This weekend we're not only participating in the Amsterdam Book Fair, but also in the ABAA Virtual Book Fair. A highlight in our booth there will be this finely printed 1523 edition of complete works of Roman poet Claudian, published by #AldinePress .

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Marbled boards- wait there’s more! In #RareBook collection 2/4 vols Livy’s Decades by Venice printer Aldus Manutius have edges gilded (painted in gold) & gauffered (stamped decorative detail).
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Depicted here #firstedition (Venice, Paulus Manutius, 1554) of his important and influential commentaries of the poems of the passionate Roman poet Catullus (84-ca. 54 BCE), often given the collective title #Carmina. Find out more on our website.

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