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JUSTINIANUS (483-565). Institutiones. Mainz: Peter Schoeffer, 23 May 1476.
Royal 2° (400 x 285mm). Collation: [1-58 610(9+1) 7-118 12-136] 1/1r text, books I-II, 7/1r books III-IV, 12/6v colophon, printer's device). 103 leaves. 67 lines of commentary, double column. Printed in red and black. Type: 5:118G, 6:92G. 14-line opening initial in green with scrolling foliate decoration on red ground, some incipits and book number in headline in red, smaller initials and paragraph marks in red or blue. (Light dampstaining at lower margin of first and last few quires, lower marginal replacements in last 2 leaves, some small wormholes at end.) Pinholes visible in many leaves. Contemporary German blindstamped pigskin over unbevelled wooden boards, tooled with leaf, flower-head and lion stamps [not in Kyriss or Schwenke], brass center- and cornerpieces, 2 fore-edge clasps (missing one clasp, lightly rubbed and dampstain, headcap worn). Provenance: table of contents written in a contemporary hand on front pastedown, contemporary foliation -- Victor Stedingk (bookplate).
A large, fresh copy, retaining pinholes throughout and occasional contemporary quiring. HC *9498; GW 7590; BMC I, 33 (IC.210); CIBN C-601; BSB-Ink. C-633; Bod-inc. J-233; Goff J-512.
Royal 2° (400 x 285mm). Collation: [1-58 610(9+1) 7-118 12-136] 1/1r text, books I-II, 7/1r books III-IV, 12/6v colophon, printer's device). 103 leaves. 67 lines of commentary, double column. Printed in red and black. Type: 5:118G, 6:92G. 14-line opening initial in green with scrolling foliate decoration on red ground, some incipits and book number in headline in red, smaller initials and paragraph marks in red or blue. (Light dampstaining at lower margin of first and last few quires, lower marginal replacements in last 2 leaves, some small wormholes at end.) Pinholes visible in many leaves. Contemporary German blindstamped pigskin over unbevelled wooden boards, tooled with leaf, flower-head and lion stamps [not in Kyriss or Schwenke], brass center- and cornerpieces, 2 fore-edge clasps (missing one clasp, lightly rubbed and dampstain, headcap worn). Provenance: table of contents written in a contemporary hand on front pastedown, contemporary foliation -- Victor Stedingk (bookplate).
A large, fresh copy, retaining pinholes throughout and occasional contemporary quiring. HC *9498; GW 7590; BMC I, 33 (IC.210); CIBN C-601; BSB-Ink. C-633; Bod-inc. J-233; Goff J-512.
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