Lucian

LUCIANUS OPERA (Leaf in Greek Letter)

      Laurentius De Alopa, Florence, 1496, Florence - A beautiful, clean and bright incunabula leaf from the Greek letter edition of Lucianus printed by Lorenzo di Francesco di Alopa in 1496. That edition was noted for its beautiful Greek typography. This leaf is from the beginning of a section of the book with a two line title in large type over the body of text. Professionally mounted in a large mat that has a descriptive tag mounted to the mat. The whole ready for framing. The descriptive tag reads, "Plate 13. Florence, Laurentius De Alope, 1496. Type 5." The plate number is apparently the page number from the book. The mat is a large 16 1/2 inches wide by 21 inches high. Will be shipped in the mat. A very lovely leaf from a very scarce and valuable book. Informational insert taped out of sight inside the mat states that the type used for this edition of Lucian was noted for its great legibility together with its moderate use of ligatures so that, in all, the fount had less than two hundred different sorts. This type was in use in 1496, but after the end of that year the press seems to have been closed down. [Attributes: Soft Cover]