Bucolica, followed by commentary, in Greek

Abstract

Theocritus, Bucolica, followed by commentary, in Greek. Two vols. as one, pr. ‘apud Salamandram’ on the title pages, at the end of each vol. ‘in aedibus Bartholomai de Zanettis, à Casterzago’, Venice, 1539. Another innovation of the printed book, from as early as the 1470s, was the printer’s device, of which perhaps the most famous is the anchor & dolphin of Aldus Manutius. This dramatic example, first used in this book, soon became popular among a group of mutually acquainted Venetian printers. Inside the front cover is the armorial bookplate of Frederic North, fifth earl of Guildford (1766-1827). Sales of his books took place at intervals between 1828 and 1835. From the Library of Christ College. Uncatalogued.