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ALDUS MANUTIUS AND ITALICS
Aldus Manutius was born in Bassanio in 1452 (or perhaps in 1449-50). After studying in Rome, and having lived in Ferrara and Carpi, Manutius moved to Venice, where he opened a publishing house and began printing, especially Latin and Greek classics, starting from 1493.Fundamental among the works in Greek, was the creation of the first printed edition of the works of Aristotle. In January 1496 Manutius published "De Aetna" by Pietro Bembo, especially memorable for the elegance of the Roma... Search and Buy now!
LEONARDO DA VINCI: 500 YEARS LATER
500 years after his death, Leonardo da Vinci is a name that still today arouses deep admiration for the genius he showed in the field of literary, pictorial and scientific arts and, above all, for the cultural heritage that he has handed down to humanity. That Leonardo da Vinci who inspired artists and thinkers, the Leonardo who in Milan frescoed the Last Supper in Santa Maria delle Grazie, the artist who studied the ideal proportions of the human body giving life to the Vitruvian Man, the sa... Search and Buy now!
FIRST EDITIONS
In the field of books, and especially in collecting, we hear about the first edition or original edition. The term "first edition" refers to the first publication of a printed work; it is often the case that the term "editio princeps", which has the same meaning, is also used. The first editions, in most cases, and when the book becomes a successful publishing case, can reach very high prices. But how much can a first edition be worth and what are the parameters that contribute to a market es... Search and Buy now!
