EUSEBIUS, Caesarius.

Chronicon: quod Hieronymus presbyter divino eius ingenio Latinu facere curavit, vsq in Valentem Caesare Romano ediecit eloquio.

      Very scarce. OCLC lists only 5 copies. Eusebius is famous for these chronological tables which lay forth the momentous events of the world, year by year. The year 1457 is of particular interest as it mentions Gutenberg's invention of movable type printing. --Adams E1073; Sabin 23114. Ad quem & Prosper & Mattheus Palmerius & Matthias Palmerius demum & Ioannes Multiuallis complura que ad hec vsq tempora subsecuta sut adiecere. [20], 175 (i.e. 173), [1] leaves. Rubricated text throughout. Title printed within a handsome ornamental border; other decorative woodcut initials throughout. Short 4to, bound in old calf with morocco spine label (leather is quite worn with cover detached, otherwise solid; some toning and light dampstains at margins of pages; some older ink marginalia throughout the text; inked name on title). (Paris): Henricus Stephan, (1512). First Henri Estienne edition. Text in Latin.