Compendio di revelatione dello inutile servo di Iesu Christo frate Hieronymo da Ferrara dello ordine de frati predicatori
Contributors: Buonaccorsi, Francesco, active 1485-1497, printer
Publisher: [Francesco Buonaccorsi]
Published: 1495
Place of publication: Florence]
Language: ita
Number of pages: 54
Subjects: Prophecies; Private revelations; Prophecy; History; Apocalyptic literature; Christianity
Other titles: Compendium revelationum; Compendio di rivelazioni; Incunabula (Collection of Distinction)
Work titles: Compendio di revelatione
Notes: Title from caption in capitals at incipit on leaf a1 recto.

Imprint derived from colophon (h4 recto): Imp[re]sso i[n] Firenze p[er] ser Fra[n]cescho Buonaccorsi nel Mcccclxxxxv .A di xviii. di Agosto.

The first of three known variant editions sharing only the setting of sheet g3 and the final quire. In this variant ("a") there are 32 lines on leaf a1 recto; in variant "b" there are 33 lines on leaf a1 recto and an ampersand (sometimes suppressed) in the colophon on leaf h4 recto; in variant "c" there are 33 lines on leaf a1 recto and '1485' in the colophon on leaf h4 recto.

Signatures: a-d́ı e-ǵœ h́þ.

Chancery quarto; a4 recto: 34 lines, 150 x 84 mm; type: 88R; initial spaces without guide letters.

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, VI, 674 (a)

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, S179

Incunabula short title catalogue, is00179000

cataloged 20190925 jm

condition reviewed 20191209 cl

COPY NOTE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.405.23 leaf dimensions: 189 x 120 mm.

PROVENANCE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.405.23 with bookplate of the BPL Bates Fund. Purchased in February, 1865.

BINDING: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.405.23 quarterbound in modern brown goatskin and marbled boards.