Colophon of first work: Impressi inq̃ Parrhisijs per Anthoniĩ Bõnemere impressorem. 1519., Colophon: ... opera & impensis Francisci Regnault & Iohãnis Petit librarijs impressa ... Vale impressum Parrhisij ... 1519., Printer's mark on Jehan Petit on t.-p., and Signatures: [*]¹ a⁸ [*]¹ b-z⁸ &¹⁰ A-N⁸ O⁶ Aa-Ll⁸ (Ll₈ blank? wanting)
24 of the woodcuts are by Jost Amman--cf. Becker, C. Jobst Amman. 1961. no. 14d. and Signatures: a4A-Ffff4Gggg6Hhhh-Zzzzz4Aaaaaa6(Aaaaa6 blank)Bbbbbb-Eeeeee4Ffffff6.
Manuscript on paper (rough, brown; trimmed; no watermarks) of the Life of Josephus, which was perhaps an appendage to his Antiquitates. This codex appears to be one of the earliest surviving authorities for the autobiography of Josephus
Description:
In Greek., Script: Written by a single scribe in well-spaced minuscule; a second scribe added four lines on f. 32v, partly damaged and undeciphered., Crude headpiece on f. 1r, with title and small initials in red., The upper and lower portions of the manuscript are waterstained. Most folios have been repaired; the final leaf is badly mutilated with much damage to the text., and Binding: 17th-18th centuries (?). Rebound in brick-red leather, blind-tooled with a rope interlace with small dots in the border and a floreate cross in the center.
