Ouidius de fastis cum duobus comm[entariis]

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Bibliographic Details
Alternative Title:Fasti. Comm: Antonius Constantius and Paulus Marsus. Ed: Bartholomaeus Merula
Main Author: Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D
Other Associated Names: Merula, Bartholomaeus, Joannes, Tacuinus, de Tridino (Printer)
Language:Latin
Published: Venetiis : Opera impensa Ioannis Tacuini de Tridino, 1497.
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Collection:Stearne
Description
Item Description:ISTC io00176000
Conservation completed.
All but top woodcut of a1 is torn off. Evidence of inscription visible. a2 is partially torn.
Woodcut initials.
'Ad illustrissimu[m] principe[m] Fredericum ducem Vrbini montis Feretri & Durantis Comite[m] imperato rem inuictissimum: ac Sanctae Romanae Ecclesiae Vexilliferum Antonii Constantii Fanensis praefatio in commentarios Fastorum Nasonis.'
'Praefatio in Fastos.'
'Impressum Venetiis opera & impensa solertissimi viri Ioannis Tacuini: de Tridino: Ce[n]sore viro eruditissimo Bartholomeo Merula Mantuano: Inclyto ac foelicissimo Principe Augustio Barbadico Anno .M.cccc.lxxxxvii. pridie idus Iunii. Laus deo' with device.
Some annotations in Latin and underlining. Pen trials and faded inscriptions in Registrum.
Faded inscriptions in Latin and English and pen trials on recto and verso of back endleaf including 'vita 'mors' and '[aggregaci] iij s iiij'.
Pages have been cropped.
Some initials have not been decorated but have the letter written in by annotator.
Physical Description:folio
Published References:S.T.C. Italian (1465-1700).
Provenance Note:'ff John [...]' and several times 'HTR' written on Registrum. See also 'Miscellaneous poems' by Andrew Marvell, 1681, for same HRT [monogram].
'Bp. Stearne Bequest 1745' written in modern hand in red ink on front endleaf.
Binding Note:Blind tool leather. Rebacked. Marbled edges.
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