APULEIUS Madaurensis, Lucius (fl. ca. 125). Commentarii a Philippo Beroaldo conditi in asinum aureum . Venice: Bartholommeo Zanni, 11 November 1504. 2° (318 x 215 mm). Collation: a 4 b-q 6 r 4 s-z & 9 \\a A-N 6 O 8 . 238 leaves. Roman type (title in gothic type). Text with commentary surround. Woodcut architectural border to a3v. Mostly white-on-black ornamental initials in two sizes. (Title-leaf with 2 marginal repaired tears and tearing slightly along gutter, bifolia a1.4 and O1.8 reinforced at gutters, occasional browning, some staining, O8v ink-stained.) 18th-century Italian half speckled calf and sprinkled paper pasteboards, gilt-tooled at raised bands of spine, lighter calf gilt lettering-piece, edges with early red-staining, title lettered in ink on lower edge (slightly rubbed). Provenance : "Est Joannes Baptistae Amfusij presbyteri papiensis artis oratoriae professori", contemporary inscription on title page, numerous interlinear emendations probably by the same owner; later notes on b3r and O8v. Third edition with Beroaldo's commentary. The woodcut border was first used in the Benalius-Capcasa edition of Dante printed at Venice on 3 March 1491. Adams A-1372; Essling 1322; Sander 484.
APULEIUS Madaurensis, Lucius (fl. ca. 125). Commentarii a Philippo Beroaldo conditi in asinum aureum . Venice: Bartholommeo Zanni, 11 November 1504. 2° (318 x 215 mm). Collation: a 4 b-q 6 r 4 s-z & 9 \\a A-N 6 O 8 . 238 leaves. Roman type (title in gothic type). Text with commentary surround. Woodcut architectural border to a3v. Mostly white-on-black ornamental initials in two sizes. (Title-leaf with 2 marginal repaired tears and tearing slightly along gutter, bifolia a1.4 and O1.8 reinforced at gutters, occasional browning, some staining, O8v ink-stained.) 18th-century Italian half speckled calf and sprinkled paper pasteboards, gilt-tooled at raised bands of spine, lighter calf gilt lettering-piece, edges with early red-staining, title lettered in ink on lower edge (slightly rubbed). Provenance : "Est Joannes Baptistae Amfusij presbyteri papiensis artis oratoriae professori", contemporary inscription on title page, numerous interlinear emendations probably by the same owner; later notes on b3r and O8v. Third edition with Beroaldo's commentary. The woodcut border was first used in the Benalius-Capcasa edition of Dante printed at Venice on 3 March 1491. Adams A-1372; Essling 1322; Sander 484.
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