Sulpitius Verulanus, Johannes: De componendis et ornandis epistolis. De Syllabarum quantitate epitome.

[Rome:  Eucharius Silber, ca. 1490]
4to.   [18 26 38 44].   [26] leaves, the first blank.
ISTC is00846000;  Goff S846;  BMC IV 121.

Shelf-mark: Sp Coll Mu51-d.9 (see main library entry for this item)
Provenance: Joannes Franciscus (16th century), of Promenthoux, Switzerland:  inscription on 1/1r “Joannis fr[ancis]ci(?) p[ro]montorij no 32”.
David Murray (1842-1928), Glasgow lawyer, antiquary and bibliographer:  signature on front pastedown;  source unknown.
University of Glasgow:  Murray library donation, 1927.
Binding: 19th/20th-century blue paper-covered boards.   Size:  212 x 150 mm.
Leaf size: 208 x 145 mm.
Annotations: On 1/2r the number “[...] 66.34”;  unread early annotation on 4/4v (f. 26v).
Decoration: None.
Imperfections: None.

 

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