Piero Crescentio de agricultura
Contributors: Capcasa, Matteo, printer; Oswald, Richard Alexander, 1841-1921, former owner; Auchincruive House; Maggs Bros
Publisher: [Matteo Capcasa (di Codeca)]
Published: 1495
Place of publication: Venice]
Language: ita
Number of pages: 180
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Agriculture
Other titles: Piero Crescentio de agricvltvra; De agricultura; Incomincia illibro de la agricultura di Piero Cresentio; Incomincia il libro de la agricultura di Piero Cresentio; Libro de la agricultura di Piero Cresentio; Incunabula (Collection of Distinction)
Work titles: Ruralia commoda
Notes: Printer's name from Incunabula short title catalogue; place and date from colophon (L8 recto): Impressum Venetiis die ultimo mensis Mai anno MCCCCLXXXXV.

In some copies the date is incorrectly given as 'MLCCCCV.

Signatures: 2áþ a-ĺı A-Ĺı.

Chancery quarto; printed in double columns, a5 recto: 42 lines plus headline, 169 (174) x 127 mm; types: 108R, 81R; woodcut initials and vignettes.

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, V, 486

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 7828

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, C975

Incunabula short title catalogue, ic00975000

cataloged 20191105 jm

condition reviewed 20191209 cl

COPY NOTE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.405.118 foliated in modern pencil in left corner of lower margins. Leaf dimensions: 205 x 158 mm.

PROVENANCE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.405.118 with letterpress bookplate of Auchincruive House, completed in manuscript with shelf number L.7.22. Pencil dealer's notes, etc. Some marginal annotations and markings. Purchased from Maggs in September, 1939.

BINDING: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.405.118 bound in later rigid vellum, manuscript spine label.