Description:
Gratianus [aka Gratian] (359-383) Decretum. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 30 November 1493. Folio, with the commentary of Bartholomaeus Brixiensis and Johannes Teutonicus (Semeca),text in gothic letter in two columns, printed in red and black, larger initials added in blue, large showy initial done in shades of blue on a gold background on the first page of text, bound in later vellum, 13 x 8 3/4 in.
a-r10 (lacking text leaf b7),s12, t-z10, [et]10, A-D10, E6, F8, G10, H8, I-M10, N8, O10, P8, Q-R10, S9 (lacking final blank S10).
Goff G386; HC 7913*; Will 35; Pell 5333; Zehnacker 1004; Polain(B) 1685; IGI 4412; Bod-inc G-189; Sheppard 1522; Pr 2085; BMC II 437; BSB-Ink G-281; Döring-Fuchs G-120, G-121; GW 11379.
Estimate $1,500-2,500
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