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Edited by Reiner Groá and Gerald (Ed.)
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| Sächsische Lebensbilder, Band 4
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Franz Steiner Verlag - Inhalt: Hans Prescher: Georgius Agricola (1494-1555) Wilhelm Oeláner: Wilhelm Eduard Baensch (1893-1972) Eugen-Georg Woschni: Heinrich Barkhausen (1881-1956) Beatrix Heintze: Walter Cramer (1886-1944) Jens Blecher: Richard Georg Erler (1850-1913) Hans-Ulrich Thamer: Carl Friedrich Goerdeler (1884-1945) Kurt Nowak: Albert Hauck (1845-1918) Helmut Rechenberg / Gerald Wiemers: Werner Heisenberg (1901-1976) Gottfried Zirnstein: Wilhelm His (1831-1904) Ewa Tomicka-Krumrey: Józef Aleksander Jabl/onowski (1711-1777) Gottfried Zirnstein: Carl Ludwig (1816-1895) Rüdiger Thiele: Adolf Mayer (1839-1908) Felicitas Marwinski: Karl Benjamin Preusker (1786-1871) Irmgard Hantsche: Friedrich Wilhelm Putzger (1849-1913) Gerhard H. Müller: Friedrich Ratzel (1844-1904) Mario Titze: Veit Hans Schnorr von Carolsfeld (1644-1715) Gerd Nauhaus: Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Christiane Schulz: Heinrich Gottlieb Tzschirner (1778-1828) Die Bände 1-3 der Sächsischen Lebensbilder sind in den Jahren 1930-1941 in Leipzig erschienen und restlos vergriffen, Band 5 ist in Vorbereitung. (Franz Steiner 1999). 9783515074698. Hardback [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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GUILLELMUS PERALDUS
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| Summa de virtutibus et vitiis
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Angelus and Jacobus Britannicus Brescia 24 December 1494 18th century vellum 8vo . FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. An excellent note on the value of these texts is made by Dr. A.M. Verweij in his announcement for an a project to make an English translation of Guillelmus Peraldus', 'Summa de virtutibus': "The aim of this project is to prepare a critical, annotated edition of the by and large most influential text on the cardinal virtues from the later medieval period: Guillaume Peyraut (Guillelmus Peraldus, ca. 1200-1271?), 'Summa de virtutibus' (ca. 1248), section III, 'De virtutibus cardinalibus'. Peraldus, a Dominican preacher from Lyon, composed the 'Summa de virtutibus' as a counterpart of his 'Summa de vitiis' (ca. 1236); by 1250 both summae often circulated together, so that they are sometimes mentioned as a single work, by medieval readers as well as by modern bibliographers. It is important to note that the 'Summa de virtutibus' is not a specimen of speculative theology or philosophy. There are few references to Aristotle or other Greek philosophers; Peraldus rather uses the Latin Stoics (Cicero, Seneca, Macrobius) and otherwise clings to the Christian tradition, from the Bible and patristic writings to Bernard of Clairvaux. One may characterize his summae as compendia for preachers and confessors, adapted to their instructional needs and emphasizing more the concrete actions of common believers than human psychology or morality in general. Their rhetoric and structure suit these pragmatic needs: the works include a large amount of illustrative material (quotations, anecdotes, exempla), which were to facilitate the moral instruction of the congregation from the pulpit. Moreover, rubrics were introduced into the text to stimulate the use of the summae as works of reference. The influence of the 'Summa de virtutibus' can hardly be overestimated. The work has been preserved in over 300 manuscripts (against 500 for the 'Summa de vitiis'), many of these originating in Dominican and Franciscan environments, and a few dozen early printed editions. For many Latin and vernacular treatises dealing with the virtues, the 'Summa' has functioned as a leading or exclusive model (which has caused many of these works to be mistakenly attributed to Peraldus)" ( Dr. A.M. Verweij, Instituut voor Historische, Literaire en Culturele Studies). The project may have been canceled or not yet accomplished since an online check doesn't bring up any English translations yet available. A very nice copy which is illustrated with a fine title woodcut of Saint Peter 2 parts in 1 volume. 220 (last leaf blank), [163] (instead of 164; lacking last blank leaf). With title woodcut; gothic type; 50 lines; capital spaces with guide letters; title- page expertly clean and remargined covering a few letters on verso but not affecting legibility of the text; some light occasional foxing. Generally a very good copy. § Hain-Copinger 12389; Pellechet 8983; Polain 3038; IGI 7211; Proctor 6988; BMC VII, 976; GKW 12054; Goff P 85 (3 copies); BSB G- 524
