2 parts in one volume., Abridged from the Erotemata of Chrysoloras; Latin commentary by L. Ponticus Virunius; edited J. M. Tricaelius., All pages red-ruled., Armorial shield painted on title page., and Colophon of Greek part dated June 23, 1509; colophon of Latin part dated March 13, 1509.
Followed by the sheets of the Latin commentary by Ponticus Virunius, from the Ferrara edition of the Erotemata of 1509. It is not clear whether this is merely a binding accident, or whether Rabanis had acquired remainder sheets of the commentary and had issued them with his text of the Erotemata. and Greek text of Guarino’s Erotemata (abridged from the Erotemata of Chrysoloras) only.
Publisher:
Colophon: Victor a Rabanis et socii Venetiis excvdebant
At the center of the plate is a windowed room with a skull, some chemistry glassware, a mortar and pestle, and a few books. Beneath this image is a caduceus with the phrase Ο ΒΙΟΣ ΒΑΧΥΣ (in Greek this means A SHORT LIFE). Several stenciled lion-type creatures create a border around the image.
Subject (Name):
Bailey, Francis W.
Subject (Topic):
Apothecary jars, Books, Caduceus, Chemical apparatus, Lion, Physicians, and Skull
A shield at center, upon a flat, wide monument. Against an argent field stands a tall, leafy tree with a smaller shield at its center. This shield, against an azure field, presents a rampant lion with three stars surrounding him; two above, one below. At the helm of the larger shield is a knight's helmet, backed by long and wavy leafing. At the crest, atop a torse, is an armored right-handed arm grasping a laurel wreath. Between the shield and the monument is a drapery with an or field, and a small caduceus within a triangle. A motto in the border of the drapery reads ΑΝΕΧΟΥ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΕΧΟΥ. The center design is flanked by two men—the one on the left dressed in long flowing robes; the one on the right also in robes, with a long fur-trimmed mantling and a chapeau on his head. Beneath the entire image is a larger, wider banner with the title text upon it.