Plinius Secundus, Gaius Historia naturalis [edited by Philippus Beroaldus]. Venice: Marinus Saracenus, 14 May (14 June) 1487 Chancery folio (296 x 195mm.), 270 leaves (of 272, without initial and final blank), aa8 bb6 a–z8 &8 A–G8 H10, roman type, 56 lines plus headline, initial spaces with printed guides, some annotations in red and brown ink, sixteenth-century blind-tooled calf over pasteboard, slipcase, medieval manuscript leaf bound at end (see footnote for details), a few repaired wormholes, repaired tear in g5, rebacked and resewn The manuscript leaf in the binding is a leaf from a Decorated Antiphonary, in Latin on vellum [Tuscany, 12th century], including the Christmas morning mass 'Puer natus est' with a fine, large, initial in red ink, with interlace strapwork designs in compartments and foliage terminals; blind-ruled for up to 15 lines of text and music on three-line staves, the music in pre-square notation, derived from Beneventan. LITERATURE: ISTC ip00795000 PROVENANCE: Comte Revedin, armorial bookplate; Boies Penrose II (1902-1976), armorial bookplateCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
Plinius Secundus, Gaius Historia naturalis [edited by Philippus Beroaldus]. Venice: Marinus Saracenus, 14 May (14 June) 1487 Chancery folio (296 x 195mm.), 270 leaves (of 272, without initial and final blank), aa8 bb6 a–z8 &8 A–G8 H10, roman type, 56 lines plus headline, initial spaces with printed guides, some annotations in red and brown ink, sixteenth-century blind-tooled calf over pasteboard, slipcase, medieval manuscript leaf bound at end (see footnote for details), a few repaired wormholes, repaired tear in g5, rebacked and resewn The manuscript leaf in the binding is a leaf from a Decorated Antiphonary, in Latin on vellum [Tuscany, 12th century], including the Christmas morning mass 'Puer natus est' with a fine, large, initial in red ink, with interlace strapwork designs in compartments and foliage terminals; blind-ruled for up to 15 lines of text and music on three-line staves, the music in pre-square notation, derived from Beneventan. LITERATURE: ISTC ip00795000 PROVENANCE: Comte Revedin, armorial bookplate; Boies Penrose II (1902-1976), armorial bookplateCondition reportCondition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate Condition 11 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers (Online Only) is not applicable to this lot. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The
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