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JUSTINIAN, Emperor of the East
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| Digestum novum
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Bernardinus Stagninus de Tridino, Venice 1494 - Modern half vellum Folio . Rare edition of the "Corpus Juris Civilis"; not in American libraries, the BMC, Italy, etc. Includes the Glossa Ordinaria by Accursius Florentinus and the Summaria by Bartolus de Saxoferrato and Paulus de Castro with enlargements by Hieronymus Clarius (?). The volume, part of which has been subject to some expert repairs, and although some text has been affected it is a complete copy as well as an impressive, and monumental (16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches) piece of printing; printed in red and black throughout. "The most enduring work of Justinian was his codification of the laws. . The great empire he was reconquering must have the strength of organized unity. He says in the edict of promulgation of his laws that a state rests on arms and law ("De Justin. Cod. Confirmando", printed in front of the codex). The scattered decrees of his predecessors must then be collected in a well-ordered and complete codex, logically arranged, so that every Roman citizen could learn at once the law of the empire on any subject. This codification was Justinian's great work. He made many new laws himself, but his enduring merit is rather the classification of scattered older laws. . So the immortal "Corpus Juris Civilis" was produced, consisting of four parts: (a) Digestae seu Pondecta, (b) Institutiones, (c) Codex, (d) Authenticum seu Novellae (an excellent account of its composition is found in Bury's Gibbon, ed. Cit., IV 461-510). It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of this "Corpus". It is the basis of all canon law (ecclesia vivit lege romana), and the basis of civil law in every civilized country" (Catholic Enc.; New Advent) 308 (of 310 leaves; lacking the last 2 blank leaves). Title printed in red; printed in red and black throughout; gothic type; double column; 70 to 82 lines; woodcut printer's device (Husung 214) printed in red at the end. Extensive expert repairs to the first two leaves which only affect a few letters; about a dozen leaves in the first part of the volume have a brownish coffee color stain (occasionally large but not affecting the legibility of the text); from leaf 147 to the end of the volume at the top inner margin a small round hole has been repaired with some loss of text; mildew stain in blank margins towards the end of the volume (stabilized); blank corner margins of last two leaves repaired (affect a few words on last leaf); few neat tear repairs. § Hain 9592; GKW 7718 (only 22 copies located); BSB C-592.
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David Potter
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| Renaissance France at War: Armies, Culture and Society, C.1480-1560
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Boydell Press. The other' Renaissance experienced by France was that of war. In Italy from 1494 to 1529, for instance, France was involved in at least a hundred battles, some of them batttles of giants' like Marignano. After 1530, though the emphasis partly shifted away from Italy and major battles were replaced by complex sieges and wars of manoeuvre, the presence of war was universal. In the Habsburg Valois' wars that began in 1521, the country was subjected to major military incursions but continued to make notable attempts to occupy contiguous territory in the Pyrenees, the Alps and the north-east. BR> Explaining such prodigious military efforts is the theme of this book. Why did the rulers of France attach so much importance to war and did the development of French armies in this period contribute to a significant modernisation of the country's military potential? The author attempts to answer these crucial questions, through an exploration of the strategy of the country's rulers in the light of contemporary writings, analysis of the nature of the country's high command, and a study of the major components of the king's armies. He argues that France was a society geared to war, persuaded by a sophisticated network of printed communications; the reception of the triumphalist view of war favoured by the rulers is discussed via an investigation of public opinion, as revealed in the literary, artistic and musical worlds. He also shows how the strengthening of the frontiers with new fortifications emerged as a major stage in the adaptation of France to age of artillery. DAVID POTTER is Reader in History and the University of Kent, Canterbury. ISBN10: 1843834057.
