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<dl><dd>Imprint derived from colophon (f3): De arte bene viue[n]di beneq[ue] moriendi tractatus finit feliciter. Impressus parisius in ca[m]po gaillardi a Magistro Guidone Mercatore. Anno domini 1497.Die.10.Aprilis. Laus Deo. Pour Jehan Petit</dd>
<dd>First line of text after incipit (a2) reads: "[C]um de presentis exilii miseria mor[tis]"</dd>
<dd>Signatures: a-e⁸ f⁴.</dd>
<dd>Octavo; a3 recto: 27 lines, 103 x 69 mm; types: 200G (first lines of title and chief headings), 76G(1); woodcut title page vignette (Petit's device); printed initials and initial spaces.</dd>
<dd>Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, VIII, 63</dd>
<dd>Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, A1099</dd>
<dd>Incunabula short title catalogue, ia01099000</dd>
<dd>COPY NOTE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy BR65 .A89S4 1500x no.2 imperfect: f1 and f4 are wanting. Leaf f3 in this copy shows bleed-through or transfer of colors from another illustration embellished with a palette similar to those on leaf a1. Leaf dimensions: 124 x 89 mm.</dd>
<dd>COPY NOTE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy BR65 .A89S4 1500x no.2 is the second of two items bound together in a volume subsequent to publication. This volume contains [1]: Sermones sa[n]cti augustini ad heremitas / Pseudo-Augustinus -- [2]: Ars moriendi (Paris, 1497). In this copy, both the title page vignette, being Petit's device, and the illustration on the verso of the title page are hand-colored.</dd>
<dd>PROVENANCE: Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy BR65 .A89S4 1500x no.2 with dealer's notes, etc. Printed description of the present copy, apparently from Marcel Dommergues (25-4-70) tipped to f4 verso. Foliated in an early hand, continuous with no.1, reaching to 152. Early/contemporary inscription, in (French?) on f4 recto. Purchased from G.W. Stuart in 1990 (Acc.90-154)</dd></dl><dl><dd>BINDING: See no.1 for full description.</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Death</div>
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<dl><dd>Marchant, Guy, printer</dd>
<dd>Petit, Jean, active 1492-1530, publisher</dd></dl></div>
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