Comencia una opera chiamata Fiore de virtude ... .
Beretin Convento della Ca Grande,printer.
Signet Library (Great Britain),former owner.StEdNL
[Venice : Nel Beretin,
23 October 1477]
Title from opening lines of text on recto of a1.
Imprint from colophon.
Colophon reads: De le uirtu. io son chiamato el fiore le feste almen. lezeme per amore. Fui rinouato. nel milequatrocento. Settantasette. nel beretin conuento. De la cha grande. se chiama la giesia. Grande ornamento. de lalma Venesis. Die XXIII. Octobris.
Signatures: a-i⁸ k⁴.
Illuminated initial on recto of first leaf with elaborate border partly coloured in red and green. Initials supplied in red and blue, text enclosed in red ruled lines.
Washed out and cropped marginal annotations.
BM 15th cent.,
ISTC (RLIN)
Goff
GW
IGI
Poctor
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Pegg, M. A. Incunables in the National Library of Scotland: accessions 1946-1966,
Signet Library shelf label on front pastedown: 103:h:54 scored through and replaced with 120:d:9. Bought from the Signet Library in 1959.
Parchment with two green leather labels on spine and the gilt stamp of the Society of Writers to the Signet on front and back boards.
Virtue
Italy Venice.