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JUSTINIAN, Emperor of the East
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| Digestum novum
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Bernardinus Stagninus de Tridino Venice 1494 Modern half vellum Folio . Rare edition of the "CorpusJuris Civilis"; not in American libraries, the BMC, Italy, etc. Includes the Glossa Ordinaria by Accursius Florentinus and the Summaria by Bartolus de Saxoferrato and Paulus de Castro with enlargements by Hieronymus Clarius (?). The volume, part of which has been subject to some expert repairs, and although some text has been affected it is a complete copy as well as an impressive, and monumental (16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches) piece of printing; printed in red and black throughout. "The most enduring work of Justinian was his codification of the laws. ... The great empire he was reconquering must have the strength of organized unity. He says in the edict of promulgation of his laws that a state rests on arms and law ("De Justin. Cod. Confirmando", printed in front of the codex). The scattered decrees of his predecessors must then be collected in a well-ordered and complete codex, logically arranged, so that every Roman citizen could learn at once the law of the empire on any subject. This codification was Justinian's great work. He made many new laws himself, but his enduring merit is rather the classification of scattered older laws. ... So the immortal "Corpus Juris Civilis" was produced, consisting of four parts: (a) Digestae seu Pondecta, (b) Institutiones, (c) Codex, (d) Authenticum seu Novellae (an excellent account of its composition is found in Bury's Gibbon, ed. Cit., IV 461-510). It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of this "Corpus". It is the basis of all canon law (ecclesia vivit lege romana), and the basis of civil law in every civilized country" (Catholic Enc.; New Advent) 308 (of 310 leaves; lacking the last 2 blank leaves). Title printed in red; printed in red and black throughout; gothic type; double column; 70 to 82 lines; woodcut printer's device (Husung 214) printed in red at the end. Extensive expert repairs to the first two leaves which only affect a few letters; about a dozen leaves in the first part of the volume have a brownish coffee color stain (occasionally large but not affecting the legibility of the text); from leaf 147 to the end of the volume at the top inner margin a small round hole has been repaired with some loss of text; mildew stain in blank margins towards the end of the volume (stabilized); blank corner margins of last two leaves repaired (affect a few words on last leaf); few neat tear repairs. § Hain 9592; GKW 7718 (only 22 copies located); BSB C-592
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BONAVENTURA (Saint), pseudo
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| De munditia & castitate sacerdotum. [Paris, Georg Mittelhus, c. 1492-
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- Sm. 8vo. 40 leaves. 33 lines, gothic letter. 18th century (?) boards, spine a little damaged. 1494]. Second edition of this tract from a total of eleven recorded by ISTC; the first edition was printed in Paris, c. 1482-1484. This edition is rare with only eleven locations recorded. The work is a handbook for the moral conduct of priests, which was wrongly attributed to Bonaventura; the ethical standards for clerics are divided from the Old and New Testaments, and from works of canon law. Provenance. Ownership inscription on title-page of "F. Nabworthy[?], Broomfield, Co. of Derby, 1838". Blank corner in first four leaves repaired, single wormhole throughout often touching text, waterstaining (worse towards the end). HC 11640*. GW 4710. BMC VII, 129. BSB-Ink B-677. Goff B862.
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ALBERTUS MAGNUS [Albrecht von
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| De Anima libri tres. De Intellectu et Intelligibili libri duo.
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[Colophon on l8r:] Venice: Joannes & Gregorius de Gregoriis, de Forlivio, 7 November 1494. - folio. 330 x 210 mm. ff. [2], 68. 2 columns. gothic type. large printer's device on verso of last leaf. initial spaces with guide letters. modern limp vellum (some marginal foxing, some soiling to verso of last leaf). Second Edition of the author's treatise on the soul, the intellect and intelligence. Albertus Magnus, Bishop of Ratisbon, saint, and Doctor ('Doctor Universalis') of the Roman Catholic Church, was the leading intellectual figure of his time and wrote encyclopedically on the sciences, philosophy, and theology. By applying Aristotelian methods and principles to revealed doctrine, he was the pioneer of the scholastic method elaborated by his illustrious pupil, Thomas Aquinas. BMC V 345. Goff A-222. GW 586. Hain-Copinger 494. IGI 160. Klebs 13.2. Pellechet 320. Polain (B) 67. Proctor 4539.
