Vitae pontificum
- Author/Creator:
- Platina, 1421-1481
- Publication/Creation:
- [Treviso] : [Giovanni Rosso], [10 Feb. 1485]
- Resource Type:
- Book
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Vitae pontificum
- Series Titles:
- Pitts Theology Library. Pitts Theology Library Incunabula Collection.
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Rosso, Giovanni, active 1480-1519, printer
Sunderland, Charles Spencer, Earl of, 1674-1722, former owner
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Popes--Biography
Incunabula--Italy
Description/Summary
- Language:
- Latin
- Physical Type/Description:
- 172 unnumbered pages (last 2 blank) ; 29 cm (folio)
- General Note:
- Signatures: a¹⁰, b-q⁸, r⁶ (r6 blank).
Leaf [1b]: Proemivm Platynae in vitas Pontificvm ad Sixtvm.
Imprint from colophon: Excelle[n]tissimi historici Platinae i[n] vitas sumo[rum] po[n]tificu[m] ad Sixtu[s].iiii.po[n]tifice[m] maximu[m] praecla[rum] opus foeliciter explicit; accurate castigatu[m] ac i[m]pensa magistri Ioanis verselensis .M.cccc.lxxxv.die.x.februarii.
Capital spaces.
Marginal manuscript notes throughout text.
"Tabula alphabetica ... " [in ms.]: [4] leaves prefixed.
Bound in 18th century calf, spine heavily gilt, seven bands, red title label. Marbled endpapers. Bound for the third Earl of Sunderland.
From the collection of Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (Sothebys sale IV, Nov 13, 1882, lot 9827).
Pitts Theology Library copy has four blank leaves inserted at beginning containing alphabetized list of Popes followed by incomplete table, purpose obscure. a1v two paragraph ms. Note. Heavily annotated throughout in several differenct hands. Underlining. Popes numbered from chronolically from 1 [Peter] to 220 [Paul II]. - Citation/Reference Note:
- USTC 991953
GW M33883
BMC (XV) VI, 897 (IB. 28435)
Goff P-770
Hain-Copinger 13048
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 990019839590302486
- OCLC Number:
- 05095378
- Barcode:
- 000015271533
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