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+ | Aldus Pius Manutius Romanus (1449-1515) – an Italian humanist scholar, editor and publisher, printer and bookbinder, author, commentator, | ||
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+ | His legacy also includes the creation and design of italic and antiqua typefaces. The fonts were not based on the Greek writing style found in Byzantine manuscripts. Instead they imitated the finest contemporary humanist calligraphy. The Manutius press produced a great number of the first and most important editions of Greek texts (editiones principes), e.g. critical editions of Aristotle, Plato, Aristophanes, | ||
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+ | The Aldine collection of PAN Biblioteka Gdańska contains at least 50 books (according to preliminary estimates), considerable number of which are within the book-collection originally belonging to the Neapolitan aristocrat - Giovanni Bernardino Bonifacio (1517-1597). The humanist donated his library to the Gdańsk City Council. On the basis of the typical Renaissance collection the Library of the Gdańsk City Council (Bibliotheca Senatus Gedanensis) was founded in 1596. Bonifacio’s Aldine collection includes among others editiones principes of Thucydides and Herodotus, collected works by Statius published in an elegant pocket-sized format and Seneca’s tragedies. Apart from classical works Manutius published also works by contemporary Italian humanists, examples of which are well preserved in Bonifacio’s book-collection, | ||
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+ | For today’s readers the Aldine editions are not only a source of aesthetically and intellectually valuable experiences, | ||
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+ | **Place of publication**: | ||
+ | **Date**: 2015 | ||
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- | The exhibition features **12 items** which are a part of an interesting collection of books both printed and written by Manutius preserved in PAS Gdańsk Library. This library holds at least 50 books (according to preliminary estimates), which were mainly part of the collection originally belonging to the Neapolitan aristocrat - **Giovanni Bernardino Bonifacio** (1517-1597). The humanist donated his books to the Gdańsk City Council, which found its own library in 1596. Bonifacio’s Aldine collection includes, among others, the editions of **Thucydides, | ||
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