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The Resource Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse docet : atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat, [Francesco de Colonna]. --

Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse docet : atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat, [Francesco de Colonna]. --

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"A romance written by the Dominican friar Franceaco Colonna printed by the greatest printer of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Venice, Aldus Manutius, this is judged to be the most beautiful of all woodcut books. It is also the only profusely illustrated volume which Aldus issued. The designer, who has not been identified, displays a knowledge of classic decoration, a sense of beauty in architectural design, and a skill in figure drawing. Francesco Griffo of Bologna was Aldus? type-designer. His capital letters are large and light and his italics narrow and condensed to make the fullest use of available space. There are decorated initial letters. - Binding and restoration of this copy has been done by Douglas Cockerell. The binding is modern white morocco in antique style with brass clasps. The sides are panelled in squares with blind centre tool of an eagle. The calf of the original binding has been mounted in the inner cover linings." -- [from 1973 Dysart Exhibition Catalogue]. --
Language
lat
Work
Publication
Extent
[233 folio leaves=266 p.]
Note
  • Title page lacking, description from half-title. Not paginated, but numbered in pencil on every right-hand page. -- Under title: "Cautum est, ne quis in dominio ill.s. impune hunc librumque at impprimere." -- Dedication to: "Leonardus Crassus Veronensis Guido Illustriss. Duci Urbini.S.P.D." [p. 2-8]. -- Errata list in Italian on p. [466] ends with " Venetiis Mense Decembri MID in aedibus Aldi Manutii, accuratissime" [=Venice, December 1499]. The verso of this Errata page, entitled "Li errori del libro facti stampando liquali corrige cosi", contains manuscript Italian commentary in brown ink, dated "In Venezia 1545."
  • Following the dedication, there is a poem of one octet and one quartet addressed to "Andreas Maro Brixianus" [p.9] and on the facing page [10], a variant title is repeated printed in inverted triangle form: "Poliphili Hypnerotomachia, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse OSTENDIT [instead of DOCET]. -- The four front leaves bound in at a later time contain the following information in this order: pencil "LC/093/C71/H4" ; red, square ex libris label with oval gold and initials, "Ex Libris Paul Hirsch" ; 91206. -- Price in Pounds Sterling [in pencil] ; KEX/-/-. -- 549/402 ; in pencil: Colonna / Hypnerotomachia Poliphili / Aldus 1499 ; Ham 5501 / Roct 5574 / Essling 1198 / Pellechet 3867 / GWK 7223 / vergl. Zeitschr. f. Bucherfreunde 1918/19 S.44ff. -- "Collated and complete... with rare errata leaf present."
  • The binding is modern white morocco in antique style with brass clasps. The sides are panelled in squares with blind centre tool of an eagle. The brown calf of the original binding has been mounted in the inner linings" [Exhibition Catalogue, University of Manitoba, 1973]. --The orig. binding has a gold, oval escutcheon which shows a pouncing lion at the top, twice three fleurs de lys in two diagonally facing quarters, and a row of seven diamond shapes in the remaining two quarters. A border of stylized leaves surrounds the outer edges
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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse docet : atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat
Title
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse docet
Title remainder
atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat
Statement of responsibility
[Francesco de Colonna]. --
Creator
Contributor
Subject
Language
lat
Summary
"A romance written by the Dominican friar Franceaco Colonna printed by the greatest printer of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Venice, Aldus Manutius, this is judged to be the most beautiful of all woodcut books. It is also the only profusely illustrated volume which Aldus issued. The designer, who has not been identified, displays a knowledge of classic decoration, a sense of beauty in architectural design, and a skill in figure drawing. Francesco Griffo of Bologna was Aldus? type-designer. His capital letters are large and light and his italics narrow and condensed to make the fullest use of available space. There are decorated initial letters. - Binding and restoration of this copy has been done by Douglas Cockerell. The binding is modern white morocco in antique style with brass clasps. The sides are panelled in squares with blind centre tool of an eagle. The calf of the original binding has been mounted in the inner cover linings." -- [from 1973 Dysart Exhibition Catalogue]. --
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d. 1527
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Colonna, Francesco
LC call number
DysCol 13 -- PQ4619.C6
LC item number
H9 1499
