Comoediae [...].

8vo: 376 ff. (lacking 16 prel. ff. incl. title; toned, marg. staining, bottom edge dampstained, fore-edge of final quires dampstained, tear in f. 3).

Cont. blind-stamped calf with binder’s name "Jehan Norins" on the acorns panel stamp on both covers, panel stamp surrounded by a roll-stamp border with dragons, spine on 4 raised bands (sl. rubbed, rebacked with remains of original spine pasted on, ties gone). Sold as a binding w.a.f.

“The name" Jehan Norins" appears at the foot of an effective design of acorns, surrounded by an ornamental border on a stamp of small dimensions.” (W. Salt Brassington, A history of the art of bookbinding, 1894, p. 133). This French binder was active at Louvain (according to Pr. Verheyden in De Gulden Passer 1941 p. 211). The device “phrisia nobilis” (Prov.) and the extensive annotations to the Aulularia seem to indicate that this volume belonged to a Frisian student of Louvain University’s Collegium Trilingue. Woodcut mark at the end. Printed in italics. Ref. VD-16 P-3382. - Adams P-1488. - STC German (BL) 703. Prov. Ff. 41-56 (Aulularia) extensivily annotated in tiny cont. handwriting. - Cont. ownership entries and devices on flylvs i.a. “effloreat phrisia nobilis”. - [Georges Petit].