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Epistolae Iacobi Picolomini cardinalis Papiensis elegantissimae, reru[m][que] reconditarum refertissimae, necnon uarijs historijs uberti scatentes una cu[m] luculentissimis co[m]me[n]tarijs res gestas sui t[em]p[o]ris co[n]tine[n]tibus, nu[per] im[pre]ssae : pr[ae]terea multa alia scitu dignissima, qu[ae] hactenus in alijs primo impressis desiderabant, nuperrime summa diligentia ab archetypis ipsius authoris accepta, & suis locis addita, lector studiosissime lubens legere poteris.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Lea Collection Folio BX4705.A44 A4
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ammannati Piccolomini, Jacopo, 1422-1479.
- Language:
- Latin
- Subjects (All):
- Catholic Church--History.
- Catholic Church.
- History.
- Penn Provenance:
- Biblioteca privata del Cav. V. Flauti e del figlio Giovanni (bookplate) (ex-libris)
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered leaves, 208 leaves, 4 unnumbered leaves, 209-414 leaves ; 30 cm (folio)
- Other Title:
- Epistolae una cum luculentissimis commentariis
- Picolomini Epistolae PU
- Fingerprint:
- ealo pape pot. masi (3) 1521 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Impr[re]ssum Mediolani : In aedibus Minutiani, [1521]
- Notes:
- Imprint from colophon which reads: In aedibus Minutiani im[pre]ssum Mediolani. M.D.XXI. Mensis martij. Die iiij.
- The Commentaries are a continuation of the "Commentarii rerum memorabilium" of Pope Pius II.
- Woodcut initials.
- Printed marginalia.
- Numerous errors in foliation; leaves 65-68 misnumbered 53-56, leaves 120-128 misnumbered 110-118, leaves 212-214 misnumbered 2012-2014.
- Signatures: [superscript pi]a⁴ a-z⁸ &⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ 2a⁴ A-Z⁸, ²&⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁶.
- Leaf 2a4 blank.
- Local Notes:
- Lea Library copy has the bookplate and ex-libris of Biblioteca privata del Cav. V. Flauti e del figlio Giovanni.
- Lea Library copy has some dampstaining throughout gatherings [con]8-[rum]6; leaves Y-Z8 2&8 [con]8 [rum]8 have damage at outer margin and some of them are mended.
- Lea Library copy bound in full vellum.
- Cited in:
- BM STC Italian, 1465-1600, 25
- EDIT 16, CNCE 1544
- OCLC:
- 80128737
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