I. Iuniani Maii equitis Parthenopei et oratori clarissimi ad invictissimum Ferdinandum regem Italiae in librum de pri-scorum proprietate verborum prologus feliciter incipit.
Maggio, Giuniano,active 15th century.
FerdinandI,King of Naples,1423-1494,dedicatee.
Rosso, Giovanni,active 1480-1519,printer.
Oxford, Robert Harley,Earl of,1661-1724,former owner.StEdNL
Oxford, Edward Harley,Earl of,1689-1741,former owner.StEdNL
Oxford, Henrietta Cavendish Holles Harley,Countess of,1694-1755,former owner.StEdNL
Osborne, Thomas,-1767,bookseller.StEdNL
[Venice] : Johannes Rubeus Vercellensis,
M. CCCC. LXXXX. Die .xxiii. Februarii. [23 February 1490]
Title from caption in capitals at beginning of prologue on leaf a1 verso.
The printer is named in the prefatory letter on leaf a1 verso, line 14, which reads: ... una die i[m]pressor co[n]fecerit precipue Ioannes uercellensis uir ingenio & elegantia in hoc genere impressionis effloruit ...
Date of printing from colophon on leaf S5 verso, which reads in full: Iuniani Maii equitis neapolitani oratoris cla-rissimi liber de priscoru[m] p[ro]prietate uerbor[um]. Finit / M. CCCC. LXXXX. Die .xxiii. Februarii.
The edition appears to derive from the original edition of Morauus, Naples, 1475 (Hain *10539; [ISTC im00095000]), Maius's prefatory letter being shortened and specifying 'Ioannes uercellensis' in place of Morauus as the printer: see BM 15th cent., V, 417.
Assigned to Moravus by Hain.
Main text in two columns, letter of dedication in long lines and printer's register in four columns.
Spaces left blank for initials.
Signatures: a-z⁸ &⁸ con⁸ rum⁸ A-Q⁸ R-S⁶.
Maius Junianus, Prologus [dedicated to] Ferdinandus I de Aragona, King of Naples, a1v; Maius Junianus (d. 1493). De priscorum proprietate verborum, a2r-S5v; colophon, S5v; printer's register, S6r.
BM 15th cent.,
BN cat. des incun.,
Bod-inc
BSB-Ink
Goff
GW
Hain-Copinger
ISTC
Oates
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
Bought by the Advocates Library at Thomas Osborne's sale of the two last volumes of the Harleian Library in 1744 for £2-0-0.
18th-century leather with double fillet gilt rolled border surrounding blind rolled border on front and back boards, spine with six raised bands forming seven gilt tooled compartments, the second and third with title and imprint and gilt rolled board edges. Same binding as Inc.166.
Latin language
Italy Venice.