Creator
Flaccus, Quintus Horatius.
Title
Opera.
Coverage
Venice
Publisher
Aldus Manutius
Date
May 1501
Description
Horace concludes the third book of his Odes by stating—proudly, prophetically, and accurately―that he had established his own immortality. Odes III.30 opens with the immortal words Exegi monumentum aere perennius, “I have finished a monument more lasting than bronze.” It has served as the model for the sub-title of this exhibition. This is the second book printed by Aldus in his new italic type.
Source
From the collection of H. George Fletcher.