Bonaventura Castiglione named as author in caption title, p. 5

Printer from colophon

First ed

In Giovanni Antonio Castiglione's font based on a vertical chancery hand. Inserted in text are Latin inscriptions set in Roman capitals of various sizes. Where the original inscription was damaged, letters are supplied, or the space they occupied is indicated by a black rectangle, both interpolations identified by shading in white. Marginalia in Roman

Historiated initial, p. 5. Floreated initials in three sizes printed white on black. Printer's device on last p

Errors in pagination: 13-14 not numbered, 70-79 omitted

Includes index

Signatures: A B-P

Sloan candidate

Binding: vellum. Title in gilt on reddened area of spine: ANTI. / SEDE. / GALL. / INSV. Place and date added in ink at foot. Page edges purple

Centered on front free endpaper recto is bookplate of Mr. A. G-du-Plessis. Below it is bookplate of P de la Morandière. At head of margin on p. [3] is signature of Thomas? Codatino

133 [i.e. 123], [5] pages ; 22 cm (4to)

First edition

Author's name from caption title (page 5)

First use of Castiglione's vertical italic font based on Arrighi's italic chancery types. Inserted in text are Latin inscriptions set in Roman capitals of various sizes. Where the original inscription was damaged, the text is reconstructed by using xylographic letters shaded with white lines, and by pieces of wood filling out spaces for letters destroyed. Marginalia in Roman

Signatures: A⁸ B-P⁴

Historiated initial and white-on-black floral initials in three sizes; printer's device on verso of final leaf

Errors in pagination: 13-14 not numbered, 70-79 omitted in numbering

Errata on leaf P4r

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