An offprint from the 2nd ed. of Vasari's Vite, 1568, with title leaf and dedication added at beginning, and a new gathering EEeee² at end comprising a resetting of the last 2 p. of text, a register, and colophon.

Dedication concludes with old-style date Feb. 6, 1567; a later state has the year changed to 1568.

Illustrations: ornamental t.p. border is inner block from 1568 ed. of the Vite, with Medici arms at top, and a view of Florence together with the 1st line of the imprint on an inserted block at base. Port. of Michelangelo within ornamental border (Ssss1r), designed by Vasari and cut by Cristoforo Coriolano or Christoforo Chrieger. See Mortimer. Giunti lily device on verso of last leaf.

Signatures: [pi]² Ssss-Zzzz AAaaa-DDddd⁴ EEeee² (Xxxx2 missigned X2); 44 leaves.

Mortimer, R. Italian 16th cent., 517

Binding: later predominantly green marbled paper over pasteboard, half sprinkled goatskin. Remains of spine label with gold-embossed title: BVON / VIT. Trimmed rather close at top, just into border on t.p.

Monogram MA(?) in brown ink with date 1646 partly effaced at foot of t.p. 598 in brown ink below Priuilegio on t.p. Marginal annotations throughout.