4. Aurelius Victor, Sextus

De viris illustribus urbis Romae

Rome: Stephan Plannck, 26 January 1492

Description

Paper. [2], [18] leaves; 210 x 140 mm (quarto). Gothic type. Prelim. leaf in manuscript. F.1a 'Angelus Tiphernas Alexandro Iustino'. Colophon: f.18a: 'Caij Plinij Secundi Veronensis Liber Illustriu virorum Finit foeliciter. Impressus Rome per Stephanum Planck. Anno 1492. die. xxvi. Ianuarii.' First initial decoration wanting; some pages loose. Contemporary annotations in margin.

Binding

Green morocco with gilt lozenge in middle of both covers. Gilt tooling around the edge of covers. One portion of front cover damaged. Spine title reads: C.Plini/ II/ Epistoi Bound with: Plinius Caecilius Secundus, Gaius, the younger. [Epistolae]. Rome: Eucharius Silber, 1490 (See no. 30)

Printer

The first book containing Stephan Plannck or Plancks name was the Roman Missal finished on 5 March 1482 (Hain *11377), although he was printing a few years prior to this (See BMC III, p.80). Plannck became a leading printer in Rome, and had, in1493, the distinction of printing the first printed European description of the people and places in America by Columbus.

Provenance

1. Willi Fels, 1946. 2. Otago University Library

Reference

H 2140*; BMC IV 96; Goff A1391; ISTC ia01391000;

Illustrations

First page of text proper with manuscript leaf opposite, binding, colophon, label on front endpaper depicting Fels bequest.