Bolzanio, Grammaticae institutiones ad graecam linguam, Venice, Paolo Manuzio, 1560, vellum

Bolzanio, Urbano Dalle Fosse, called Urbani Bolzanii Bellunensis Grammaticae institutiones ad Graecam linguam. Venice: [Paolo Manuzio], 1560

8vo (151 x 101 mm). Italic and Greek type, 29 lines plus headline. collation: A-Z⁸ Aa-Qq⁸ Rr¹⁰: 322 leaves. Woodcut Aldine device on title-page. (Minimal worming to pastedowns and preliminaries, scattered browning and foxing.)

binding: Later limp vellum (156 x 108 mm), labeled in manuscript along the spine, with a paper label bearing a shelf mark, stubs from two pairs of ties. (Soiled, hinges cracked.)

provenance: Bergamo, Theatine convent of S. Agata (stamp on title-page) — Swann Auction Galleries, New York, 6 December 2001, lot 94. acquisition: Purchased at the Swann sale. references: UCLA 616; Edit16 6787; Renouard 180/4