Author
Mussi, Pietro Domenico, 1530-1572
Title
Formularius instrumentorum egregii causidici / d. Petri Dominici de Mussis nobilis Placentini, opus aureum, et perutile, in quo modi, formæ, series instrumentorum quorumlibet, miro artificio elucubratæ, ad quamlibet materiam amplissimè colliguntur, doctoribus, notarijs, procuratoribus cuiuscunq[ue] generis, tam ecclesiasticis, quàm laicis nedum utile, quinimo necessarium, ac mercatoribus non minus proficuum. Cui adiectum est copiossissimum indicem, ut omnes facilius, & commodius, determinationes causarum, formas, capitulaq[ue] omnia comperire queant..
Varying form of title
Formularivs instrvmentorvm egregii cavsidici
Imprint
Venetiis, : Apud Franciscum Bindonum., M. D. LVII. [1557]
Physical description
[6], 270 leaves ; 22 cm (4to)
Note
Printer's device on title page (Francesco Bindoni: Archangel Raphael and Tobias with a fish in hand, accompanied by a dog); head- and tail- pieces; initials.
Note
Includes index.
Note
Signatures: [dagger]6 A-Z8 Aa-Kk8 Ll6.
Note
Colophon on leaf 270v, between end of text and register: "Venetiis apud Franciscum Bindonum".
Citation/references note
CLC, M1717
Provenance
Inscription on title page: "Ioannes Beutherus Carolostad 15 .D. 67 [?]".
Provenance
Inscription on title page: "Hermannus Geisberniery [?] 1611"
Provenance
Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate (19th century) with 13th-century Dean and Chapter seal and inscription “Sarum Cathedral Library.” pasted over Salisbury Cathedral Library bookplate with inscription “This book belongs to the library of the Cathedral Church of New Sarum. James Evans, D. D. Librarian. 1817.”
Binding
Germanic; 16th-century pigskin over pasteboards (includes printed waste); sewn on three supports; boards decorated with blind fillets and rolls forming concentric rectangular frame, with date "1559" on upper board; spine with three raised bands; title written in ink at head of spine; later spine label with title: "Petri Dominici De Mussis Formularius Juridicus"; text block edges stained blue; remains of two pairs of ties at fore-edge; parchment endleaf guards
Copy-specific note
An inscription at the foot of the title page has been trimmed away.
Subject
Legal instruments Early works to 1800.
Subject
Notaries Early works to 1800.
Added entry--name
Bindoni, Francesco, active 1553-1583 printer.
Added entry--name
Beutherus, Joannes, active 16th century former owner.
Added entry--place
Italy Venice.
B14685
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