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PLAUTUS, Titus Maccius (ca.250-ca.184 B.C.). Comoediae. With commentary by Joannes Petrus Valla and Bernardinus Saracenus. Venice: Simon Bevilaqua, 17 September 1499.
Super-chancery 2° (310 x 221mm). Collation: a-i8 k-m6 aa8 2a-z8 & 8 A-D8 E6 F4 (a1r title, a1v dedicatory letter by Valla to Scaramuccia de Trivulzi, verses, a2r Valla's commentary, m6r first colophon, m6v blank, aa1r dedicatory letter by Saracenus to Franciscus Marcellus, aa1v table to Saracenus's commentary, 2a1r commentary by Saracenus, 2a2r text and commentary, F3r colophon, verses on Saracenus and Marcus Firmanus by Palladius Soranus, printer's device (Kristeller 192), F3v register, errata, F4v blank). 348 leaves. 58 lines and headline. Type: 18:80bR, 23:112bR, 107*R, 80b Greek. 4-9-line initial spaces with guide-letters. (Very small wormholes in first and final quires, very occasional small, light stain.) Modern brown morocco, gilt- and blindstamped fillets, g.e., by C. Hanson at the the National Library of Wales. Provenance: occasional contemporary marginal annotation or correction; Richard Heber (purchase note dated 1817 and stamp preserved and laid down on modern flyleaf).
Eighth edition, the first with this commentary. Valla apparently drew on the commentary begun by his father, Georgius; the son and Firmanus together took out a privilege of the text on 5 March 1499. HC *13082; BMC V, 523 (IB. 23991-2); Goff P-784; Polain(B) 3198; IDL 3722; IGI 7875.
Super-chancery 2° (310 x 221mm). Collation: a-i8 k-m6 aa8 2a-z8 & 8 A-D8 E6 F4 (a1r title, a1v dedicatory letter by Valla to Scaramuccia de Trivulzi, verses, a2r Valla's commentary, m6r first colophon, m6v blank, aa1r dedicatory letter by Saracenus to Franciscus Marcellus, aa1v table to Saracenus's commentary, 2a1r commentary by Saracenus, 2a2r text and commentary, F3r colophon, verses on Saracenus and Marcus Firmanus by Palladius Soranus, printer's device (Kristeller 192), F3v register, errata, F4v blank). 348 leaves. 58 lines and headline. Type: 18:80bR, 23:112bR, 107*R, 80b Greek. 4-9-line initial spaces with guide-letters. (Very small wormholes in first and final quires, very occasional small, light stain.) Modern brown morocco, gilt- and blindstamped fillets, g.e., by C. Hanson at the the National Library of Wales. Provenance: occasional contemporary marginal annotation or correction; Richard Heber (purchase note dated 1817 and stamp preserved and laid down on modern flyleaf).
Eighth edition, the first with this commentary. Valla apparently drew on the commentary begun by his father, Georgius; the son and Firmanus together took out a privilege of the text on 5 March 1499. HC *13082; BMC V, 523 (IB. 23991-2); Goff P-784; Polain(B) 3198; IDL 3722; IGI 7875.