Subject: Incunabula
Period: 1476-98 (published)
Publication:
Color: Black & White
This lot contains leaves from rare, important early printed works.
1) 1476, Philippus de Lavagnia, Milan, from Eusebius' Chronicon.
2) 1478, Johann Amberbach, Basle, from Reuchlin's Vocabularius Breuiloquus.
3) 1483, Georg Husner, Strassburg, from Voragine's Legenda aurea (Golden Legend).
4) 1491, Guilelmus Anima Mia Tridensis, Venice. A leaf from Valerius Maximus' Factorum et Dictiorum Memorabilium libri.
5) 1492, Bonetus Locatellus, for Octavianus Scotus, Venice, from Silius Italicus. Punica cum commentariis Petri Marsi.
6) 1498, Bernardinus Venetus de Vitalibus, Venice, from Joannes Picus Mirandulanus' Opera.
References:
Condition: B+
Some minor toning and damp stains. #3 with a stain in text and #4 with some worm holes and ink markings in margins.