Accession number
PML 15423
Creator
Platina, 1421-1481
Published
[Cologne] : Eucharius Ceruicornus Agrippinas excudebat, impensis M. Gotfridi Hittorpij ciuis Colonien., Anno M.D.XL [1540].
Credit line
Pierpont Morgan,
Description
[6] leaves, 314 pages, [1] leaf, 92 pages, [6] leaves ; 32.5 cm (fol)
Notes
Title page: De vitis ac gestis summorum pontificum, ad sua usque tempora, liber unus. Huic additae sunt vitae ac res gestae eorum qui interim fuere pontificum, a Paulo videlicet II. Ad Paulum huius nominis III. Eiusdem item platinae, de falso et vero bono
Binding
16th-century French gilt-tooled and painted calf, for Jean Grolier, with motto and name on rear cover. Very slight repairs to joints & a corner.
Variant title
De vitis ac gestis summorum pontificum, ad sua usque tempora liber unus
Provenance
Jean Grolier (1479-1565), binding; Crozier, unidentified signature, 16th/17th century (front pastedown and front endleaf 1 recto); Pitra, unidentified (cited in Austin); Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), purchased from T. Belin, July 1907.
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