Ivniani Maii Parthenopei ad invictis Ferdinandvm regem in librvm de priscorvm proprietate verborvm prologvs foeliciter incipit.

Accession number: 
PML 20725
Author: 
Maggio, Giuniano, active 15th century.
Published: 
[Treviso] : Bartholomaeus Confalonerius Brixiensis impressor solertissimus Tarvisii impressit, anno sal. MCCCCLXXX, pridie kalendas Apriles [31 March 1480].
Description: 
[648] pages ; 30 cm (fol.)
Credit Line: 
Purchased by J.P. Morgan, Jr., 1919.
Notes: 

Title from caption, leaf a1v.
Imprint from colophon (leaf K8r): "Iuuiani [sic] Maii Parthenopei Liber de priscorum proprietate uerborum finit. Bartholomaeus Confalonerius Brixiensis impressor solertissimus Taruisii impressit. Anno. sal. M CCCCLXXX; pridie kalendas Apriles. Lector vale."
Printed in Confalonieri's type 2:84R.
Signatures: a-c¹⁰ d-f⁸ g-r¹⁰ [long-s]⁸ s-z⁸ & ⁸ [con]⁸ [rum]⁸ A-K⁸: 324 leaves.
Paper format: Chancery folio.
Listed in bibliographies as De priscorum proprietate verborum.
Printed in double columns of 49 lines. Capital spaces with guide letters. Some quires with catchwords.
Register on leaf K8r.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 29.4 x 19.7 cm.

Binding: 
Modern full black goatskin, with gilt-tooled turn-ins, over paper boards (31 x 20.5 cm.), sewn on 5 supports. Plain paper pastedowns and fly leaves; decorative endbands; gilt edges.
Variant Title: 

Iuniani Maii Parthenopei ad invictis Ferdinandum regem in librum de priscorum proprietate verborum prologus foeliciter incipit

Inscriptions/Markings: 

Hand decoration: Italian rubrication, blue initials, with red filigree decoration (leaf a2r). Annotations: Contemporary marginal keyword notations, leaf a2 only; entry for "Acanthus" expurgated (leaf a4r).

Provenance: 
Florence (Italy), Santa Maria Novella, stamp: "Bibliothec: Se. Me. Novelle" (leaf a3r) and inscription: "Bibliothe. Se. Me. Novellae de Florentia Ord. Pred. la divisione librorum P. Mag. Fratris Dominici Amadori anno 1693" (leaf a1r); J.P. Morgan, Jr., purchased from L.C. Harper, 1919.
Classification: 
Incunable Collection
Catalog Link: 
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Genres: 
Goatskin bindings (Binding)
Department: 
Printed Books