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===History of Incunables===
===History of Incunables===

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Front Cover

Hic Codex Avienii is an incunable published in Venice by Antonio de Strata of Cremona on October 25, 1488 (November 8, 1488 on Julian Calendar). This collection contains works by Avienus, including his adaptation of Aratus’s Phaenomena, alongside contributions from Germanicus Caesar, Cicero, and Serenus Sammonicus. This volume contains 122 unnumbered leaves, embellished with 38 woodcuts, some of which are reused from earlier works. The text, set in a chancery quarto format, features 38 lines per page. This volume is a part of the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections, offering a window into Renaissance intellectual culture and early printing techniques.

Background

Historical Context

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History of Incunables

Material Analysis

Substrate and Platform

Binding

Navigational Features

Marginalia

Text

Significance

Bibliography

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Bob, A book (1906), page 3.