Figure 233
Italic used for Spanish text of Sallust: Ibarra, Madrid
From La conjuracion de Catilina y la Guerra de Jugurta (scan, p. 153 [269])
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.