Appiani sophistȩ alexandrini Romanȩ historieȩ prooemium foelictier incipit
Series: Italian books before 1601 -- roll 383, item 4; Italian books before 1601 -- roll 105, item 3
Publisher: Bernhard Maler (Pictor), Erhard Ratdolt, & Peter Löslein
Published: 1477
Place of publication: Venice
Language: lat
Subjects: History
Work titles: Historia Romana
Notes: Signatures: pt.1, a-i¹⁰, k-n⁸, o¹⁰ (a1 blank); pt.2, a-c¹⁰, d¹², e-x¹⁰ (a1 blank).

Vol. 1: [132] leaves (leaf [1] blank) ; vol. 2: [212] leaves (leaf [1] blank).

Colophon at end of both pts.: Impressum est hoc opus Venetijs per Bernardũ pictorem & Erhardum ratdolt de Augusta una cum Petro loslein de Langencen correctore ac socio. Laus Deo. .M.CCCC.LXXVII.

Leaf a2 of pt.1 contains a preface headed "P. Candidi in libros Appiani sophistȩ alexandrini ad Nicolaum quintũ pontificem prȩfatio incipit felicissime"; leaf a2 of pt.2 contains a preface headed "Ad diuum Alfonsum aragonum & utriqusq[ue] Siciliȩ regem in libros ciuiliũ bellorũ ex Appiano alexandrino in latinũ traductos prȩfatio incipit felicissime" & ending "Explicit prȩfatio. P. Candidi"; the text of pt.2 begins on a4 with heading "P. Candidi de ciuilibus Romanorum bellis ex Appiano alexandrino in latinũ traductis liber primus incipit. lege feliciter".

Hain, 1307*.

Proctor, 4367-68.

Goff, A-928.

GW, 2290.

Sander, 482.

BM 15th cent., V, 244 (IB.20486-87).

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1997 ed.), ia00928000.

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 1726-1729.

Copinger 1307 (II, I)

Stillwell A 827.

Autograph "R Curzon Ch[rist]. Ch[urch]. 1829" on front flyleaves and his circular armorial booklabel inside front covers; from the library of Joseph Gulston, with his crest in one of the spine panels.

In this copy the border in vol. 1 is printed in black, that in vol. 2 in red.

Bound in 18th-century brown morocco, edges stained yellow.