Creator
Vegetius.
Title
De Re Militari.
Publisher
Lyon: [Guillaume Huyon],
Date
1523.
Description
Piracy of Aldus’s innovations continued well after his death in 1515. Although Aldus never printed the works of this late 4th-century CE military tactician, the typography and format are clearly intended to evoke an Aldine publication. Of particular interest is the way in which the printer uses typography to depict battle lines. Bound in contemporary Roman goatskin with the author’s name “F. Vegetius” stamped in blind on the upper cover, and the (owner’s?) name “C. Aquilii” on the lower.
Source
From the collection of G. Scott Clemons.