Aimoinus Monachus. - Aimoini Monachi, qui antea Annalium nomine editus est, Historiae Francorum libri V. - 1567

Aimoin of Monachus, previously published under the name Annalium, History of the Franks, Book V.
Paris, at Andrea Wechel's, 1567.
In-8° (17.5 × 11.5 cm), Latin text. Old half-leather binding from the 19th century, spine decorated with gold fillets and a gold title, boards of marbled paper; foxing and age-related stains, a sturdy and well-preserved copy. 795 pages.
Old handwritten annotations on the title (late 16th to 17th centuries).
Heraldic ex-libris of the Geneva family Morel-Fatio (18th century), motto 'PLVS PENSER QVE DIRE,' then nominative ex-libris of Dr. Oppikofer (late 18th–19th century) and an old handwritten library catalog mark.
Sought-after humanist edition by one of the leading Frankish chroniclers, printed by André Wechel.
Based on ancient copies, with an extensive index. Fundamental text of French medieval historiography, successor to Gregory of Tours. Continuous scholarly provenance.