The 10 portraits of the Visconti family (with the exception of Matthaes II. d. 1355 and Giovanni Maria d. 1412) engraved by Geoffroy Tory from the originals in the ms. but on a smaller scale (see Bernard, A. Geofroy Tory ... tr. by G.B. Ives, 1904, p. 235).
Contains the lives of the following 12 members of the Visconti family, dukes of Milan: Ottone, abp., 1208-1295; Matteo I, 1250-1322; Galeazzo I, 1277-1328; Azzone (Azzo) 1302-1339; Luchino, 1287-1349; Giovanni, abp., 1290-1354; Matteo II, d. 1355; Galeazzo II, ca. 1320-1378; Bernabò, 1319-1385; Gian Galeazzo, (1347) 1351-1402; Giovanni Maria, 1388-1412; Filippo Maria, 1391-1447(8).
Signatures: A-M⁸, N⁴. Perfect; p. 11 misnumbered 13; 138 for 142; 871 for 187.
Printer's device on title page.
Illustrated with 10 woodcut portraits of the dukes of Milan, each having the Lorraine cross of Geoffroy Tory.
Foliated initials and one large criblé initial cut by Geoffroy Tory.
First ed.
Title-vignette: Printer's mark.
Dedicatory Epistle to ... phino" (the Dauphin, Henri, afterwards Henri II) is dated Romae, IIII. Kal. Aprilis (March 29) MDXLVII.
Printed from the original manuscript in the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris.
16th-17th century autographs of George and William Penson.