Accession number:
PML 15452
Published:
Basileae : in officina Frobeniana, per Hier. Frobenium et Nic. Episcopium, mense Augusto, anno domini M.D.LXI [August 1561].
Description:
[24], 1048, [60] pages ; 33.5 cm (fol.)
Notes:
Woodcut initials, printer's mark.
Binding:
16th-century French brown morocco, gold tooled in early "fanfare" design, central panel with the painted arms of Jacques August De Thou on sides. Edges gilt, gauffered, and painted in elaborate foliate pattern.
Variant Title:
Opera
Provenance:
Gibert, signature, 16th/17th century (title page); unidentified inscription: "emi anno 1704" (rear pastedown); Libraririe Damascene Morgand (Rahit et Cie), inventory no. 22718 (front pastedown); Pierpont Morgan, purchased from Rahir (with the "Rahir Fifty"), May 1907.
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