The book cover is decorated with a marbled paper pattern consisting of brown, black, and tan swirls. Affixed to the center is a red, diamond-shaped leather label, featuring decorative gold-leaf borders and gold-embossed text. In the corners, white oval library stickers contain modern shelfmark information for cataloging.

PETRARCH original Latin: "Petrarche," the possessive form of Petrarcha

On True Wisdom

PETRARCH original Latin: "Petrarche," the possessive form of Petrarcha

ON TRUE

WISDOM original Latin: "De vera sapientia," a philosophical work traditionally attributed to the Italian poet and scholar Petrarch

ZWOLLE A city in the Netherlands, a significant center for early printing

P. V. OS Peter van Os, a notable printer active in Zwolle from approximately 1479 to 1510