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1449 or 50-1515
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Manuzio, Aldo
Series statement
Dysart Books
Series volume
13
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Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse docet : atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat, [Francesco de Colonna]. --
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title page lacking, description from half-title. Not paginated, but numbered in pencil on every right-hand page. -- Under title: "Cautum est, ne quis in dominio ill.s. impune hunc librumque at impprimere." -- Dedication to: "Leonardus Crassus Veronensis Guido Illustriss. Duci Urbini.S.P.D." [p. 2-8]. -- Errata list in Italian on p. [466] ends with " Venetiis Mense Decembri MID in aedibus Aldi Manutii, accuratissime" [=Venice, December 1499]. The verso of this Errata page, entitled "Li errori del libro facti stampando liquali corrige cosi", contains manuscript Italian commentary in brown ink, dated "In Venezia 1545."
  • Following the dedication, there is a poem of one octet and one quartet addressed to "Andreas Maro Brixianus" [p.9] and on the facing page [10], a variant title is repeated printed in inverted triangle form: "Poliphili Hypnerotomachia, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse OSTENDIT [instead of DOCET]. -- The four front leaves bound in at a later time contain the following information in this order: pencil "LC/093/C71/H4" ; red, square ex libris label with oval gold and initials, "Ex Libris Paul Hirsch" ; 91206. -- Price in Pounds Sterling [in pencil] ; KEX/-/-. -- 549/402 ; in pencil: Colonna / Hypnerotomachia Poliphili / Aldus 1499 ; Ham 5501 / Roct 5574 / Essling 1198 / Pellechet 3867 / GWK 7223 / vergl. Zeitschr. f. Bucherfreunde 1918/19 S.44ff. -- "Collated and complete... with rare errata leaf present."
  • The binding is modern white morocco in antique style with brass clasps. The sides are panelled in squares with blind centre tool of an eagle. The brown calf of the original binding has been mounted in the inner linings" [Exhibition Catalogue, University of Manitoba, 1973]. --The orig. binding has a gold, oval escutcheon which shows a pouncing lion at the top, twice three fleurs de lys in two diagonally facing quarters, and a row of seven diamond shapes in the remaining two quarters. A border of stylized leaves surrounds the outer edges
Dimensions
28 cm.
Extent
[233 folio leaves=266 p.]
Note
The Dysart Memorial Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts No. 13.
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (CaMWU)u1184775-01umb_inst
  • (Sirsi) ALQ-5072
  • (OCoLC)855307896
Label
Hypnerotomachia Poliphili, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse docet : atque obiter plurima scitu sane quam digna commemorat, [Francesco de Colonna]. --
Publication
Note
  • Title page lacking, description from half-title. Not paginated, but numbered in pencil on every right-hand page. -- Under title: "Cautum est, ne quis in dominio ill.s. impune hunc librumque at impprimere." -- Dedication to: "Leonardus Crassus Veronensis Guido Illustriss. Duci Urbini.S.P.D." [p. 2-8]. -- Errata list in Italian on p. [466] ends with " Venetiis Mense Decembri MID in aedibus Aldi Manutii, accuratissime" [=Venice, December 1499]. The verso of this Errata page, entitled "Li errori del libro facti stampando liquali corrige cosi", contains manuscript Italian commentary in brown ink, dated "In Venezia 1545."
  • Following the dedication, there is a poem of one octet and one quartet addressed to "Andreas Maro Brixianus" [p.9] and on the facing page [10], a variant title is repeated printed in inverted triangle form: "Poliphili Hypnerotomachia, ubi humana omnia non nisi somnium esse OSTENDIT [instead of DOCET]. -- The four front leaves bound in at a later time contain the following information in this order: pencil "LC/093/C71/H4" ; red, square ex libris label with oval gold and initials, "Ex Libris Paul Hirsch" ; 91206. -- Price in Pounds Sterling [in pencil] ; KEX/-/-. -- 549/402 ; in pencil: Colonna / Hypnerotomachia Poliphili / Aldus 1499 ; Ham 5501 / Roct 5574 / Essling 1198 / Pellechet 3867 / GWK 7223 / vergl. Zeitschr. f. Bucherfreunde 1918/19 S.44ff. -- "Collated and complete... with rare errata leaf present."
  • The binding is modern white morocco in antique style with brass clasps. The sides are panelled in squares with blind centre tool of an eagle. The brown calf of the original binding has been mounted in the inner linings" [Exhibition Catalogue, University of Manitoba, 1973]. --The orig. binding has a gold, oval escutcheon which shows a pouncing lion at the top, twice three fleurs de lys in two diagonally facing quarters, and a row of seven diamond shapes in the remaining two quarters. A border of stylized leaves surrounds the outer edges
Dimensions
28 cm.
Extent
[233 folio leaves=266 p.]
Note
The Dysart Memorial Collection of Rare Books and Manuscripts No. 13.
Other physical details
ill.
System control number
  • (CaMWU)u1184775-01umb_inst
  • (Sirsi) ALQ-5072
  • (OCoLC)855307896

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