Sicily & Apulia.- Sandeus (Felinus) Epitoma de regno Apuliae et Siciliae, [Rome], [Sigismundus Mayer with Johann Besicken], [after 13 April, 1495].

Sandeus (Felinus) Epitoma de regno Apuliae et Siciliae, edited by Michael Fernus, collation: a8 b-f6 g8, 46 ff., 28 lines, Roman type, side-notes Gothic type, woodcut decorative initials, printed side-notes, later ink marginalia, [a1] torn and laid down with loss of 1 letter and part of a couple of others, [a2] lower corner repaired with loss of a few letters recto and several letters verso, 'a ii' lower corner repaired just touching part of 1 letter recto, final f. laid down, a few small marginal repairs, stained, some spotting, 20th century binding ?using old vellum, a few stains, 8vo (200 x 134mm.), [Rome], [Sigismundus Mayer with Johann Besicken], [after 13 April, 1495].

⁂ Rare in commerce. A history of Sicily and Apulia from 537-1494. The author was a teacher of canon law and possessed a magnificent library (Biblioteca Feliniana), which now forms part of the episcopal library of Lucca.

Literature: BMC IV, 140; Goff S143; GW M40034; Bod-inc S-061; BSBInk S85.