De rerum inventoribus libri octo. Eiusdem in orationem Dominicam commentariolum.

12mo: [48]-675-[122-3 bl.] pp. (damp stain).

Contemp. overl. vellum (endpapers lifted), flat spine titled in ink (head sl. soiled). Good copy.

Geneva edition of a Renaissance reference work dealing with the origin of all things, inventors and inventions: agriculture, the nomenclature of animals, printing and books, military science, medicine, weapons, glass, architecture, tools, maritime navigation, wine etc. The first complete ed. (8 books), was publ. in 1521. P. Vergil (1470-1550) was an English historian of Italian origin. Woodcut printer's mark on title. Printed in italics.
Ref. GLN 15-16: 3435. - Adams V-437. - Not in STC German (BL).
Prov. Contemp. ownership entry on title. - 2 mod. bookpl.