LF-065. Text leaf from Lucius Lactantius, Opera (The Works), printed by Andrea de Paltasichis & Boninus de Boninis at Venice, Italy in 1479. Folio size, measuring 7�" x 12". Latin text in a quite early Roman Letter type arranged in single column format. Beautiful printing of the works of the early Christian convert, who served as Constantine's son's tutor. A beautiful leaf in the finest style, from the infancy of printing and the first decade from which it is generally possible to secure specimens of printing today. References: BMC, V, 251, Goff L-8. Condition is bright clean very fine, with some very faint margin waterstain not detracting    1479 ITALY

 Text leaf from Martialis Epigrammata. (Martial's Epigrams, with commentary by Calderinus, printed by Baptista de Tortis at Venice, Italy in 1485. Folio size, measuring 7�" x 10�". The body of the text is printed in large Roman letter type one column wide with extensive commentary surrounding in smaller Roman type. A lovely Venetian Renaissance printing of the great Roman satirist's chief work. Quite lovely condition and executed in several handsome type fonts, a fine example. References: BMC V, 324; Goff M308. Colophon dates completion to 17 July 1485. Condition is a nice bright very fine with the faintest of marginal damping.

 Initial Leaf from Scriptores Historiae Augustae (The Writers of The History of Roman Emperors), printed by Joannes Rubeus Vercellensis at Venice, Italy in 1490. Folio size, measuring 8�" x 11�". Roman Letter Latin text in single column. Completed 15 July, so states at Colophon. This fine Incunabula printing of Roman history is a 4th century Christian reinterpretation of Suetonius' monumental Lives of the Twelve Caesars, along with Aelius the Spartan's history of the later emperors of the second and third centuries A.D. Detailing the excesses of the first rulers of Imperial Rome, the work is one of propaganda more than of serious historical merit, and was enormously influential in shaping the view of Ancient Rome until the advent of modern, critical history. This leaf displays the lovely Roman Letter type that was developed in this period during the flowering of the Venetian Renaissance

 

DEAD POPE JOHN PAUL II

   April 2nd, 2005      Two Rome newspapers featuring a profound farewell to Il Papa (The Pope). New brand, never read in ottimo condition!!!!

The first "LIBERO" bid farewell to Il Papa with "Addio Papa" as it's headline on April 2nd, 2005 as he lay near death.

The second "AVENIRE" printed April 3rd, 2005 the day after he passed away.

Both are in Italian and they are hard to get copies (maybe future collectors items) for anyone who wants to have these items for sentimental reasons. 

                          POPE JOHN PAUL DEAD  ITALIAN PAPER

   2/04/2005  Extraordinary edition of "OSSERVATORE ROMANO", the newspaper of the VATICAN City. It's in Italian language and printed in the night of Saturday 2th April 2005 immediately after the death of POPE JOHN PAUL II.

The newspaper has been bought in Vatican City is original, new, never opened, perfectly intact.

A newspaper that will enter in the history, because is the first newspaper IN THE WORLD that announce the death of the Pope.  

�Habemus Papam

IOSEPHUM RATZINGER

Qui Sibi Nomen Imposuit

BENEDICTUM XVI�

 

 April .19th 2005  RARE Special edition of the official newspaper of the Catholic church in Rome. Stamped on 

                  The first newspaper in the world that announces the New Pope BENEDICT XVI.

       The newspaper has been bought in the city of the Vatican, it is Original, New, Never Open Or Skimmed through, Perfectly Intact, With All The Pages. Special issue on the life of the New Pope with many excellent photos and many excellent articles.

 

1668 The oldest  Italian  paper in the collection

Rare/Unusual ITALIAN paper (Florence 1826)

This is a Rare/Unusual ITALIAN newspaper "GAZZETTA DI FIRENZE", dated 30 November 1826. Quarto-size: 7 3/4" by 11". 4pp. Published in Florence, Italy. This early 19th century Italian paper contains all the news of the day, from Europe and the World, along with local news in small footnote-like columns at the bottom of the pages. On page one are two Local & State Tax stamps. Fine Condition, no problems.