Title and imprint from colophon (leaf [19]/6v): Hoc opus impressit theseida nomine dictu[m] / Bernardo genitus bibliopola puer: / (Augustinus ei nomen:) cu[m] dux bon[us] urbem / Herculeus princeps ferrariam regeret. .M°.CCCC°.LXXIIIII°.
The colophon date appears variously as .M°.CCCC°.LXXIIIII°. (GW) and .M°.CCCC°.LXXV. (BMC). -- (ISTC)
Printed in Carnerius's type 1:115R.
Collation: [1⁴; 2-3¹⁰ 4-5⁸ 6-8¹⁰ 9-10⁸ 11¹⁰ 12-13⁸ 14¹⁰ 15-16⁸ 17¹⁰ 18-19⁸]: 164 leaves, leaves [2]/1 and [19]/7-8 blank.
Paper format: Chancery folio
Commentary by Pietro Andrea de Bassi.
In some copies the fifth leaf bears Boccaccio's dedication to Fiammetta, while in others the leaf is blank. The dedication is sometimes found attached in error to Carnerius's edition of Bassi, Fatiche d'Ercole (BMC, CIBN). -- (ISTC)
Headline and marginal notes printed in red (leaf [1]/1r).
PML copy leaf dimensions: 31.8 x 21.1. cm., trimmed.
PML copy missing 1 leaf: [19]/8 (blank). Many leaves with remargined fore-edge, text largely unaffected.
Teseide
Hand decoration: Rubrication only partially realized (leaves [1]/1r and [2]/2r) with red foliate initials. Alpha-roman numeric signatures added in red, attempting to emulate print. Annotations: No marginal notations in text.