Petrus, De illustribus ecclesiae scriptoribus, Cologne, 1580, contemporary French vellum gilt for Jacques de la Guesle

PETRUS, SUFRIDUS. De illustribus ecclesiae scriptoribus, authores praecipui veteress: i. D. Hieronymus Stridonensis Presb. ii.Gennadius Massiliensis Presbyter. iii. Isidorus Hispalensis Episcopus. iiii. Honorius Augustodunensis Presbyter. v. Sigebertus Gemblacensis Monachus. vi. Henricus de Gandavo, Archidiaconus Tornacensis: partim antea excusi, partim nunc demum in lucem editi... ab infinitis mendis repurgati, et annotationibus commendati. Cologne: Maternus Cholinus, 1580

AN ATTRACTIVE CONTEMPORARY FRENCH VELLUM BINDING FOR THE MAGISTRATE JACQUES DE LA GUESLE (1557-1612), conseiller du Roi, procureur général au Parlement de Paris (c. 1583), and prévôt de Paris (1594).

8vo (155 x 98 mm). Roman type, 27 lines plus headline. Collation: a-c⁸ A-Z⁸ Aa-Dd⁸: 240 leaves. Woodcut initial. (Some spotting and slight marginal dampstaining.)

Binding: Contemporary French ivory vellum (160 x 101 mm) with fore-edge flaps, triple gilt fillets around sides, in centre gilt wreath containing arms of Jacques de la Guesle surmounted by helmet (surmounted by crowned lion's head) with mantling and semi-wreath below arms (OHR 166), flat spine, 4 line gilt title in second compartment, spaces above and below gilt à feuillages, edges gilt. (Old repair to upper margin of lower cover.)

Provenance: Jacques de la Guesle (1557-1612), conseiller du Roi, procureur général au Parlement de Paris (c. 1583), prévôt de Paris (1594), with his arms on binding—inscription on endleaf ("Collationné Complet. 24 ianv. 1768 — 12s."). Acquisition: Purchased in 2003 from Librairie Paul Jammes. References: USTC 629990; VD16 P 1781