[Breviarium Romanum].
Catholic Church.
Georgius,de Spathariis.
Jenson, Nicolas,approximately 1420-1480,printer.
Bellini, Leonardo,active 1443-1483,illuminator.StEdNL
Bragadin, Domenico,approximately 1430-1484,former owner.StEdNL
Steuart, David,1747-1824,former owner.StEdNL
[Venice] : Hui[us] op[er]is corrector extitit Georgi[us] d[e] Spatharijs ... : i[m]p[re]ssor uero Nicolaus Ienson gallicus ...: Q[ui]d q[ui]de[m] op[us] i[m]pressu[m] in flore[n]tissima urbe uenetiar[um] est.,
anno d[omi]ni. M.cccclxxviij. Sisto. iiij. po[n]ti. max. rome Petri sede[m] rege[n]te. Andrea ue[n]dramino i[n]clyto principe uenetijs pri[n]cipante. [before 6 May 1478]
Printed in red and black.
With an initial blank leaf.
Partial floral borders and a deer on recto of leaves e1, aa1 and A1. Initials and many capitals supplied in red and blue with flourishing in red surrounding initials in blue and vice versa.
Signatures: [*⁶] a-c¹⁰ d-z⁸ [et]⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]¹⁰ ā¹⁰ b̄¹⁰ c̄⁸ aa¹⁰ bb-oo⁸ pp¹⁰ A-B⁸ C⁶ D⁸.
Some copies have a further 28 leaves continuing the quire signatures (E-F¹° G⁸) with further offices previously omitted, including the 'officium immaculate conceptionis virginis Marie' of Leonardus Nogarolus (A. Petrucciani, Incunaboli Durazzo (1988) 94; H. Kostanecka, 50 Inkunabulów w bibliotece imienia Zielinskich Towarzystwa Naukowego Płockiego (1985), 16 and Tabl. viii)  On the decorated copies, see L. Armstrong, in M.C. Davies (ed.) Incunabula: Studies ... Presented to Lotte Hellinga (London, 1999), pages 421-67; reprinted in Studies of Renaissance Miniaturists in Venice (London, 2003) pages 534-87).
Printed on vellum.
GW
ISTC
Goff
BM 15th cent.,
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Recto of leaf a1 illuminated by Leonardo Bellini. Bragadin of Venice arms on recto of a1. Probably for Domenico Bragadin. Bought by the Advocates Library from David Steuart in 1810 for 100 guineas.
18th-century blind and gilt stamped red leather over wooden boards. With gilt and blind stamped red leather pastedowns and facing front and back free endpapers and gauffered gilt edges.
Catholic Church
Breviaries
Italy Venice.