Cosmographia, siue, De situ orbis
Contributors: Renner, Franz, active 1471-1483, printer; Brooke, Thomas, Sir, 1830-1908, former onwer; Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
Publisher: Franciscus Renner, de Heilbronn
Published: 1478
Place of publication: Venice
Language: lat
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Geography
Other titles: De situ orbis; Pomponij Melle cosmographi de situ orbis liber primus-[tertius]; Incunabula (Collection of Distinction)
Work titles: De chorographia
Notes: Title and imprint from ISTC.

"This is a very close reprint, in great part letter-for-letter, of Maler and Ratdolt's edition of 1478"--BM 15th cent.

Colophon: Impressum est hoc opusculu[m] Venetijs per Franciscum Renner de Hailbrun MCCCCLXXVIII. Laud Deo.

Signatures: a-f́ı.

Printed in black with red headings; 26 lines per page; woodcut initials; printed marginal notes.

Incunabula short title catalogue, im00450000

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, V, p. 195 (IA. 19867)

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, M450

Cataloged 20170114 jmoschella

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in ca. 19th-century black goatskin. The spine is ruled and stamped in gilt. The armorial bookplate of Sir Thomas Brooke is present on the front pastedown. The perforation stamp of the BPL is present on the recto of a1, along with an early number "702" in ink and the BPL date of purchase (August, 1921) in pencil. An inscription signed by E. Talbot of Quaritch is present on the recto of the final flyfleaf.