Libreria Antiquaria Pregliasco

11. BOdONI, G.B. Oratio dominica in cLV linguas
versa et exotici characteribus expressa.
Parma, Typis Bodonianis, 1806, € 12.000
folio, a total of 312 pages printed in Roman, Greek and
exotic types, for a total of 97 different types. The Pater
Noster is present in 155 different languages (Asian,
Americans, Africans and Europeans). Magnificent edition,
dedicated to Prince Eugene Napoleon. It can be considered
as a second Manuale Tipografico by Bodoni. Printed in
180 copies only, very rare. Contemporary binding in
orange boards, very fine copy with full margins. De Lama
171-174. Brooks 1003. Updike 168-169. [10514]
12. BOeThIuS, Severinus. Libri de
consolatione philosophiae. cum figuris ornatissimis
noviter axpolitus. Argentine
(Strassburg), Ioh. Gruninger, 1501, € 10.500
folio, pp.(10), 128, text and glosses in roman type, notes
in gothic. Fine contemporary pigskin over wooden boards.
First illustrated edition of Boethius with 77 beautiful
woodcuts in the text, plus many illustrated initials. This
volume, dedicated to Sebastian Brandt, is considered to be
one of the most fine and rare books produced in
Strassburg in early 16th century. Ritter, 225. Schmidt, 67.
Kristeller, 96. [16409]
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