Pauli Flacci Persii, poetae, Satyrarum opus. Ioannis Brita[n]nici, Brixiani, Commentarii in Persium ad Senatum populumque Brixianum. Bartolomeii Foncii in Persio commentarii..
Persius.
Merula, Bartholomaeus.
Britannico, Giovanni,active 15th century-16th century.Commentarii in Persium.1495.
Fonte, Bartolommeo,1445-1513.In Persium poetam explanatio.1495.
Impressum Venetiis : Sumptu diligentissimi uiri Ioannis de Tridino. ... ,
anno a natali Christiano. M.cccc.xciiii. die. xiiii Februarii [14 February 1495]
Recognitu[m] uero ac castigatu[m] ab ... Bartholomaeo Merula, Ma[n]tuano--Colophon.
Signatures: a-g⁶ h-i⁴.
With a final blank leaf.
At head of title is a woodcut purporting to depict Persius and the 2 commentators. But that cut is a variant of one used in the edition of Juvenal's satires printed by Tacuinus Jan. 28 of the same year. Cf. BM 15th cent., V, p. 529 (IB.24029).
Imprint from colophon.
The two commentaries surround the sections of Persius to which they relate.
Goff
Hain-Copinger
BM 15th cent.,
GW
ISTC
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
Johannes Britannicus, letter addressed to the Senate and People of Brescia, [a1] verso-a2r; Johannes Britannicus, "Vita Persii", a2r; Bartholomaeus Fontius, "Vita Persii", a2r-v; [Johannes Britannicus], Preface, a2v; Persius, Choliambi with commentaries, a3r-a4v; Persius, Saturae with commentaries, a4v-i3r; Bartholomaeus Fontius, letter addressed to Franciscus Saxettus [i.e. Francesco Sassetti], i3r-v.
Early ink inscription at head of title ending p[res]b[yte]ri suggesting ownership by monastic order. Advocates Library ex libris dated 1738 on front free endpaper. Bought by the Advocates Library at Gavin Hamilton's auction 12 January 1738 (folio no. 261) for £0-5-2.
Early 18th-century leather with spine with six raised bands and seven gilt tooled compartments, one with remains of label, gilt rolled board edges and speckled edges.
Verse satire, Latin
Italy Venice.