Prima[-quarta] p[ar]s summe fratris Anthonini de flore[n]tia ordinis p[re]dicato[rum] & Archiep[iscop]i flore[n]tini. - Antoninus, Saint, Archbishop of Florence, 1389-1459.; Koberger, Anton, approximately 1440-1513; Lotz, Donald C.; Obersdorffer, Johannes ([Nuremberg : Anton Koberger)
Title proper from prologue of vol. I.
Volume I is dated Oct. 17 (xvi Kal. Nov.) 1478; vol. II, Oct. 10 (vi Id. Oct.) 1477; vol. III, Jan. 26 (vii Kal. Feb.) 1478; vol. IV, Apr. 29 (Penult. Apr.) 1479.
Quires (all unsigned): (I:) [1¹⁰ 2-14⁸ 15⁶ 16-19⁸ 20⁶ 21¹⁰ 22-31⁸ 32⁶]: 254 leaves, leaves 1 and 254 blank. (II:) [I⁸ 2-3¹⁰ 4-5⁸ 6-7¹⁰ 8⁶ 9⁸ 10¹⁰ 11-13⁸ 14-15¹⁰ 16⁸ 17-22⁸.¹⁰ 23-24⁸ 25¹⁰ 26⁸ 27-29¹⁰ 30-31⁸ 32¹⁰ 33-36⁸ 37⁶]: 322 leaves, leaf 1 blank. (III:) [1-3¹⁰ 4-6⁸ 7-20¹⁰.⁸ 21-22⁸ 23-48¹⁰.⁸ 49-50¹⁰ 51⁸ 52⁶]: 464 leaves, leaves 1 and 464 blank. (IV:) [1-9⁸ 10⁶ 11-14⁸ 15-16⁶ 17-33⁸ 34¹⁰ 35-39⁸ 40-41⁶ 42⁸ 43¹⁰]: 338 leaves, leaves 1 and 338 blank. (Note: GW's collation of vol. II is erroneous, coming to 320 instead of 322 leaves as a result of assigning only 6 leaves to quire 31.)
Collation by Paul Needham, from his description of the Eric Sexton copy for Sotheby's, New York.
Text printed in 2 columns.
Goff
Keywords: Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- Early works to 1800.; Theology -- Early works to 1800.; Brunico (Italy) -- Religion -- 15th century -- Sources; Bressanone (Italy) -- Religion -- 15th century -- Sources; Pigskin bindings; Printed waste