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MARTIALIS, MARCUS VALERIUS. Epigrammata. With commentary of Domitius Calderinus. 172 leaves. Roman type. Rubricated, and with initial B in gold with strapwork marginal extensions in colors and unidentified coat of arms on a2r, and 15 decorated divisional initials. Epigrams numbered in later hand in ink throughout. Folio, 273x193 mm, old mottled calf, expertly rebacked; dampstain in blank outer margins at beginning and end, first leaf soiled and rehinged, 2 small wormholes through blank margins of approximately the last 20 leaves, contents otherwise generally clean. Signature of Edmund Prideaux on front free endpaper; bookplate removed from front pastedown. (Venice: Baptista de Tortis, 17 July 1485)
