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[Historia naturalis]

Title: [Historia naturalis]
Author: Pliny, the Elder.
Publication: [Treviso, Michele Manzolo, 25 Aug. [i.e. not before 13 Oct.] 1479].

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KB+ 1479 (Pliny. [Historia naturalis])	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors

Beroaldo, Filippo, 1453-1505.

Description

360 l.; 32 cm. (fol.)

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Note

Leaf 2a: Hieronymi Bononii Tarvisani ad Ioannem Bombenvm / Amicorvm Optimvm Pro. C. Plinio Secvndo Apologia. / ...
Colophon. leaf 356a: ... Impressi Tervissi. Dvctv Et Im / pensis Michaelis Manzoli Parmensis. M. CCCC. LXXIX. Re / gnante Serenissimo Venetiarvm Dvce Ioanne Mon- / cenigho Octavo Kalendas Septembris.
Roman type (Proctor 6472); 50 lines. With catchwords at end of signatures (except a, b, e, h, z), headlines, initial indicators, initial spaces and signature marks; without foliation. Rubricated: initials in red and blue.
Signatures: a¹⁴, b⁸, c-h¹⁰, i¹², k-p¹⁰, q⁸, r-z¹⁰, &¹⁰, [?]¹⁰, [Prescription symbol]¹⁰, A¹⁰, B⁶, C-D¹⁰, E-I⁸, K¹⁰, L⁸, M⁴. Sig. a₁ and M₄ blank.
Edited by Philippus Beroaldus.--cf. leaf 356b-359a.
About twao lines of text have been omitted at the end of sig. z.
Printed "not before 13 Oct. 1479" since the book includes a poem dated "Tarvisii Tertio Idvs Octobres Mcccclxxix."

Indexed In (note)

Hain-Copinger
BMC
Osler: Incunabula medica
Stillwell: Second census

Call Number

*KB+ 1479 (Pliny. [Historia naturalis])

OCLC

34931318

Author

Pliny, the Elder.

Title

[Historia naturalis]

Imprint

[Treviso, Michele Manzolo, 25 Aug. [i.e. not before 13 Oct.] 1479].

Indexed In:

Hain-Copinger 13092

BMC, VI, 888. IB. 28354

Osler: Incunabula medica, 179

Stillwell: Second census, P721

Local Note

First and last leaves blank, the latter wanting.

Bound in blind stamped brown leather over wooden boards; with remains of metal bosses on covers and of metal and leather clasps at top, bottom and side.

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Added Author

Beroaldo, Filippo, 1453-1505.

Research Call Number

*KB+ 1479 (Pliny. [Historia naturalis])

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