LIUDPRANDUS (Bishop of Cremona, circa 920-972 A.D.) Liutprandi... rerum gestarum per Europam ipsius praesertim temporibus libri sex. [Paris]: for Josse Badius Ascensius and Jean Petit (colophon: printed by Badius Ascensius, 13 September 1514); Bound with: GREGORY (Saint, Bishop of Tours, 544-595 A.D.) & ADON (Saint, Archbishop of Vienne, 799-875 A.D. ). B.Gregorii... historiarum praecipue gallicarum... In vitas patrum fere sui temporis... De gloria confessorum praecipue gallorum... Adonis Viennensis... sex aetatum mundi breves seu commentarii: usque ad Carolum simplicem Francorum regem. [Paris:] for Josse Badius Ascensius and Jean Petit (colophons: printed by Badius Ascensius, 18 October & 13 November 1512 (second part with misprint 1522)).

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LIUDPRANDUS (Bishop of Cremona, circa 920-972 A.D.) Liutprandi... rerum gestarum per Europam ipsius praesertim temporibus libri sex. [Paris]: for Josse Badius Ascensius and Jean Petit (colophon: printed by Badius Ascensius, 13 September 1514); Bound with: GREGORY (Saint, Bishop of Tours, 544-595 A.D.) & ADON (Saint, Archbishop of Vienne, 799-875 A.D. ). B.Gregorii... historiarum praecipue gallicarum... In vitas patrum fere sui temporis... De gloria confessorum praecipue gallorum... Adonis Viennensis... sex aetatum mundi breves seu commentarii: usque ad Carolum simplicem Francorum regem. [Paris:] for Josse Badius Ascensius and Jean Petit (colophons: printed by Badius Ascensius, 18 October & 13 November 1512 (second part with misprint 1522)).

2 works in 1 volume, 2° (278 x 206mm.). Roman types with Gothic-type headlines and some words of titles. Woodcut architectonic title-borders enclosing Jean Petit's device (first work) or Badius' printing-shop device, fine woodcut white-letter initials. Contemporary South-German blind-stamped pigskin over bevelled wooden boards, leather and brass clasps. Provenance: Johann Thurmair, Aventinus (1466-1534, numerous manuscript marginal notes and corrections); a pupil of Thurmair's (6 line inscription on front pastedown identifying the author of the marginalia and praising him); Edmund McLure (bookplate).

FIRST EDITIONS OF BOTH WORKS. A fine copy with an interesting early provenance: Thurmair's best known work is his history of Bavaria, so his interest in the work of these earlier chroniclers could be said to be professional. An account of his life was written by Hieronymus Ziegler, and published as a preface to the 1554 Ingolstadt edition of his chronicle. His best known pupils were the brothers of William IV, Duke of Bavaria, Princes Louis and Ernest. Renouard III, p.9 & II, p.477.