Aquinas (Thomas, Saint).- Petrus de Bergamo. Tabula operum Thomae Aquinatis, collation: [a–m10 n8 o4 p–u10 x8 y14+1 z A–C10 D8 E6+1 ] (varies between standard reference works), 268 ff. (of 269, lacking initial blank), 44 lines variable, Roman type, initial spaces, [y1] blank, with final register f., occasional early ink marginalia, [a2] margins repaired, [a3] small repair to outer margin, just touching 2 letter verso without loss, [x8] (preceding blank) loose, small wormholes within foot of text and lower margin of the first 60 or so ff., some spotting or mostly light foxing and staining, small armorial ink ownership stamp to first initial space and occasionally elsewhere,18th century Italian vellum over boards, faded label to spine, soiled, folio (282 x 202mm.), Bologna, Balthasar Azoguidus, 11 March, 1473.*** Leo Olschki’s copy of the rare first edition of the most complete Thomistic tabula of its era, and an early example of printing at Bologna. The banker Balthazar Azoguidus is the first name associated with the introduction of printing to Bologna. A contract from 1470 for a printing syndicate specifies that he would supply the paper, ink and compositors, while the humanist Francesco dal Pozzo would source texts and worked on sales, and Annibale Malpighi operated the presses. Works with Azoguidus's name appeared from 1471 until 1480. Petrus de Bergamo (1400-c.1482) was an Italian Dominican theologian, who taught at the Studio of Bologna, where he included Girolamo Savonarola among his pupils.Provenance: 1567 religious house ownership inscription to verso of penultimate f.; armorial ink stamps; Leo Samuele Olschki (1861-1940), Italian antiquarian bookseller and publisher (bookplate).Literature: BMC VI, 799; Goff P-450; HC(Add) 2816; GW M32088; Bod-inc P-199; BSB-Ink P-344; ISTC ip00450000.