Title
Much used schoolbook about Latin grammar, called a Donatus after the author Aelius Donatus.
Creator
Donatus, Aelius (auteur/author)
Year
1465-1480
Type
tekstbladzijde, page
Related term
schoolboeken, prototypografie
Period
15e eeuw
Classification
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst, M3: Maatschappijwetenschappen
Content
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.
Original
Donatus, Aelius - Ars minor. - [1465-1480] a 1 recto.
@description
Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
@reproduction
Den Haag Museum van het Boek