Julius Firmicus Maternus, Matheseos libri VIII, in Latin [Italy (Rome)] 1468] 278x193mm, vellum, ii+154+ii, complete, 15 quires of 10 and a final quire of 4 leaves, vertical catchwords, some leaf signatures, 51 lines, 191x114mm (except first quire: 50 lines, 183x112mm), OPENING WITH A FULL WHITE VINE-STEM BORDER AND INITIALS, including a coat of arms, putti, rabbits, parrots, etc., 7 LARGE WHITE-VINE STEM INITIALS WITH MARGINAL EXTENSIONS at the beginning of the following books, marginal side-notes and diagrams; a few minor natural vellum flaws, a few minor stains, f.14 slightly creased; typical Drury binding of polished brown calf with gilt borders and spine with title in capitals ‘J.F. Materni / Junioris / Mathesos // Codex / Anno / 1468’, gilt edges, very light wear, mainly to upper joint
Julius Firmicus Maternus, Matheseos libri VIII, in Latin [Italy (Rome)] 1468] 278x193mm, vellum, ii+154+ii, complete, 15 quires of 10 and a final quire of 4 leaves, vertical catchwords, some leaf signatures, 51 lines, 191x114mm (except first quire: 50 lines, 183x112mm), OPENING WITH A FULL WHITE VINE-STEM BORDER AND INITIALS, including a coat of arms, putti, rabbits, parrots, etc., 7 LARGE WHITE-VINE STEM INITIALS WITH MARGINAL EXTENSIONS at the beginning of the following books, marginal side-notes and diagrams; a few minor natural vellum flaws, a few minor stains, f.14 slightly creased; typical Drury binding of polished brown calf with gilt borders and spine with title in capitals ‘J.F. Materni / Junioris / Mathesos // Codex / Anno / 1468’, gilt edges, very light wear, mainly to upper joint
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