A monumental woodcut title border. At the top, two nude winged infants (putti) hold up a decorative cloth behind a coat of arms featuring three fleurs-de-lis the heraldic symbol of the French monarchy and a hand emerging from a cloud holding a square object, likely a book. The central title text is enclosed within a large circular wreath of laurel leaves, a symbol of victory and poetic achievement. The bottom of the border consists of intricate interlaced knotwork. At the very bottom center, a small circular medallion contains the name 'HENRI ESTIENNE' original Latin: "HENRICVS STEPHANUS"; Estienne was one of the most famous printers of the French Renaissance.

¶ EUSEBIUS

The Chronicle of the Bishop of Caesarea: which

Jerome the priest, by his divine

talent, took care to render into Latin and, up until

the time of Valens the Emperor, added to it in the Roman

tongue original Latin: "eloquio." Jerome (c. 347–420 AD) translated Eusebius’s Greek text into Latin and extended the history to his own time.. To which both Prosper and Matteo

Palmieri, and Mattia Palmieri, added

many things. To these, finally, several matters

which followed up to these

times

have been

added.

This book belongs to John ...? A handwritten ownership mark, likely 16th or 17th century.

The scholars mentioned here represent a chain of history: Prosper of Aquitaine (5th century) continued the work after Jerome; Matteo Palmieri (1406–1475) was a Florentine humanist who extended it to the mid-15th century; and his nephew Mattia Palmieri (1423–1483) added further contemporary details.