Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...serues ad premia firmos. On the last fly-leaf are many Cautiones. One is dated 1342, the next is: Caucio mag. Job. Sukelyn exposita in Cista Wynton proxima post festum trans. S. Thome a. d. M." ccc." li." 128. Bl. 4. 1. Leonis Baptistae Alberti De Re Aedificatoria LlBRI X. Paper, 13 x 8, ff. 244, 30 lines to a page. Cent xv. Written in Italy, in a fine cursive hand. In quires of 10 leaves. Binding of red leather, stamped with border of cable-pattern, probably Venetian. On f. 1 a is a fine initial in gold and colours. On the lower margin is a shield (that of B. Bembo, the owner), azure, a chevron or between three four-petalled flowers of the second: the shield is between branches of palm and bay. Each of the ten books has a good initial. After f. 221 are six blank leaves of paper and one of parchment These are followed by a tract on six leaves in another hand, beginning abruptly: 'Primus arius radix unitas diuinitati consecratus est.' It relates to lines and architecture. The MS. belonged to Bernardo Bembo. On f. 208 is a long marginal note by him, as follows (the text alludes to Nemi): Vidimus Nemorensem locum et lacuni et lucum amoenissimum atque pomiferum hortum omnibus deliciis refertissimum Aquis perfossum montem egredientibus ut perennes nihil redundent iisdem alligate limitibus Celum et agros elysios facile dixeris, illum ad omnes ueneres hylarem. Eius profectionis in causa fuit Revmu Joh. Card. Columna, Vir apprime solide illius uirtutis ex qua Virum credimus Sane totius humanitatis exemplar. Qui tametsi magnitudinem animi et non fucate nobilitatis symulacrum est, identidem ueterem etiam Romanam illam ac ueram propaginem representat ut nihil degenerasse prioris succis aurea illa poma credideris. Redeo ad..."