1513 POST-INCUNABULA HISTORY of FRANCISCANS ORDER antique Vellum Bound RARE

Albizzi (Albicius),B. (Pisanus).Opus aure(a)e et inexplicabilis bonitatis et continentie, conformitatum scilicet vit(a)e B. Fran(ncisci) ad vitam d(omini) n(ostr)i Jesu Christi. Milan, Z. Castilioni; August 18, 1513Size 8.5 by 11.5 inchesWith title woodcut,  1 full-length text woodcut with family tree in red and black, 1 woodcut border,numerous figurative woodcut initials and printer's mark12 lvs., 228  numbered leaves. Lacks leaf 226Full limp vellum bindingGood condition, minor wear, binding is partially detached at the front lower end (with inside repair), margins of title page repaired.Manuscript title to the spine and front coverWetzer/W. I, 441: "For the history of the order (the Franciscans) of that time, this work is the primary source. By listing the provinces and custodies along with the individual monasteries, even in Germany and France, it offers material that can hardly be approximated for other orders through painstaking detailed research in archives." RAREText in Latin===