23. Mesue, Johannes (Yuhanna Ibn Masawayh), d. c.855

Opera medicinalia. Add: Petrus de Abano: Additiones ad practicam. Franciscus Pedemontanus: Complementum. Nicolaus Salernitanus: Antidotarium, Quid pro quo, Synonyma. Abulcasis: Liber servitoris de praeparatione medicinarum simplicium (Translated: Abraham Tortuosiensis. Edited: Simon a Cordo)

Venice: [Peregrinus de Pasqualibus, Bononiensis] for Dionysius Bertochus, 21 December 1484

Description

Paper. [294] leaves ; 300 x 210 mm. (fol.). Gothic type; double columns. F.2a: In nomie dei misericordis cuius nutu fmo recipit gratiam et doctrina pfectione principiu uboz Joannis filii Mesuem... Colophon: f.294a: Impressum adez venetijs: Anno salut MCCCC octuagesio quarto. duodecio vero Cale[n]das ianuarias sumptu et impensa Dionysu de bertochis de Bononia. [Variant as noted by Hain and recorded at BMC V: 390]. Rubricated throughout. Leaves of index (at front) wanting; others some damage, including wormed and ripped.

Binding

Stamped pigskin covers (wormed). Tabs present. Clasp joints not present. Spine title reads: Joanis Messue/ Opera/ Omnia &C/ 1484.

Printer

Both Peregrinus de Pasqualibus Bononiensis and Dionysius Bertochus were resident in Vicenza in late 1483, and both moved to Venice sometime in the new year of 1484. The first book produced by de Pasqualibus at Venice was the Chrysoloras, dated 5 February 1484. Dionysius was associated with him from the beginning, although after 1486, de Pasqualibus worked alone. He later reappears at Scandiano.

Provenance

1. Canon William Ardene Shoults 2. Selwyn College; Otago University Library

Reference

HC 11109*; BMC V, 390; Goff M514; Kaplan 333; ISTC im00514000

Illustrations

First page of text proper, Incipit Antidotarium Nicolai plus tab (f.263a), binding, last page with colophon, detail of colophon.