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Book/Printed Material Valere la Grant.

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Title

  • Valere la Grant.

Names

  • Valerius Maximus.
  • Simon, de Hesdin, -1383, translator.
  • Nicolas, de Gonesse, active 15th century, translator.
  • Huss, Mathias, active 1482-1500, printer.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Lyons, Matthias Huss, 23 June (Vigile de S. Jean Baptiste) 1489.

Headings

  • -  Rome--Social life and customs--Early works to 1800
  • -  Rome--Civilization--Early works to 1800

Genre

  • Incunabula--France--Lyon--1489

Notes

  • -  Leaf [1a]: Valere le Grant.
  • -  Translation and commentary by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse.
  • -  Vol. 1: [158] leaves ([12-13] blank); v. 2: [154] leaves (the first and last blank, the last wanting).
  • -  Signatures: a-b⁶, ²a-r⁸; [superscript pi]A¹⁰ A-S⁸.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 402
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, V-45
  • -  Reichling, D. Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorium bibliographicum, 5933 (variations)
  • -  Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, VIII, p. 263 (IB.41710)
  • -  LC copy bound in 1 v. Imperfect: the first 2 leaves of v. 1 in facsimile, apparently printed on blank leaves [12] and [13], which are replaced by modern leaves. Initials supplied in red and blue alternately.
  • -  Gift of Lessing J. Rosenwald, 1943-1975.

Medium

  • 2 v. woodcuts: illus., printer's device. 33.8 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1489 .V3

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48041998

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Valerius Maximus, Mathias Huss, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Valere la Grant. translateds by Simon, De Hesdin, -1383, and Nicolas, De Gonesse, Active 15Th Century Lyons, Matthias Huss, 23 June Vigile de S. Jean Baptiste, 1489. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48041998/.

APA citation style:

Valerius Maximus, Huss, M. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1489) Valere la Grant. Simon, D. H. & Nicolas, D. G., transs Lyons, Matthias Huss, 23 June Vigile de S. Jean Baptiste. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48041998/.

MLA citation style:

Valerius Maximus, Mathias Huss, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Valere la Grant. trans by Simon, De Hesdin, -1383, and Nicolas, De Gonesse, Active 15Th Century Lyons, Matthias Huss, 23 June Vigile de S. Jean Baptiste, 1489. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/48041998/>.