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<dl><dd>A collection of twelve tracts by Guillaume Caoursin dealing with the history of Rhodes in the 15th century, including the 1480 siege of Rhodes. For full breakdown of contents, cf. Bodleian 15th cent. Title of the first tract from incipit at head of leaf a2 recto</dd>
<dd>Imprint derived from colophon on (h6 recto): Impressum Vlme p[er] Iohanne[m] Reger anno D[omi]ni &amp;c. Mccccxcvj die xxiiij Octob[ris].</dd>
<dd>Signatures: a-f⁸ g-h⁶.</dd>
<dd>Chancery folio; a4 recto: 47 lines, 214 x 130 mm; type: 92; woodcut initials and illustrations.</dd>
<dd>Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, II, 542</dd>
<dd>Catalogue of books printed in the 15th century now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, C-049</dd>
<dd>Goff, F.R. incunabula in American libraries, C113</dd>
<dd>Incunabula short title catalogue, ic00113000</dd>
<dd>COPY NOTE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.403.97 FOLIO leaf dimensions: 300 x 202 mm.</dd>
<dd>PROVENANCE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.403.97 FOLIO: ink stamp of the Austrian Bundesdenkmalamt on front pastedown. Early marginalia throughout. Purchased from the Kreisler sale in March, 1949.</dd>
<dd>BINDING: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy Q.403.97 FOLIO bound in early tawed pigskin stamped in blind over bevelled wooden boards, with an unidentified gilt ecclesiastical super-ex-libris on both covers. Brass clasps and catches. All text block edges stained red.</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Knights of Malta</div>
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<dl><dd>Caoursin, Guillaume, -1501</dd>
<dd>Reger, Johann, active 1486-1499, printer</dd></dl></div>
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