Figure 223
Page of Sallust: Ibarra, Madrid
From La conjuracion de Catilina y la Guerra de Jugurta (scan, p. 16)
1772
Ibarra’s magnificent Spanish and Latin edition of Sallust, printed in 1772, is generally considered his masterpiece.
It was printed in 1772 and vividly recalls Bodoni’s early manner. The title-page is entirely engraved; and besides a few full-page plates there are some handsome engraved head and tail-pieces and initials designed by the court painter Maella and others, which are agreeably combined with type.