Cursus optimarum questionum cum textualibus expositionibus Porphyrii atq[ue] veteris logicae Arestotelis sicut maximi parisius regentes tradiderunt multorum peritorum opiniones recitantes
Subtitle: finaliter se resoluentes ad mentem subtilissimi doctoris iohan[n]is Scoti ordinis minorum
Contributors: Quentell, Heinrich, -1501, printer
Publisher: [Heinrich Quentell]
Published: 1492
Place of publication: Cologne]
Language: lat
Subjects: Ancient Science; Ancient Philosophy
Other titles: Incunabula (Collection of Distinction)
Notes: Imprint from Incunabula short title catalogue, which relies on CIBN. Goff dates to ca. 1489-1494.

Commentary on Porphyrys' Isagoge, and on Aristotle's Categories and On Interpretation.

Signatures: áı b-íœ ḱı ĺœ.

Leaves a1-a5 signed: [unsigned], a1, a2, a3, a4.

Chancery folio; printed in double columns, a2 recto: 62 lines plus headline, 199 (213) x 135 mm; types: 180 (first line of title, headlines, etc.), 80 (remainder of title), 63 (text); initial space without guide letters.

Bibliotheque nationale (France). Catalogue des incunables (CIBN), Q-4

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M36734

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, Q5

Incunabula short title catalogue, iq00005000

cataloged 20190913 jm

condition reviewed 20191002 cl

COPY NOTE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.404.11 no.1: large initial on a2 painted in, with flourished and painted borders largely trimmed away. Capital swashes rubricated in red throughout. Large initial on b5 rubricated in blue and red. Leaf dimensions: 234 x 170 mm.

COPY NOTE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.404.11 no.1 is the first of three items bound together into a single volume. This volume contains 1. Cursus optimarum questionum cum textualibus expositionibus Porphyrii atq[ue] veteris logicae Arestotelis. Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, about 1492 (ISTC iq00005000) -- 2. Quaestionum optimarum cursus cum textualibus expositionibus novae logicae Aristotelis. Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, about 1492 (ISTC iq00004000) -- 3. Quaestiones super Physicorum libros. Cologne: Heinrich Quentell, about 1492 (ISTC iq00006000).

PROVENANCE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.404.11 no.1 with BPL embossed stamp and perforation stamp on title leaf. Profile drawing of Duns Scotus under title. Heavy paper slip pasted over early monastic ownership inscription on title page. Some early marginalia. Purchased in October, 1901.

BINDING: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.404.11 no.1 bound in modern quarter goatskin and marbled boards. All text block edges stained red. Thumb index tabs separate each edition in the volume.