Other decoration, One leaf: Running headline ; faded red ink capitula supplied; marginal finding notes supplied.
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Layout, One leaf: Text block for commentary 177 x 218 mm includes inserted text block for Horace, verse dimensions vary (number of lines of verse varies), running headlines. Foliation printed at bottom.
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Watermarks, One leaf: Watermarks: None.
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Manuscript note: Horatius Flaccus, Quintus, Opera, with Commentary by Christophorus Landinus, ISTC Number ih00447000. http://istc.bl.uk/search/record.html?istc=ih00447000.
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One leaf: The text is from the commentary on the Odes of Horace Book IV, Ode 4, II. 17-43 by Cristoforo Landino (1424-1498). Landino studied Greek under George of Trebizond, belonged to Marsilio Facino's Platonic Academy , and was a teacher of Lorenzo de' Medici and his brother Giuliano. Printed by Antonio di Bartolommeo (also Bartolomeo) Miscomini in Florence, August 1482.
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Incipit, One leaf: quadruplici comparatione rem confirmat artificiosissimus poeta. Ostendit enim quod non magis.
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Explicit, One leaf: ILLE DIES. in quo victoria potitus est pulcher fuit fugatis tenebris ex latio in? devictis.
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We are grateful to Brother Thomas Sullivan, O.S.B., for providing the identification of the text, and to Patricia Deery Kurtz and Linda Ehrsam Voigts for the physical description.
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22 June 2023
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22 June 2023
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