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GRATIAN Decretus Gratiani, Venice, Luca-Antonio Giunta, 20 May 1514
25 March 2015, 11:00 GMT
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GRATIAN
Decretus Gratiani, edited by Bartholomaeus Brixiensis, Gothic letter, commentary surrounding double column text, with side glosses, printed in red and black, printer's device on title, numerous woodcut illustrations (3 full-page), vellum leaves from a fifteenth century illuminated legal manuscript used as paste-downs, without free endpapers, title with a few small holes touching letters, neat ink annotations in approximately 10 margins, tear to f. 533, contemporary blindstamped calf over wooden boards, remnants of metal hasps, worn, 4to (218 x 155mm.), Venice, Luca-Antonio Giunta, 20 May 1514
Footnotes
Provenance: "Iste liber est ad usum, fr[atre]s Antonii de Motonio... temporary sui vicariatus", near contemporary inscription on title; "St. Marie Maiori de Hyspello", later inscription. See illustration on preceding page.
