Lactantii Firmiani De diuinis institut[i]o[n]ibus aduersus gentes rubrice primi libri incipiu[n]t..
Lactantius,approximately 240-approximately 320.
Antonio,da Rho,active 15th century.
Fortunatus, Venantius Honorius Clementianus,approximately 540-approximately 600.De resurrectione Christi.
Sweynheim, Konrad,-1477,printer.
Pannartz, Arnold,-approximately 1478,printer.
[Rome] : Hoc Conradus opus suueynheym ordine miro Arnoldusq[ue] simul pannarts una ede colendi gente theotonica: rome expediere soldales. In domo Petri de maximo.,
M.CCCC.LXVIII. [1468]
Signatures: [a¹² b-m¹° n⁸ o-r¹° s¹² t-x¹° y⁸].
The first and last leaves are blank.
Title from incipit of table of contents of first work on [a2r] (leaf [2r]).
Imprint details from colophon on [y7v] (leaf [219v].
With table of contents: [a2r]-[a10v] (leaves [2r]-[10v]).
With a list of errors in the works of Lactantius by Antonio da Rho: [a11r]-[a12v] (leaves [10r]-[12v]).
Includes a poem on the Phoenix followed by brief extracts from Ovid's Metamorphoses and Dante's Inferno on the same subject: [y4r]-[y6r] ([216r]-[218r]); and Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus: De Resurrectione Christi carmen (also known as 'Carmen de pascha'): [y6v]-[y7v] (leaves [218v]-[219v]).
Initial spaces.
Initials and paragraph marks supplied in red or blue. Larger initials illuminated, that on b1r with full border.
With marginal annotations.
ISTC
Goff
BM 15th Cent.,
GW
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
Worn ink ex libris at head of first leaf. From David Steuart's 1801 sale (day 8, lot 53). Advocates Library ex libris dated 1808 on recto of front flyleaf.
18th-century red morocco with gilt rolled border and marbled pastedowns and flyleaves. 19th-century Advocates Library reback.
Apologetics
Theology
Italy Rome.