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GUILLELMUS PERALDUS
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| Summa de virtutibus et vitiis
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Angelus and Jacobus Britannicus Brescia 24 December 1494 18th century vellum 8vo . FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. An excellent note on the value of these texts is made by Dr. A.M. Verweij in his announcement for an a project to make an English translation of Guillelmus Peraldus', 'Summa de virtutibus': "The aim of this project is to prepare a critical, annotated edition of the by and large most influential text on the cardinal virtues from the later medieval period: Guillaume Peyraut (Guillelmus Peraldus, ca. 1200-1271?), 'Summa de virtutibus' (ca. 1248), section III, 'De virtutibus cardinalibus'. Peraldus, a Dominican preacher from Lyon, composed the 'Summa de virtutibus' as a counterpart of his 'Summa de vitiis' (ca. 1236); by 1250 both summae often circulated together, so that they are sometimes mentioned as a single work, by medieval readers as well as by modern bibliographers. It is important to note that the 'Summa de virtutibus' is not a specimen of speculative theology or philosophy. There are few references to Aristotle or other Greek philosophers; Peraldus rather uses the Latin Stoics (Cicero, Seneca, Macrobius) and otherwise clings to the Christian tradition, from the Bible and patristic writings to Bernard of Clairvaux. One may characterize his summae as compendia for preachers and confessors, adapted to their instructional needs and emphasizing more the concrete actions of common believers than human psychology or morality in general. Their rhetoric and structure suit these pragmatic needs: the works include a large amount of illustrative material (quotations, anecdotes, exempla), which were to facilitate the moral instruction of the congregation from the pulpit. Moreover, rubrics were introduced into the text to stimulate the use of the summae as works of reference. The influence of the 'Summa de virtutibus' can hardly be overestimated. The work has been preserved in over 300 manuscripts (against 500 for the 'Summa de vitiis'), many of these originating in Dominican and Franciscan environments, and a few dozen early printed editions. For many Latin and vernacular treatises dealing with the virtues, the 'Summa' has functioned as a leading or exclusive model (which has caused many of these works to be mistakenly attributed to Peraldus)" ( Dr. A.M. Verweij, Instituut voor Historische, Literaire en Culturele Studies). The project may have been canceled or not yet accomplished since an online check doesn't bring up any English translations yet available. A very nice copy which is illustrated with a fine title woodcut of Saint Peter 2 parts in 1 volume. 220 (last leaf blank), [163] (instead of 164; lacking last blank leaf). With title woodcut; gothic type; 50 lines; capital spaces with guide letters; title- page expertly clean and remargined covering a few letters on verso but not affecting legibility of the text; some light occasional foxing. Generally a very good copy. § Hain-Copinger 12389; Pellechet 8983; Polain 3038; IGI 7211; Proctor 6988; BMC VII, 976; GKW 12054; Goff P 85 (3 copies); BSB G- 524
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JUSTINIAN, Emperor of the East
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| Digestum novum
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Bernardinus Stagninus de Tridino, Venice 1494 - Modern half vellum Folio . Rare edition of the "Corpus Juris Civilis"; not in American libraries, the BMC, Italy, etc. Includes the Glossa Ordinaria by Accursius Florentinus and the Summaria by Bartolus de Saxoferrato and Paulus de Castro with enlargements by Hieronymus Clarius (?). The volume, part of which has been subject to some expert repairs, and although some text has been affected it is a complete copy as well as an impressive, and monumental (16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches) piece of printing; printed in red and black throughout. "The most enduring work of Justinian was his codification of the laws. . The great empire he was reconquering must have the strength of organized unity. He says in the edict of promulgation of his laws that a state rests on arms and law ("De Justin. Cod. Confirmando", printed in front of the codex). The scattered decrees of his predecessors must then be collected in a well-ordered and complete codex, logically arranged, so that every Roman citizen could learn at once the law of the empire on any subject. This codification was Justinian's great work. He made many new laws himself, but his enduring merit is rather the classification of scattered older laws. . So the immortal "Corpus Juris Civilis" was produced, consisting of four parts: (a) Digestae seu Pondecta, (b) Institutiones, (c) Codex, (d) Authenticum seu Novellae (an excellent account of its composition is found in Bury's Gibbon, ed. Cit., IV 461-510). It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of this "Corpus". It is the basis of all canon law (ecclesia vivit lege romana), and the basis of civil law in every civilized country" (Catholic Enc.; New Advent) 308 (of 310 leaves; lacking the last 2 blank leaves). Title printed in red; printed in red and black throughout; gothic type; double column; 70 to 82 lines; woodcut printer's device (Husung 214) printed in red at the end. Extensive expert repairs to the first two leaves which only affect a few letters; about a dozen leaves in the first part of the volume have a brownish coffee color stain (occasionally large but not affecting the legibility of the text); from leaf 147 to the end of the volume at the top inner margin a small round hole has been repaired with some loss of text; mildew stain in blank margins towards the end of the volume (stabilized); blank corner margins of last two leaves repaired (affect a few words on last leaf); few neat tear repairs. § Hain 9592; GKW 7718 (only 22 copies located); BSB C-592.
