Description:
Clemens V, Pope, formerly Raimundus Bertrandi del Goth (c. 1264-1314) Constitutiones. Mainz: Peter Schoeffer, 10 September 1476. Folio, text also contains also Johannes XXII's Constitution Execrabilis Quorundam, printed in a round gothic type, initials and capital strokes supplied by hand in red, colophon and printer's mark printed in red on verso of h5; a-g10, h6, final leaf h6 blank and present, 76 of 76 leaves, fourth Schoeffer edition of this title, worming to first and last few leaves, some marginal restoration to first and last few leaves, later blind-stamped full leather, worn, boards still attached, leather missing from spine, 15 1/2 x 11 in.
Goff C721; HC 5421*; Pr 111; BMC I 33; BSB-Ink C-439; GW 7090.
Estimate $10,000-15,000
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