Local note | Joyner Rare copy has vellum binding with ties. |
General note | Engraved title-page with port. of author in central cartouche. |
General note | Engraved medallion portrait of King Henry IV of France on leaf *2r. |
General note | Head- and tail-pieces, initials, marginal notes. |
General note | Dedication p.[6] dated "anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo nono" [i.e.1599]. |
General note | All of leaves V2-2D1 with the exception of leaves X1 and X4 have a full-page engraved illustration on the recto; most of these are reproductions from the work of Vesalius. |
General note | This edition has no colophon; a similar edition exists with colophon dated 1600. |
General note | Signatures: *-***⁴A-Z, Aa-Zz, Aaa-Nnn⁴ (Nnn4 blank) |
References |
Adams, H.M. Catalogue of books printed on the continent of Europe, 1501-1600, in Cambridge libraries, D1072 |
Acquisitions source |
Joyner Rare copy purchased from Leland Little Auctions, 11/13/2020 |
Language | In Latin with Greek references. |