Title from table of contents on leaf *1 recto.
Imprints from colophons, followed by privilege (leaves kk8r and T8r): 1) Venetiis in ædibus Aldi Romani mense Iunio .M. ID. / Ne quis impune intergors hos, ac emendatos Materni libros, hinc ad an/nos decem formis iterum queat excudere, cautum est; 2) Venetiis cura, & diligentia Aldi Ro[mani]. Mense octobris. M. ID. Cui concessum est ab Ill[ustrissimo] S[enatu] V[enetiano] ne hos quoq[ue] libros alii cuiquam impune for/mis excudere liceat.
Printed in Aldus's types 2:114R, 2**:115R (in quires *, G-N, T), and 7:114Gr.
Signatures: *⁶; a-g¹⁰ h¹² aa-hh¹⁰ ii-kk⁸; A-D¹⁰ E¹² F⁶ G-M¹⁰ N⁶ ²N¹⁰ O-S¹⁰ T⁸: 376 leaves, leaves E7 and K10 blank.
Paper format: Chancery folio
Published in 2 parts.
Edited by Franciscus Niger.
Woodcuts astrological diagrams in Firmicus, Matheseos; woodcut astrological illustrations in Aratus, Phaenomena, in Latin on leaves G2v-I9v, mostly derived from those in the editions of Hyginus produced by Ratdolt & others.
Spaces left blank for initials, with printed guide letters.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 26.9 x 18.4 cm.
PML copy is only quires A-K, including leaf K10 (blank).
Checklist title: Scriptores astronomici veteres
Hand decoration: Rubrication unrealized. Annotations: No marginal notations in text. Moderately severe worm damage throughout text.