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233 Winter Farm Books
Maine
April '86 $35

[inserted] See
#31
-Lyons ed.
1493
T-91[end inserted]
Terentius Afar, Publius. -------
Comoediac.
Strassburg : Johann (Reinhard) Gruninger, 1 Nov.1496.
N.B: Cum directorio vocabulorum glossa interleneari, et
commentariis Donati, Guidoris, et Ascensii.
Add : Vita Terentii. Polair 3667 folio.
[inserted] See Schreiber
plate 29
for a leaf
from 1496 ed. [end inserted]
Ref Goft T94 HG 15431 Schramm XX p.22, BMCI 110
Cop PML, NYPL, LC(R) {Quarta Actus --)
HEHL. rubricated {Phormionis CXLIII ziiii)
(a6);bc8d-z A-E6 I8 180 leaves, the last blank ,
7 - 179 numbered Folium I - to CLXXVI , - errors.
9b: 73 lines of commentary surrounding the text, &
headline , 237 (246) X 157mm. A page of 48 lines
of text on 6a measures 214mm.
Types 145, title, headlines & c. ; 89 , title, text; 64 b,
commentary ; 48 , point letters. Spaces, - guide
letters left for capitals ; large ornamental capital on 6a.
The headlines give the names of the plays & numbers
of the acts. Besides the wood cut of the theatre on 1"
& 6b there are full page woodcuts at the beginning of
each play, & smaller cuts at the beginning of each scene.
145 - large Type for headings, & c. Takes the place of 150
about 1495 , thence used continuously to end of period.
h - tail level - line. Many various forms of
majuscules. Both straight & round footed r, b - small round loop.
64b smaller Roman Type - 1st used in Terence, 1496 : in
end of period.
48 very small Type, used for index letters only.
used in various issues Gratianus & Terence, & c.
89 larger Roman Type - 1st used in Terence, 1496:
in use at end of period.
- full page woodcut of a theater on titlo, repeated on f.6, 6 other
full page woodcuts, & some 150 smaller woodcuts in the text
\Large opening woodcut initial