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462
Quaritch
London
June '97
50L = $82.22

Eusebius Caesariensis (Eusebius Pemhilus c.260-c.340)
Historia ecclesiastica [translated by Rufinus of Aquileia (c. 345-410)
Rome: Hoannes Philippus de Lignamine 1st press., 15 May
1476. f^o

See #367 #54 Ref: Goff E-126 HC 6710 Pell 4637 IGI 3761
Pr 3398 GW 9436 BMC IV 34 Haebler plate 31 (36)
Copy: B Maw CL (2nd issue) HEHL, New L, Brit M, Paris BN,
Lyon B Man, Oxford Bodl. 220 leaves, the 1st blank. 6^a: 32-34 lines. 213x126-8mm. 120mm - my leaf as well as Stanford
Capital spaces; few spaces ldft for Greek
[P1] Types: 125 R - large text type. Single Qu with tail
curving upwards as teh end; A with sloping serif across top,
wide H, single large steep hyphen. In use throughout.
[a-m^10 n^12 o^10 p^8 q-y^10] no signatures.
-Libri vndecimi capitula feliciter incipiut. -

- The pritners name appears in the dedication.
- THe 1st book printed by Lignennine is the Quintilian
completed 3 Aug. 1470. He continued printing steadily
until 15 May 1476 when there is a break in his
activity, which does not seem to have resumed until
1481 (2nd press) - 3 books only.
- The use of Z for & is apparently found only in this book.
- original issue with dedication to Pope Sixtus IV. (1471-1484(
2nd " " to Cardinal Guillaume.
d' Estouteville.

- Lignamine - the 3rd printing establishment in Rome. He (HEHL copy)
was a native of Messina + papal physician.
- As originally issued, this book began on I6b whith a dedication by
Lignamine to the Pope occupying 3 pages. When the dedication to
Estouteville was subsitituted the whole of the 1st quire was
reprinted. iN the issue with the dedication to the Pope the type page
of quire [a] is 124-5mm broad + the 1st quire [q] is also different
beign 128mm broad + beginning A] Postolorium Svccessionllnibus -
The book was thus apparently printed on 2 presses, the 2nd starting with quire [q]