[GELENIUS (Sigismundus)] - Lot 480

[GELENIUS (Sigismundus)] Notitia Utraque cum orientis tum Occidentis ultra arcadii honoriique Caesarum tempora Basle, Froben, 1552. In folio: *8 - a-o6, p4, q-r6. Missing folio h6, folio m1; woodcut illustration, around one hundred figures, most full-page. The work appears to be incomplete by 2 leaves. Old soft vellum, handwritten title on spine. Splendid edition of this collection of ancient texts, distinguished by its rich iconography. Provenance: Book from the library of the monastery of the Congregation of St. Maur in Bordeaux, inserted in the library catalog in 1718 by Dom Pierre A4514, a Benedictine monk from the Congregation of St. Maur in La Réole, who took refuge with his brother Paul A4514, a notary in La Réole at the time of the French Revolution. Printed bookplate Octave A4514 in La Réole.