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465
Dr. Eichenberger
Bein Wil Am See
Aug. '97
SF. 70 = $47.62

Bossius, Donatus. Chronicler, Notary (of Milan) 1436 - about 1500
Chronica. Median f^0
Milan: Anton Zarotus, for the author, 1 March 1492.
See #146 Add: Series episcoporum et archiespiscoporum
Mediolanensium. 1399-1402
Ref: Goff B-1040, HC 3667 Pell 2779 Polain 844
Pr 5831 BMC VI 722 GW 4952 IGI 2017, Haebler. Plate 18. Type 5
Cop: BMawrCL, HEHL, NYPL, LC, PML, Mazariure

a-r^8 s^10 t^6 u^8 x^4 y^4, 168 leaves, 3^a 44-45 lines. 245x135
(with marginalia 163)mm. Capital spaces with guide letters,
on 2^a-5^b. THe pages fo the inner sheets of Quire U are
up to 11 lines short. A paragraph mark in frequent in
this book. Types: 111Rb4, text [p5]
In or before 1489 single Qu disappears + the short
tailed Q is apparently of ten kerned so as to bring u
very close up. The type as a whole is in use
from 1475 to 1493 (i.e. III R^B)
77 G, genealogical tree on 1^b.
of the dukes of Milan - printed in red.

With a curious note on Gutenberg under the year 1457.
Edito Princeps of this famous chronicle printed
by the 1st press at Milan. At the end we find
5 leaves containing an important list of the bishops
+ archbishops of Milan.

Zarotus - after being the foremen, of Pamfilo Castaldi
in 1471, he entered into partnership with Gabriel de
Orsionibus + others on May 20, 1472. He had
produced 4 books by the end of the year + continued
at work until the end of the century. He died in 1510.