Creator
Manni, Domenico Maria.
Title
Vita di Aldo Pio Manuzio Insigne Restauratore delle Lettere Greche, e Latine in Venezia …
Publisher
Venice: Giambatista Novelli,
Date
1759.
Description
Born the son of a printer, the Florentine Domenico Maria Manni (1690–1788) wrote a number of biographies of Italian printers, including this on Aldus Manutius, “the Venetian savior of Greek and Latin letters.” The biography is followed by a shortlist of publications of Aldus the Elder. The frontispiece bears an engraving of Aldus by Antonio Baratti (1724–1787).
Source
From the collection of G. Scott Clemons.