De literis, syllabis, pedibus et metris, tractatus insignis, suspiciendus antiquitate etiam reverenda, Nicolao Brissaeo Montivillario commentatore & emendatore.

4to: [10]-117 (of 118) ff. (last bl. missing, sl. soiling on title, a good copy otherwise).

Mod. calf, marbled paper boards, blind- and gilt-orn. flat spine.

First use of the famous "Terentianus" roman type, a "Gros Romain", sometimes attributed to Claude Garamond, which "represents a significant innovation in French type design" (Mortimer). First edition by Nicolas Brissé of the second-century treatise on metrics by Terentianus (1st Milan, 1497), composed in the various metrics that are discussed, also interesting for "the unusual use of metal rules for underlining" (Mortimer). Text in roman, with some use of Greek, and with red printing on 10 pages. Colines' "Tempus" device on title, 2 criblé initials and woodcut coat of arms of Guillaume Petit, bishop of Senlis, dedicatee of the work.
Ref. Schreiber 72. - Renouard 185-186. - Moreau IV:292. - Mortimer 510. - Adams T-300. - Cp. STC French (other ed.).