Filename:
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cc_csc0144_spira_2631.tif
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Identifier:
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cc_csc0144_spira_2631.tif
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Title:
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Patavini historici ab urbe condita decadis prim[a]e liber primus incipit
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Creator:
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Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?
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Creator:
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Livy
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Subject:
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Incunabula - Europe
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Subject:
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Books - History
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Subject:
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Type and type-founding - History
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Subject:
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Printing - History
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Summary:
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This folio leaf shows an example of early Venetian printing by Wendelin da Spira. The characters are old style roman in the classification of serif typefaces.
The book "History of Rome," sometimes referred to as Ab Urbe Condita ([Books] from the Founding of the City), is a monumental history of ancient Rome, written in Latin between 27 and 9 BC by the historian Titus Livius, or "Livy", as he is usually known in English.
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Publisher:
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Vindelino da Spira
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Digital Publisher:
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Rochester Institute of Technology - RIT Libraries - Cary Graphic Arts Collection
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Date of Original:
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1470
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Date of Digitization:
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2020
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Broad Type:
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still image
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Specific Type:
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book
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Digital File Format:
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jpeg
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Physical Format:
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leaf
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Dimensions of Original:
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37.7 x 27.9 cm
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Language:
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Latin
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Original Item Location:
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CARCSC.0144
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Library Collection:
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Stephen O. Saxe Collection
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Digital Project:
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2020_0041_incunabula
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Place:
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Italy - Venice
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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Rights:
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RIT Libraries makes materials from its collections available for educational and research purposes pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. It is your responsibility to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish or reproduce images in print or electronic form.
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