Brunus Aretinus, Leonardus: Historiae Florentini populi [Italian]. Historia fiorentina.

Translated by Donatus Acciaiuolus.

Venice:  Jacobus Rubeus, 12 Feb. 1476.
Fol.  a-k10 kk6 l-p10 q12 r-x10.  [218] leaves (a1 blank).
ISTC ib01247000;  GW 5612;  Goff B1247;  BMC V 215 (IB. 20085);  Bod-inc B-575;  CIBN B-883;  BSB-Ink B-945.

Two copies held by the University of Glasgow.

Copy 1

GIP number: B111/1
Shelf-mark: Sp Coll Hunterian Be.2.8 (see main library entry for this item)
Bound with: The first of two incunabula bound together.   Bound with:  Poggius Florentinus, Historia Florentina [Italian].  Venice:  Jacobus Rubeus, 8 Mar. 1476 (P83/1).
Note: Printer's pin-holes visible.
Provenance: Louis-Léon-Félicité, duc de Brancas de Lauraguais (1733-1824):  lot 667 in Guillaume de Bure, Catalogue d’une collection de livres choisis, provenans du cabinet de M*** (Paris:  1770).
William Hunter (1718-1783), physician and anatomist:  purchased by Hunter at the Brancas de Lauraguais sale through his agent, Peter Molini, for 50 livres 19 sous;  see Molini’s bill to Hunter (University of Glasgow Library, Hunter Papers H214).
University of Glasgow:  Hunterian bequest 1807;  Hunterian Museum book-plate on front pastedown, with former shelfmark “T.4.3”.
Binding: France, 18th-century red goatskin;  covers decorated with a triple gold-fillet border, a small gold fleuron at each corner;  gold-tooled spine;  marbled endpapers;  gilt-edged leaves;  turquoise silk bookmark.   Size:  328 x 240 mm.
Leaf size: 320 x 228 mm.
Annotations: None.
Decoration: None.
Imperfections: None.

 

Opening page of text from Historiae Florentini populi, Sp Coll Hunterian Be.2.8 (item 1).

Copy 2 

GIP number: B111/2
Shelf-mark: Sp Coll Hunterian Bh.1.2 (see main library entry for this item)
Bound with: The first of two incunabula bound together.   Bound with:  Poggius Florentinus, Historia Florentina [Italian].  Venice:  Jacobus Rubeus, 8 Mar. 1476 (P83/2).
Note: Printer's pin-holes visible.
Provenance: William Hunter (1718-1783), physician and anatomist:  source unknown.
University of Glasgow:  Hunterian bequest 1807;  Hunterian Museum book-plate on front pastedown, with former shelfmark “Az.1.1”.
Binding: England, 18th-century calf;  gold-tooled spine;  sprinkled red-edged leaves;  front free endpaper and flyleaf have watermark of a fleur-de-lys and countermark “IV”.   Size:  329 x 221 mm.
Leaf size: 320 x 215 mm.
Annotations: Three manicules;  foliated in an early hand “1”-“100”, “CI”-“CXXXX”, “141”-“217” (several leaf numbers at the beginning cropped by binder) - this foliation is continued in the second item in the volume;  ink shelfmark(?) “N..i”. on front pastedown.
Decoration: None.
Imperfections: Wanting the blank leaf a1.

 

Page of text with pointing hand added in manuscript in the margin from 'Historiae Florentini populi'. Sp Coll Hunterian Bh.1.2 (item 1).

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  • Final page of text with colophon from Historiae Florentini populi, Sp Coll Hunterian Be.2.8 (item 1).
  • Frontbinding of Historiae Florentini populi, Sp Coll Hunterian Be.2.8 (item 1).

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  • Page of text with two pointing hands added in manuscript in the margin from 'Historiae Florentini populi'. Sp Coll Hunterian Bh.1.2 (item 1).
  • Frontbinding of 'Historiae Florentini populi' and 'Historia Florentina'. Sp Coll Hunterian Bh.1.2.