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June 78
Madliger-Schwab
$28.50 Zurich 55F
La Mer des Histories: [French]
Paris: Piere Le Rouge
See #109 I) July 1488 II Feb. 1488/89
Claudin I - 458
Ref: Goff R346 BMC VIII 109 Per. 8092 Polain 2673
Cop: ChL PML, ChL, BpubL IGI 6370
(4 unnumbered + CCLVII numbered + 1 blank + 8 unnembered (257)
Folio Vol I 270 leaves, 14-269 numbered Femillet ii-iiclvii
[inserted] CCLXXI numbered + 1 blank + 36 unnumbered [end inserted] Vol. II 310 ", 3-273 " " " iii-jiclxviii
2 col. Vol I - 50 lines + headline iiclxxi (271)
Types 236 G, titles, headlines, 1st words of chapters.
117 B, text
Capital spaces to guide letters, also capitals, woodcuts,
diagrams + borders

In the profatory matter the author remarks that he
has translated (or rather adopted) his book from the
Rudimentum Novitiorum, to additional matter concerning
the kings of France (Charles VIII)
(uinprimeur de Roi - 1487-1493) -accession 1483 Quotlibeta
Piere le Rouge printed 2 books at Chablis) 1478+83
He next appears in Paris where the Ockam of 27 Feb
1487/8 is the 1st ed. to bear his name. His press
continued to work until 1492.

The Fasciculus Temporum was the first + most popular of the
printed Epitomes of History, being quickly followed by the
anonymous Rudimentum Noviciorum of Lubeck, 1473 (translated
into French es La Mer des Hystoires.)

the moot benifited illustrated French work of the 15th C.
-"un gros coractere de batard d'enciron 14 points."