Contarini, De magistratibus, Venice, Aldus, 1589, limp vellum, Landau copy

Contarini, Gaspare. Gasparis Contareni De magistratibus, & republica Venetorum. Venice: Aldo II Manuzio, 1589

Second Aldine edition, the Landau copy.

4to (202 x 153 mm). Roman type, 30 lines plus headline. collation: A-P⁴ Q²: 62 leaves. Woodcut Aldine device on title-page, woodcut initials, head- and tailpieces. (Some foxing, particularly to title.)

binding: Near-contemporary limp velum (210 x 162 mm), made from a portion of a late 16th century legal deed, manuscript title to spine. (Some spotting, chip to spine, textblock nearly detached.)

provenance: Abate Giovanni Pagni (fl. 1821-1829, Bibliotheca Pagni stamp to title-page) — Baron Horace de Landau (1824-1903, bookplate). acquisition: Purchased from Hesketh & Ward, London, 2000. references: UCLA 993; Edit16 13138; Renouard 243/15