- Bookseller: Kenneth Karmiole, Bookseller, Inc.
- Seller Inventory #: 3811
- Book condition:
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Gregorio de Gregorii.
- Place: Venice
- Date published: 1526
Book Description
Venice: Gregorio de Gregorii.. 1526. 8vo. ff.215. With the final blank. Title within a decorative woodcut border. Early vellum and boards, calf spine label.
Not sure what some of these terms mean? Look it up in our glossary.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
spine : The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. Also known as the back.
calf : Leather binding made from calfskin. Most common form of leather binding.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
vellum : A fine quality of parchment made from hide produced for binding or sometimes a writing surface. Sometimes used to describe paper which has been made to resemble true vellum.
