Virgil, Aeneis. 1501. 2°. Paris: Thielman Kerver, for Jean Alexandre, Hanse de Coblencz and Jean Petit.

23 January 1501

Virgil.

Aeneis Vergiliana.

[Paris]: a Thielmanno Keruer coimpressa. Venundantur Parrhisiis ab Iohanne paruo & Ioanne confluentino. [Colophon 1:] Impressum opera & solertia Thielmanni keruer, ad kalendas Feb. anno secundum Parrhien. supputationem .1500. secundum Romanam vero .150i. [sic]. [Colophon 2:] ad decimum calendas Februarii: anno secundum eius loci supputationem MD. [1501 n.s.].

2°: 4⁶ Aa–Zz AA–ZZ aaa–qqq⁶ rrr⁸ sss–ttt⁶.

Printed in Paris by Thielman Kerver for Jean Petit, Hanse de Coblencz and for Jean Alexandre in Angers.

BMC records a variant imprint for Jean Alexandre of Angers: Venundantur Andegauis a Ioanne Alexandro in area diui Petri gallice a la chaussee and the device of Alexandre (Polain 3).

Badius’s preface is dated Ad decimum calendas Februarii: anno iuxta Romanam supputationem Millesimo quingentesimo primo.

Recorded as an incunable by BMC because the colophon date is given as 1500 o.s. as well as 1501 n.s.

Signature pattern: ‘$i’–‘$iiii’.

Catchword pattern: none.

Types: R8 (92mm); R16 (79mm); Gk4 (79mm).

Initials: none.

Devices: Renouard 881 (J. Petit); Renouard 499 (T. Kerver); Polain 3 (Jean Alexandre).

Lombards: 7.0; 11.0.

BMC viii, 220-21.

Inventaire chronologique 1501, no. 92.
ISTC iv00196000; GW M49979

[IS000337]

Hirsch.III.1133(2). IB.40981. IB.40981a (lacks ttt6)