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Much used schoolbook about Latin grammar, called a Donatus after the author Aelius Donatus.

Donatus, Aelius (auteur/author)
year: 1465-1480

type: tekstbladzijde
page
detail: nee
related persons: Donatus, Aelius
related terms: schoolboeken prototypografie
period: 15e eeuw
classification:
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst
M3: Maatschappijwetenschappen

contents: Aelius Donatus was a teacher of rhetoric in Rome around 350 BC. His work 'De partibus orationis ars minor' (usually abbreviated to 'Ars minor') was an elementary textbook for the study of grammar. Between 400 and 1500, the book, more than any other text, was used as a basis for the teaching of basic Latin, confirmed by the listing of the title in many inventories of medieval libraries. The value put on this text is also shown by references to the text in the writings of various authors from this period. Eventually, it was one of the first works multiplied by means of a printing press.

origineel:
source: Donatus, Aelius - Ars minor. - [1465-1480] a 1 recto.
©description: Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
©reproduction: Den Haag Museum van het Boek




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