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 äqdiligentissime 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-cp8s (ab1s blank; ab4-5s wanting), d-ep4s, f-gp8s, hp4s, i-mp8s, np4s, o-up8s

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-cp8s. (ap1s blank), d-ep4s, f-gp8s, hp4s, i-mp8s, np4s, o-up8s

Armorial bookplate of Harryson Caird

Copinger 170

BMC, VI 719 (IB 26043)

Stillwell P 659

Microfilm. Cambridge, Mass., General Microfilm Co., 1968. 1 microfilm reel. 35 mm. (Italian books before 1601, 1968 series, roll 101, item 5)