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This image bank contains approximately 1400 digitized images about the history of the printed book in the Netherlands, largely originating from the collections of the KB. The images can be downloaded and used with the stated credit line.
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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