Accession number
PML 3194
Published
Mediolani : Apud Pacificum Pontium, 1582 or 1583.
Notes
Edited by Petrus Galesinius.
BM lists with imprint date 1582, Adams with "(1582) 1583". Colophon reads: Mediolani : Ex officina Pacifici Pontij, anno a Chr. Nat. M.D.XXCII.
First edition.
In Latin or (parts of pts. 2-3) Italian.
Title from BM.
BM lists with imprint date 1582, Adams with "(1582) 1583". Colophon reads: Mediolani : Ex officina Pacifici Pontij, anno a Chr. Nat. M.D.XXCII.
First edition.
In Latin or (parts of pts. 2-3) Italian.
Title from BM.
Description
3 pts. in 1 v. ([4], 354 leaves) ; 33 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
An inscription on the first fly-leaf states that the book was the gift of the Saint Charles Boromeo, archbishop of Milan (papal Secretary of State under Pius IV) to Cardinal Felice Peretti of Montalto (later, 24 April 1585, Pope Sixtus V).
Provenance
Pope Sixtus V; Toovey collection.
Binding
Italian, late 16th century binding of red morocco tooled to an all-over design with a dove in centre of upper cover and clasped bands in lower; in maroon morocco case.
Classification
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Department