Greek Grammar (1484) - Page 3

⚠This page is the external book cover and contains no legible text to transcribe. There are faint traces of gold-tooled characters on the leather spine, but they are illegible at this angle and resolution.

original: "VII", the Roman numeral for seven.

GRAMMAR

original: "GRAMMA"; the first letter is partially obscured by a decorative gold band.

GREEK

original: "GRAECA"

VENICE

original: "VENET", an abbreviation for the Latin Venetiis (in Venice).

1484

Greek Grammar original: "Grammatica Graeca": A textbook for learning the Greek language.

Venice: A leading center of European printing in the 15th century, especially famous for the production of Greek texts.

Incunabula: A term used by historians and librarians for books printed before the year 1501, during the "infancy" of the printing press.

Shelfmark: A specific identification code (in this case, Magl. K.6.12) used to locate the book within the library’s collection.

Visual Description:
The image shows a highly detailed spine made of leather with gold-leaf patterns (gilt-tooled). It is divided into seven decorative compartments. The labels identify the book's subject (Greek Grammar), its location in the library (K. 12), and its historical origin (Venice, 1484). This type of ornate binding suggests the volume was part of a prestigious collection, likely bound or re-bound in the 18th or 19th century to match a specific library's aesthetic. The covers feature decorative marbled paper, a common technique where pigments are floated on water to create stone-like patterns before being transferred to paper.

Text on the spine

Title or Volume

original: "T."; likely an abbreviation for Titulus (Title) or Tomus (Volume).

A. T.

Possibly standing for Acta (Records) or the initials of a specific author, collector, or library section.

original: "III", indicating the third volume of a set.

original: "II", indicating the second volume.

Binding: The structural cover of the book, designed to protect the internal pages.