INCUNABLE. — CAMPANUS (Johannes Antonius)

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INCUNABLE. — CAMPANUS (Johannes Antonius)
Opera. S.l.n.d. Colophon] : Rome, Eucharius Silber, 31 October 1495. 7 parts in a volume in-folio, cold stamped sow skin on aisle, geometric decoration (different) on the dishes drawn by nets and decorated with repeated motifs (medallions bearing a floral button or an angel, and a phylactery bearing the maria inscription), back to three nerves, remains of clasps (period binding). GW, 5939. - HC, 4286. - Pellechet, 3180. - Goff, C-73. First incunabula edition of the works of Johannes Antonius Campanus (1429-1477), Italian bishop and humanist who was notably a corrector of printing in Ulrich Han's pharmacy in Rome. Published by Michel Ferno, notary and friend of Alexander VI, it is printed in Gothic and Roman characters. The title is adorned with an astonishingly large wood representing a bell bearing the talking arms of Campanus, the first letters of the title of the various parts of the book inscribed on the handles and at the top the publisher's monogram: Eucharius Argenteus Herbipolensis. At the end, big and pretty typographic mark of Silber. Some handwritten annotations from the 16th century. 4 sheets of notebook A from the last part in duplicate. Freckles and wetnesses. Missing upper cap, missing clasp fasteners, restoration with one hinge.
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