Venice · 1469 · Johannes de Spira
The first printed edition of Pliny's encyclopedic natural history, and one of the earliest books produced in Venice. It became a bestseller and set the template for humanist scholarly editions, demonstrating that the press could serve serious intellectual work alongside religious texts.
Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Paris, OEXV 10 RES, via Internet Archive — Public Domain Mark 1.0
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