The Greek editions of Aldus Manutius and his Greek collaborators (c. 1494-1515)

The Marciana Library in collaboration with The Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation , presents the exhibition “The Greek editions of Aldus Manutius and his Greek collaborators (c. 1494-1515)”.at the Monumental Rooms of the Marciana Library in Venice from September 17 to october 24

This exhibition, curated by Mr Staikos, aims to make known to a wider audience the famous scholar and printer’s contribution to Greek letters.

Aldus began his printing activity in 1495. He wished to make Greek language and literature better known to the public, because, as he wrote: “How could a person who does not know Greek imitate the Greek authors who by everybody’s account are the most versed in all the sciences and nothing comparable to their works has come out of the Latin language?”.

The Historical Library of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation, one of the richest libraries of the Greek world, with incunabula and other early editions covering nearly the whole of Classical Greek and Byzantine literature, proudly exhibits at the Libreria Sansoviniana 35 books from its rich collection of Aldine Greek editions, complemented by Aldines from the Marciana Collection and the library of the Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation.