1480. BOOK: (INCUNABULUM). HYERONYMUS: HE COMMENTS... Lot 2

1480. BOOK: (INCUNABULUM). HYERONYMUS: HE COMMENTS ON THE LIFE OF THE FLORIOUS SANCTO HIERONIMO DOCTORE EXCELLENTISSIMO. In colophon: Impressum Mediolani. Anno domini M. cccc Lxxx die septimo decimo Lulii. Milan, [Philippus of Lavagnia] 17th July 1480. 4th minor. 75 h. (of 78, the leaves sign. d4, d5, and the last one which is white are missing). Sign. a6r:] The epistle of Blessed Eusebius begins, which he sent to Blessed Damasio Vescovo of Portugal and to Theodonio Senatore of Rome for the transit of Barbato Hieronymo, father of eloquentia and of sanctita excellentissimo. sign. f5r:] The letter of the venerable Cyrillo vescobo of Jerusalem who sent Sancto Augustino de miracoli di Sancto Hieronymo begins. Semi-Gothic typeface, gaps for unfilled capitals. Text on line. Period notes on the tables at the end. Modern encyclopaedia signed BRUGALLA, in full maroon skin with dry irons on grids in the planes, nerves and irons between them, golden cuts, threads on edges and eyebrows. Incunable Milanese of great rarity. FIRST EDITION in Italian of these texts. The title with which it appears in the ISTC, is: Vita et transitus (i.e., Eusebius Cremonensis: Epistola de morte Hieronymi; Aurelius Augustinus, S: Epistola de magnificentiis Hieronymi; Cyrillus: De Miraculis Hieronymi) [Italian] La vita el transitus. Add: Certi miracoli; Certi detti dei santi e dottori sopra S. Girolamo. Inno al S. Girolamo. Only 15 copies in public libraries around the world, some incomplete. Goff H254; HC 8643; Ganda(Lavagna) EA 24; Polain(B) 4793; IGI 3740; Oates 2266; BMC VI 707; GW 9463. ISTC no. ih00254000.