Petrus de Natalibus (died around 1406) – Italian bishop
'Catalogus sanctorum et gestorum eorum ex diversis voluminibus collectus'
Printed by B. de Zanis for L.A. Giunta, Florence, 1506
240 woodcut illustrations of a late Gothic character, based on the printing blocks of the Malermi-Bible from 1490 and the Voragine from 1494
Title leaf with printer's device printed in red
The text comprises a collection of the lives of saints organized in a catalog-like manner
Collation: 4 unnumbered leaves, 275 (erroneously 174) numbered leaves; complete
20th century brown gilt-tooled morocco binding with corner fleurons, as well as gilt spine and gilt inside borders, three gilt edges
Dimensions of folio volume: 31.5 x 22 x 4.5 cm
Complete copy in very good condition
Extremely rare Giunta edition, not in VD16 and in USTC
Very rare richly illustrated post incunabula, still in typical incunabula style; marvelous early Florentine print in an appealing binding

Condition:

First and last leaves brown-stained and with marginal blemishes and worming respectively. Else just isolated blemishes in places of outer margins. Right margin with slight, neutralized mildew.

Binding:

In very good condition, boards somewhat rubbed in places.

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