Genealogi[a]e deorum gentilium ad Vgonem inclytum Hierusale[m] & Cypri regem secundem Iohannem Boccatiu[m] de Certaldo liber primus incipit feliciter..
Boccaccio, Giovanni,1313-1375.
Wendelin,of Speier,-1477?,printer.
Steuart, David,1747-1824,former owner.StEdNL
Venetiis : [Wendelin of Speier],
impressum anno salutis. M.CCCC.LXXII. [1472]
Imprint from colophon and ISTC.
Signatures: [1-12¹⁰ 13¹² 14-18¹⁰ 19⁶ 20-22¹⁰ 23-25⁸ 26-30¹⁰ 31⁴]
Leaf 242 and final leaf are blank.
Occasional supply of initials and paragraph marks in red.
Manuscript signatures.
Goff
GW
Hain
ISTC
BM 15th cent.,
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
Undeciphered inscription at head of rear pastedown. Armorial bookplate of David Steuart Esq on front pastedown. Included in Steuart's 1801 sale (day 2, lot 45) though not known for certain to have been sold at that time. Acquired by the Advocates Library not after 1807.
18th-century half leather with marbled paper over boards, spine with five raised bands forming five gilt tooled comparments and one with title label, marbled pastedowns and endpapers.
Mythology, Classical
Geography
Italy Venice.