Fasciculus temporum omnes antiquorum cronicas co[m]plectens incipit foeliciter
Series: Italian books before 1601 -- roll 591, item 6
Publisher: Erhard Ratdolt
Published: 1481
Place of publication: Venice
Language: lat
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: World history; Early works to 1800; Historical Chronology
Work titles: Fasciculus temporum
Notes: By Werner Rolevinck. Cf. New Cath. encycl.

Title from text incipit (leaf 1r). In some copies, the title incorrectly reads "tempnrum" and "amplectens" for "temporum" and "co[m]plectens" respectively; cf. BM 15th cent.

Place of publication from Goff; printer and date from colophon.

Colophon (leaf 64v): Fasciculus temporu[m] o[mn]es quasi antiquas choronicas mortaliu[m] vsq[ue] ad hec tempora co[m]plectens felicit[er] explicit Impressusq[ue] impensa [et] arte mira Erhardi rodolt de augusta. 1481 .12. calen[das] Ian[uarii].

Signatures: [1-9⁸]; 1/1 blank.

Error in foliation: 23 misnumbered 32.

Printed on sheets of "super-chancery"-size paper.

Contains additions up to May 1481.

Hain-Copinger, 6928*.

Proctor, 4381.

Goff, R-264.

Sander, 6527,

BM 15th cent., V, 285 (IB.20508).

ISTC (CD-ROM, 1997 ed.), ir00264000.

Walsh, J.E. 15th cent. printed books, 1801-1802.

Bequest; William King Richardson; 1951; 50R-56.

MS ownership notation (18th century?) in upper margin of 1/2r, "Di Alesdr. Padoani f". Armorial bookstamp in lower margin, "Ex libr. Benedicti com. Rosetti. Forol." Inscription on verso of third blank leaf "Francesco L. a manson[?] miaquanto maschina[?]."

In this copy the title is spelled correctly. Without rubrication. Foliation of leaf [23] corrected in contemporary MS. Dampstained.

Bound in 18th-century half marbled sheep and marbled boards, spine gilt.
Table of contents: title: Table of contents, [a2]r-[a8]v; [Werner Rolewinck]. [Prologue], [b1]r-v; woodcuts, [b2]r; [Werner Rolewinck]. Fasciculus temporum, [b2]v-[i8]r; [Continuation of the chronicle from 1475 to 1481], [i8]r-v; colophon, [i8]v.