Incunabula at Vassar



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Horace. Works, 1498.
Strasbourg: Johann Grüninger, 1498.

T he first illustrated edition of Horace is displayed here. The woodcut was produced from several small blocks; note the thick black lines that demarcate each illustration. The text of Horace's third satire is surround by printed commentary, with inter-linear and marginal annotations. Rubrication (marking in red) is also present.

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