Institutiones.

Iustiniani Cesaris preclarissimum Institucionu[m] op[us].

In celebratissima vrbe Basiliensi ... : Impressum est per Mihahelem Wenssler expletu[m] deni[que], [31 May 1476, that is approximately 1477]

[212] pages ; 42 cm (folio)

Title and imprint from colophon. Date of imprint spelled out in Latin letters. Conjecturally dated by ISTC, GW, BM, and BSB-Ink ca. 1477; by others as after or ca. 31 May 1476. Wenssler issued two nearly identical editions with the same date, differing very slightly in the colophon.
With the gloss of Accursius.
Signatures: [1¹⁰ 2-3⁸ 4¹⁰ 5⁸ 6¹⁰ 7-11⁸ 12-13⁶].
Incipit, colophon and headings printed in red; verse colophon printed in red and black; printer's device in red following colophon.
Spaces for initial letters left blank.
Printed in 2 columns with surrounding glosses; 47-66 lines; types 1b:121G and 2:92G.
Colophon (leaf [13]₆v): Iustiniani Cesaris preclarissimum Institucionu[m] op[us] in celebratissima vrbe Basiliensi, qua[m] aeris cleme[n]cia agri vbertas et hominum industria ceteris vrbibus prestanciorem facit, terse nitide et eme[n]date impressum est per Mihahelem Wenszler, expletu[m] deniq[ue] anno nostre salutis septuagesimo sexto post millesimum et quadringe[n]tesimu[m] pridie kalendas Iunij.
Verse colophon (leaf [13]₆v): Per catedras opus illudeat per pulpita celsa. Instituto[rum] Caesaris eximium. Et doctos adeat iubet insignis Basilea. Vnde sibis et domino magnus honos rediet. Hoc studiosa manus labor ingenium Mihahelis. Wenslers, exterse impresserat et nitide. Mille quadringentos numerat sex septuaginta. Cum nostro maij codice finis erat.

Robbins copy has: initials supplied in red ink, numerous marginal annotations.
Robbins copy imperfect: leaf [10]₄ wanting; some staining, numerous wormholes; some leaves torn and repaired.

Incunabula short title catalogue, ij00516000 (https://data.cerl.org/istc/ij00516000)
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, J-516
Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 9500*
Polain, M.-L. Catalogue des livres imprimés au quinzième siècle des bibliothèques de Belgique, 2344
Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, 7479
Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 7594 (https://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de/docs/GW07594.htm)
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Inkunabelkatalog, C-637 (https://inkunabeln.digitale-sammlungen.de/Ausgabe_C-637.html)
Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, III, p. 723 (IC 37072)
Catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford, J-234 (http://incunables.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/record/J-234)

Provenance: A student in Fribourg, read for lectures by lohe[nnes] Gutor de Zurzach (inscription on fly-leaf).

Modern binding: half-bound in leather, simulated morocco over boards, gilt-tooled spine with title "Institutione Iustiniani."

Restrictions: Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the reference librarian for the Robbins Collection.

Switzerland -- Basel.

KJA1082.2 1476 Incun. Folio

Latin

Accursius, glossator, approximately 1182-approximately 1260. Glossa ordinaria in Institutiones.