The third leaf blank.

Leaf [1a]: Tituli epistolarum pii secundi: pontificus maximi: quae in hoc diuino codice continentur.

Leaf [4a] EPISTOLA SIVE ORATIO PII IN CONVENtu Mantuano.

Leaf 146a: Has Pii Secundi: pont. Max. epistolas q̃diligentissime castigatas Antonius Zarothus impressit opera & impendio Iohannispetri nouariensis. Anno domini. M.cccclxxxyii Octobris.

Hain. Repertorium (with Copinger's Supplement) 170; Brit. Mus. Cat. (XV cent.) VI, p. 719 (IB. 26045); Polain. Cat. Belgique, 3174.

Signatures: 2 leaves unsigned, a-c⁸ (a₁ blank; a₄₋₅ wanting), d-e⁴, f-g⁸, h⁴, i-m⁸, n⁴, o-u⁸.

Spaces left for initials; one large initial on leaf [4a] supplied in black ink.

Imperfect copy: leaves [6-7] of text wanting. In binding, an extra blank leaf has been inserted between the first two prelim. leaves (table and register) and original blank leaf [3]

Corner of first leaf cut away; some leaves foxed and stained.

A few manuscript notations in margins.

Bound in vellum.

Signatures 2 l, unsigned, a-c⁸. (a¹ blank), d-e⁴, f-g⁸, h⁴, i-m⁸, n⁴, o-u⁸.

Armorial bookplate of Harryson Caird.

Copinger 170.

BMC, VI 719 (IB 26043)

Stillwell P 659.