Bagellardus, Paulus: De infantium aegritudinibus et remediis.

[Padua]:  Bartholomaeus de Valdezoccho and Martinus de Septem Arboribus, 21 Apr. 1472.
4to.   [12 2-310 48 510].   [40] leaves.
ISTC ib00010000;  GW 3166;  Goff B10;  BMC VII 904 (IA. 29805);  Bod-inc B-005;  CIBN B-8;  BSB-Ink B-4.

Two copies held by the University of Glasgow.

Copy 1

GIP number: B1/2
Shelf-mark: Sp Coll Hunterian Bx.3.5 (see main library entry for this item)
Note: In this copy quire 1 of two leaves "Capitula secundi libri" is bound at the end;  at foot of 1/2r is a blind impression of a line of type composed of the letter "m" repeated.
Provenance: William Hunter (1718-1783), physician and anatomist:  source unknown.
University of Glasgow:  Hunterian bequest 1807;  Hunterian Museum bookplate on front pastedown, with former shelfmark "Bd.9.30".
Binding: 18th-century gold-tooled red goatskin;  covers decorated with a floral-roll border and a centre panel formed from a decorative roll, with an ornament at each outer corner, a floral tool at each inner corner, and with a lozenge-shaped centre-piece composed of separate floral, acorn and decorative tools;  gold-tooled spine;  gilt-edged leaves;  numerous flyleaves - some with watermark "BH Pro Patria".   Size:  193 x 135 mm.
Leaf size: 185 x 124 mm.
Annotations: Number "370" in red pencil on front pastedown.
Decoration: Initials supplied in faded black ink.
Imperfections: None.

Front cover from Bagellardus, Paulus: Opusculum de egritudinibus et remediis infantium

 

 

Copy 2

GIP number: B1/1
Shelf-mark: Sp Coll Hunterian By.3.4 (see main library entry for this item)
Variant: In this copy quire 1 of two leaves "Capitula secundi libri" is bound at the end;  at foot of 1/2r is a blind impression of a line of type composed of the letter "m" repeated - in this copy highlighted by a wash of brown ink.
Provenance: Padua, Benedictines, S. Justina:  inscription on 2/2r (f.4r) "fr[atr]is Aloysij a sancta Iustina patauinj sum."
Aloysius, Frater (15th/16th century):  see above.
William Hunter (1718-1783), physician and anatomist:  source unknown.
University of Glasgow:  Hunterian bequest 1807;  Hunterian Museum bookplate on front pastedown, with former shelfmark "Aj.5.7".
Binding: 18th-century gold-tooled red goatskin;  covers decorated with a double gold-fillet border, a flower at each inner corner;  gold-tooled spine incorporating four thistles;  sprinkled red-edged leaves;  marbled endpapers.  Size:  211 x 156 mm.
Leaf size: 205 x 147 mm.
Annotations: A few marginal annotations and occasional underlining in an early hand;  evidence of early signatures.
Decoration: A few initials supplied in black ink.
Imperfections: None.

Manuscript inscription in Bagellardus, Paolus: De infantium aegritudinibus et remediis