Opera agricolationum: Columellae: Varronis: Catonisq[ue]: necnon Palladii: cum exscriptio/nibus [sic] & comme[n]ta/riis . D. Philip/pi Beroal/di.
Merula, Giorgio,-1494,editor.
Priuli, Pietro,15th century,dedicatee.
Giustiniani, Bernardo,dedicatee.
Leto, Giulio Pomponio,1428-1497,commentator.
Colucia, Francesco,editor.
Urceo, Antonio,1446-1500,commentator.
Beroaldo, Filippo,1453-1505,editor.
ErcoleI d'Este,Duke of Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio,1431-1505,dedicatee.
Uggeri, Angelo,active 1492-1499.
Mazzali, Francesco,active 1494-1503,printer.
Cato, Marcus Porcius,234 B.C.-149 B.C.De agri cultura.
Varro, Marcus Terentius.Rerum rusticarum libri tres.
Columella, Lucius Junius Moderatus.De re rustica.
Palladius, Rutilius Taurus Aemilianus.De re rustica.
Impressa Reggii : Impe[n]sis Fra[n]cisci de Mazali Regien[sis]. Imperante diuo Hereule Este[nsi].,
MCCCCL XXXX VIIII. Die XX. Nouembris. [20 November 1499]
Caption printed in red capitals at incipit on leaf a1 recto reads: Marci Catonis Prisci de re rustica liber primus.
Imprint from colophons on leaves g7 recto [all in capitals] and D6 recto, which read in full: 1. Marci Terrentii Varronis qui rem rusticam expolivit libri tres. Hos diligenter atque venu-/ste impressit Franciscus de Mazalis Regii; 2. Opera agricolationum Columellæ: Varronis. Catonisq[ue] necnon Palladii: cum excriptionibus .D. Philippi Beroaldi: co[m]mentariisq[ue]. Impressa Regii impe[n]sis Fra[n]cisci Mazali Regien[sis]. Imperante diuo Hereule [sic] Este[nsi]. MCCCCLXXXXVIIII. Die XX. Nouembris.
Edited by Philippus Beroaldus after Franciscus Colucia and Georgius Merula.
With commentaries by Julius Pomponius Laetus to Columella's De re rustica, Book XI, and by Antonius Urceus Codrus to Palladius's De re rustica, Book XIV.
Reprinted from the edition of Dionysius Bertochus printed in Reggio Emilia and dated 18 September 1496 (ISTC is00349000).
Woodcut printer's device on leaf D6 recto. For Franciscus de Mazalibus's device, see BM 15th cent., VII, 1088.
Woodcut initials throughout, those on leaf a1 recto printed in red.
Text in long lines, index in two columns on leaves aa2 recto - aa9 verso.
Signatures: aa¹⁰ a-s⁸ t-u⁶ x-z⁸ & ⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ A-C⁸ D⁶.
Leaf aa10 blank.
With marginal annotations.
Title page, aa1r; Georgius [Merula] Alexandrinus. [Letter addressed to] Petrus Priolus, aa1v; Philippus Beroaldus. [Letter addressed to the reader], aa1v; Marcus Porcius Cato [i.e. Georgius Merula Alexandrinus]. Enarrationes, including excerpts from Cato, Varro and Columella, aa2r-aa9v; Marcus Porcius Cato. De re rustica, edited and dedicated to Bernardus Justinianus by Georgius Merula, a1r-c2r; Marcus Terentius Varro. De re rustica, edited and dedicated to Bernardus Justinianus by Georgius Merula, c4r-g7r; colophon, g7r; L. Junius Moderatus Columella. De re rustica, Books 1-13, edited and dedicated to Bernardus Justinianus by Georgius Merula, h3r- & 3v, including Julius Pomponius [Laetus]. [Commentary to book XI], t4v-u6v; Rutilius Taurus Palladius. De re rustica [also known as Opus agricolturae], Books 1-14, edited by Franciscus Colucia, & 4r-D5v, including an editorial note by Philippus Beroaldus, D2r, and Antonius [Urceus Codrus]. [Commentary to book XIV], D2v-D5v; colophon, D5v; [Angelus] Ugerius Pontremulensis. [Verse addressed to] the reader, D6r; printer's register and device, D6r. Each work preceded by a table of contents. For further content details, see Bod-inc S-126.
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Ink inscription at head of title: [?] f. theodori landensis. Undeciphered provenance at head of recto of leaf aa2. Bought by the Advocates Library at auction (lot folio 37) from James McEuen for £0-18-8 15 February 1722. Advocates Library ex libris dated 1723 on front flyleaf.
Early 18th-century leather with double fillet gilt rolled border with gilt stamped corner pieces on front and back boards, spine with five raised bands forming six gilt tooled compartments, one of which formerly held a title label and blind rolled board edges. In all areas the gilding has mostly been lost.
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