Plutarchus Vitae Illustrium Virorum [Vitae Parallelae]

Plutarch

Verlag: Nicolaus Jenson, Venetiis [Venice], 1478

Two incunable leaves from Nicholas Jenson's 1478 edition of Plutarch's 'Parallel Lives', in the pioneering roman typeface Jenson established. This was the third Latin edition of Plutarch's work. In the original Latin.Two leaves from Plutarch"s 'Vitae parallelae', comprising part of the life of Crassus, and the concluding 'Comparatio' between Crassus and Nicio, printed in Venice by Nicolaus Jenson in 1478.Present here are leaves E10 and D1. These leaves cover the final page of the life of Crassus, followed by the start of the Comparatio between Crassus - a roman general and statesman - and the Athenian politician Nicias. Plutarch contrasts their character, leadership, and the consequences of their respective caution and ambition.This is an early and desirable incunable edition, published within a decade of the first printed edition in Latin of Plutarch's lives, which was produced in 1470. This was the third edition of this work to be published, and was published in two volumes. The leaves we have are extracted from the second volume. The complete work sold in 2021 for $56,000 at auction. Printed by Nicolas Jenson in his celebrated and important roman type, instead of the more common 'gothic' which had been inherited from manuscripts.According to an advertisement from 1482, Jenson's typeface "Do not hinder one"s eyes, but rather help them and do them good. Moreover, the characters are so intelligently and carefully elaborated that the letters are neither smaller, larger nor thicker than reason or pleasure demand." Two leaves, disbound from a larger work but bound together, loosely inserted in paper wraps with a handwritten title. Leaves largely clean and bright, with perimeters a touch age toned with only minor spotting. Very Good Indeed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1010F64

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Plutarchus Vitae Illustrium Virorum [Vitae ...
Verlag: Nicolaus Jenson, Venetiis [Venice]
Erscheinungsdatum: 1478
Einband: Disbound
Illustrator: None
Zustand: Very Good Indeed
Art des Buches: book