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Creator:
Livy
Title(s):
T. Liuii Patauini historici ab vrbe condita decadis prime liber primus.
Additional Title(s):

T. Livii Patavini historici ab urbe condita decadis prime liber primvs

Caption, leaf [1]2: Io. ep[iscop]i Alerien[sis] ad su[m]mu[m] pontifice[m] Paulu[m] II Venetu[m] & Marcum Sancti Marci Cardinalem epistola

Caption, leaf [18]1: T. Liuii Patauini historici de secundo bello Punico decadis tercie

Caption, leaf [31]1: T. Liuii Patauini historici de bello Macedonico decadis quarter liber primus

Ab urbe condita. Latin (Philelphus)
Published/Created:
[Venice] : [Wendelin of Speier], MCCCCLXX [1470]
Physical Description:
[842] p. ; 42 cm (fol.)
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Leaf Collection no. 0034
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Title from caption, leaf [3]1.
Edited by Petrus Justinus Philelphus, after the earlier edition of Giovanni Andrea Bussi, bishop of Aleria. Cf. dedicatory epistle.
Date of printing from colophon, leaf [42]2 verso. Printer's name from poem following date ("Et Vindelino debebis tu quoq[ue] formis / Egregie impressit has modo qui decadas").
Includes the Epitome of Lucius Annaeus Florus.
Signatures: [1-2]¹² [3-11]¹⁰ [12]¹⁰+1 [13-15]¹⁰ [16-17]⁸ [18-34]¹⁰ [35-36]⁸ [37-41]¹⁰ [42]⁴ ([1]1, [17]8, [42]4 blank).
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, L-238
Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 10130
Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, 10130
Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M18494
Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, volume 5, page 154 (lC. 19519, IC. 19517, IC. 19518)
Incunabula Short Title Catalogue, il00238000
Capital spaces.
BAC Leaf Collection no. 0034: Imperfect: comprises six non-consecutive leaves, including leaf 24 (with incipit). All six leaves bear large ornamental woodcut initials of burnished gold and and white vine work. The recto of leaf 24 includes a full border in gold, blue, red, and green, with two putti supporting an empty shield. From a collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves compiled by Frederick Werther, with his enumeration stamped in ink.
Subject Terms:
Incunabula in Yale Library.
Rome -- History -- Republic, 510–30 B.C.
Rome -- History -- To 510 B.C.
Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership.
Form/Genre:
Incunabula.
Fragments (object portions)
Contributors:
Philelphus, Petrus Justinus, active 15th century, editor.
Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?, printer.
Florus, Lucius Annaeus. Epitome rerum Romanarum. Latin (Philelphus)
Livy. Ab urbe condita. Latin (Bussi)
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