Italy, Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Inc. V. 0325

Italy, Venice, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Inc. V. 0325

Colliget

Physical Description
  • Material: Parchment
  • Pages: 115 leaves
  • Leaves Format: In folio
  • Dimensions: 305 x 210 mm

Detailed Description
  • Foliation:
    No foliation, but for easier orientation some hand added the number (primus - septimus) of the book on the upper right of recto folios.
  • Condition Description:
    Some holes made by worms. After f. 33v one folio is missing in the book. It would contain the chapters "De accidentibus supvenientibus virtutibus renum", "De accidentibus impedientibus openavesice", "De accidentibus supvenientibus membris..", "De accidentibus supvenientibus operationibus vulve".
  • Decoration:
    Some blue ink drop caps and red lead filigree ornamentation.
  • Layout:

  • Binding Description:
    Bound in a wooden cover. Restoration binding of the second half of the nineteenth century, in half parchment and briar paper on rigid cardboard; on the back leather gusset with editorial data imprinted in gold, within frame.
  • Acquisition:
    The print was purchased by the Library on 24 August 1872 at the price of 6 lire by Andrea Minotto, cf. Archive of the Library, Reports 1872, receipt n. 7. Ex libris in zincography of the Library, dating back to the seventies of the 19th century, glued to the front counterplate of the volume, cf. Bertarelli-Prior 1902, p. 396 n. 8 (85x63 mm).
History
  • Origin Date: 5.10.1482
  • Origin Place: Ferrara or Venice

    Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin - Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Gesamt­katalogs der Wiegen­drucke GW NO:(03107) The British Library, Incunabula Short Title Catalogue istc no: (ia01411000)
Content
Averroes Colliget 1v - 115r