Dialogues of Love (1541) - Page 512

AL DUS

A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q

R S T V X Y Z AA BB CC

DD EE FF GG HH.

All are quaternions quaternions: sections of a book consisting of four folded sheets of paper, making eight leaves or sixteen pages each, except for HH, which is a duernion duernion: a section consisting of two folded sheets of paper.

IN VENICE original: Vinegia; an archaic Venetian form of the name of the city, IN THE YEAR

1541. original: M. D. XXXXI.

AT THE HOUSE OF THE SONS

OF ALDUS.

The printer's mark of the Aldine Press: a central anchor with a dolphin entwined around the shank. The dolphin's tail is at the top right, and its head is near the bottom left of the anchor's cross. This famous symbol represents the motto "Festina Lente" (Hasten Slowly), signifying the balance of speed and precision in the printer's craft.