INCUNABULA REFERENCE / ALDINE / ALDUS MANUTIUS. Im Zeichen von Anker und Delphin. Die Aldinensammlung der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Bearbeitet von H. Nickel und A. Wittenberg. Gestaltet von A.u.M. Bertram
20052213Leipzig: Faber & Faber 2005. Near Fine. Large 4to 305 x 230 mm. 239 1 pp. With 140 color illustrations. Original brown cloth with gilt lettering on cover and spine original printed dustjacket. Catalogue of 1448 items. With "Zur Geschichte der Sammlung" Karla Faust; "Die Buchenbande" Andreas Wittenberg; Widerspruchlichkeiten Holger Nickel; Zeittafel Corneila Wolff foreword afterword and indices. Elaborately produced full-color catalogue of 1448 books printed by Aldus Manutius 1450-1515 and his heirs preserved in the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Most of the books came from the fabulous library of Count Etienne Mejan 1765-1846 which was acquired en bloc in 1847 by King Ferdinand Wilhelm IV of Prussia for the then enormous sum of 64000 talers. The books are listed chronologically with bibliographical and copy-specific information about bindings provenance etc. There are several insightful introductions including discussions about the history of the Aldine Collection at the SB Berlin K. Faust the bindings A. Wittenberg bibliographical and historical contradictions "Widerspruchlichkeiten" H. Nickel. There are 4 extensive indices / registers and finally a Summary in English French and Spanish. Faber & Faber unknown books
Michael Laird Rare Books LLC · États-Unis135,00 $US≈ 114,22 €
