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Epithalamion.

Accession number
PML 24150
Creator
Leone, Pietro, of Vercelli, ca. 1441-1521.
Published
[Milan, 1521]
Notes
Collation: A-E⁴, 20 leaves, E4 blank. Fol. 1 with woodcut arms of the houses of Savoy & Portugal. f2 has a cut showing the little niece of the author presenting the book(?) or reciting an oration(?) in the presence of the newly married couple ... also used on f16[superscript]b; 27 lines; small woodcut initials.
In honor of the marriage of Charles III. of Savoy and Beatrix of Portugal on 8 April 1521.
Not found in bibliographies.
Description
[1], ii-xix, [1] leaves : illus. (woodcuts) ; 21 x 16 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Annotations: Contemporary inscription: Confixa innumeris cur sint tua crurasasitis care sebastiane nescia turba rogat" (leaf E4v).
Provenance
Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased from Giuseppe Martini, 1926.
Binding
Vellum.
Classification
Department