Vitae Pontificum (Editio princios)
Vitae Pontificum (Editio princios)
Author
Bartholomaeus Platina
(Italian, 1421-1481)
Place of OriginVenice, Italy
Date1479
DimensionsLeaf: 10 × 7 3/4 in. (25.4 × 19.7 cm)
Mediumbook
ClassificationBooks
Object number
1912.1302
Not on View
DescriptionRoman type; modern binding.
Label TextThis book about the lives of the popes was printed in a lovely Roman type by one of the earliest and best printers of Venice. This is one of the first books to enter the Museums's collection.
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