Guidonis Iuuenalis patria cenomani in latine lingue elegantias tam a laurentio valla q[uam] a Gellio memorie proditas interp[re]tatio dilucida thematis creberrime adhibitis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jouenneaux, Guy, -1507.

Contributor:

Prévost, Pierre, printer.

Alexandre, Martin, publisher.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

French Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)

Latin

Subjects (All):

Valla, Lorenzo, 1407-1457. Elegantiae.

Valla, Lorenzo.

Latin language--Style--Early works to 1800.

Latin language.

Latin language--Style.

Genre:

Fine bindings.

Physical Description:

cii leaves, 4 unnumbered leaves ; 20 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Guidonis Juvenalis patria cenomani in Latine lingue elegantias tam a Laurentio Valla quam a Gellio memorie proditas interpretatio dilucida thematis creberrime adhibitis

In Latine lingue elegantias tam a Laurentio Valla quam a Gellio memorie proditas interpretatio dilucida thematis creberrime adhibitis

In Latinae linguae elegantias interpretatio dilucida

Élégances latines PU

Fingerprint:

u.to u.De t*hi deru (C) 1508 (T)

Place of Publication:

[Paris] : [Pierre Prévost for Martin Alexandre], [1508.]

Language Note:

Text mostly in Latin with some French.

Notes:

Printer from colophon: "Hoc opusculum litteratissimi viri Magistri Guidonis iuuenalis impressu[m] Parisius per Petrum preuost commorantem in viro lautricum ex opposito intersignii syderis. Anno d[omi]ni Millesimo quingentesimo octauo. die vero decima mensis nouembris."

Publisher information supplied from: P. Renouard, Imprimeurs & libraires parisiens du XVIe siècle. Renouard identifies the publisher from the woodcut device(?), an illustration of the crucifixion of Jesus, on the title page.

Woodcut ornamental initial on title page.

Numerous errors in foliation.

Signatures: A⁶ b⁶ C-Q⁸/⁴ R⁶ S⁴.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy imperfect: last four leaves (S1-4) wanting.

Culture Class Collection copy has a ms. inscription on the title page, and a ms. annotation(?) in the same hand(?) on leaf xxiii, both faded to illegibility.

Culture Class Collection copy bound in full leather: with gold-stamped double ruled border within another border of double rules, separated by four gold-stamped ornaments at corners, on front and back boards; gold-stamped ornamental turn-ins; six spine panels decorated with gold-stamped ornamental designs within gold-stamped borders, and separated by five raised bands with gold-stamped rules, with double rules at head and foot of spine; author and title, in French, stamped in gold on spine; all edges gilt; marbled endpapers.

Culture Class Collection copy has a diamond-shaped bookplate(?) removed from the front paste-down endpaper.

Cited in:

Renouard, P. Imprimeurs & libraires parisiens du XVIe siècle, 15 (t. 1, p. 12-13)

OCLC:

746599161