Scolastica historia Magistri Petri comestoris sacre scripture seriem breuem nimis et exposita[m] exponentis.

Imprint details from BM, 15th cent.

"Incipit prologus ep[isto]laris."--a1r [i.e. a2r]. "Incipit historia scolastica theologie disciplina"--a1r [i.e. a2r], line 31.

"Explicit Scolastica historia magistri Petri comestoris. Impressa Arge[n]tinae. Anno domini. M.cccc.lxxxv. Finita post festum sancti Mathie aspostoli"--K7v, line 31 [Colophon].

Signatures: a-c⁸, d⁶, e⁸, f⁶,g⁸, h-i⁶, k⁸, l⁶, m⁸, n⁶, o⁸, p-s⁶, t⁸, v-x⁶, y⁸, z⁶, A-B⁸, C⁶, D⁸, E⁶, F⁸, G⁶, H-K⁸ [$1-4 (-a1, h1, b1, d4, f4, h4, i4, l4,n4, p4, q4, r4, s4, v4, x4, z4, C4, E4, G4; a2, a3, a4 missigned a1, a2, a3) signed].

Printed in gothic type in 2 columns on paper with watermarks including a bull's head, the letter 'p' and a mountain.

214 (226) x 140 mm ; gothic 91 (large face, headings), gothic 91 (small face, text) ; 47 lines and headline ; initial spaces occupying 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 lines, most with guide letters.

ISTC (RLIN), ip00463000

BM 15th cent., I, p. 132 (IB.1824)

Goff, P-463

Hain, 5533

Procter, 593

Polain, 3092

upper and lower covers of binding Digital image. Wellington, N.Z. : National Library of New Zealand, 2006.

Digital image available: upper and lower covers of binding, Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Details available on request from Curator, Special Printed Collections.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Binding: contemporary binding in calf over 7 mm wooden boards; corner and centre pieces (lacking one corner piece on lower cover); remains of clasps; blind tooled with four-line fillets and small stamps to a different panel design on each cover; the upper cover with single tools in a repeating pattern; the lower cover with central diaper design; vellum ms spine lining showing between J and K gatherings and at the end of last gathering. Rebacked with calf, blind tooled, raised spine bands, gold tooled lettering, cream 20th century endpapers. Spine title: Scolastica historia Peter Comestor Strassburg 1485.

The Alexander Turnbull Library SPC copy. Provenance: initials supplied in red, blue, and red and blue ; initial on [a2r] extending into inner margin, paragraph marks and underlines in red. Ms marginalia, in red and brown ink and marks, ms inscription beneath title on a1r [Gifton], ms inscription above title: Richard Taylor MA London Jan 9 1836. Donated to the ATL by Laura Harper, Wellington, in 1959. Water stains throughout, occasional slight foxing, a few wormholes at foot of outer margin of 1st 4 leaves, last few leaves crumbling at foot of outer margin, small holes. Lacks leaf A8 and final leaf. Acc. 352399.