Inside front cover: marbled paste-down with library labels

Institut de France board bearing the 'ITAL. 2038' shelf-mark and Manuscrit no 2185 labels

The inside front board of the binding is lined with combed yellow, blue and red marbled paper and carries two printed labels: a shelf-mark reading 'ITAL. 2038' and a Bibliotheque de l'Institut National de France label inscribed by hand 'Manuscrit no 2185'.