On t.p. are woodcut arms of Gregory XIII, to whom the work is dedicated. Historiated and foliated initials.

Includes index, errata, and register of signatures at end.

Signatures: a⁶ A-3B⁸ (a2 blank).

Binding: later pastepaper, backed in sheepskin. Spine tooled in gilt, author and brief title on label. Page edges red. Green silk place marker.

At foot of front pastedown is Ulrich Middeldorf's label, and at the upper left-hand corner is a printed slip with hand-written shelfmark. Mounted on front free endpaper verso and back pastedown are printed slips from booksellers' catalogs, offering books by and about Pius II.