Historia scholastica magnam sacrae scripturae partem, quae & in serie & in glossis crebro diffusa erat, breviter complectens, mendis omnibus post omnes omnium lactenus editiones seculis, in lucem exit: cum optimis capitulorum quotationibus in margine decenter appositis.

Accession number

PML 197643

Creator

Petrus, Comestor, active 12th century.

Published

Lugduni : Apud Nicolaus Petit et Hectore[m] Penet, Anno M.ccccxxxiiii. [1534].

Notes

Title page printed in red and black.
Signatures: a-z A-I⁸: 256 leaves.

Description

[1], 2-256 leaves ; 17.5 x 13 cm (8vo)

Provenance

Two ownership inscriptions, abraded (by Philpot?, on leaf a1r); John Philpot (1516-1555), martyr, inscription: "Joannes Philpot me possidet" (leaf a1r) and annotations; Jospeh Lilly (1804-1870), his sale, Sotheby's London, 15 March 1871, lot 3796; Morgan Library & Museum (unknown purchase date, previously unaccessioned, accessioned 2018).

Binding

Modern 1/2 brown morocco with cloth sides.

Classification

Book

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Department

Printed Books