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JUSTINIANO, Lorenzo
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| Doctrina della vita monastica.
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- (Venecia, Bernardino Benalius), 20 de octubre de 1494. En 4º. 114 hojas. 3 grabados en madera a toda página. Encuadernación de finales del siglo diecinueve en pergamino a la romana. Primera edición de este bello y apreciado incunable, de gran estima por sus tres magníficos grabados a toda página en xilografía, representando el primero a San Juan Bautista y a San Pedro sosteniendo un monograma Yhs coronado por la Trinidad y con la inscripción "Hec est summa veritas"; el segundo es un extraordinario retrato del autor inspirado por Gentile Bellini, cuyo cuadro original se conserva en la Academia de Bellas Artes de Venecia; el tercero representa a Santa Magdalena y a San Francisco sosteniendo un monograba de María con la inscripción "Virgo mater, ante partum, in partu, post partum". La obra está adornada además con bellas capitulares.Muy buen ejemplar de este apreciado incunable italiano poco frecuente. En España se registra sólo un ejemplar.Referencias: Hain 9477; Goff J-500; BMC V, 378; Essling 757; IBE 3564
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GUILLELMUS PERALDUS
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| Summa de virtutibus et vitiis
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Angelus and Jacobus Britannicus 24 December 1494, Brescia - 18th century vellum 8vo . FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. An excellent note on the value of these texts is made by Dr. A.M. Verweij in his announcement for an a project to make an English translation of Guillelmus Peraldus', 'Summa de virtutibus': "The aim of this project is to prepare a critical, annotated edition of the by and large most influential text on the cardinal virtues from the later medieval period: Guillaume Peyraut (Guillelmus Peraldus, ca. 1200-1271?), 'Summa de virtutibus' (ca. 1248), section III, 'De virtutibus cardinalibus'. Peraldus, a Dominican preacher from Lyon, composed the 'Summa de virtutibus' as a counterpart of his 'Summa de vitiis' (ca. 1236); by 1250 both summae often circulated together, so that they are sometimes mentioned as a single work, by medieval readers as well as by modern bibliographers. It is important to note that the 'Summa de virtutibus' is not a specimen of speculative theology or philosophy. There are few references to Aristotle or other Greek philosophers; Peraldus rather uses the Latin Stoics (Cicero, Seneca, Macrobius) and otherwise clings to the Christian tradition, from the Bible and patristic writings to Bernard of Clairvaux. One may characterize his summae as compendia for preachers and confessors, adapted to their instructional needs and emphasizing more the concrete actions of common believers than human psychology or morality in general. Their rhetoric and structure suit these pragmatic needs: the works include a large amount of illustrative material (quotations, anecdotes, exempla), which were to facilitate the moral instruction of the congregation from the pulpit. Moreover, rubrics were introduced into the text to stimulate the use of the summae as works of reference. The influence of the 'Summa de virtutibus' can hardly be overestimated. The work has been preserved in over 300 manuscripts (against 500 for the 'Summa de vitiis'), many of these originating in Dominican and Franciscan environments, and a few dozen early printed editions. For many Latin and vernacular treatises dealing with the virtues, the 'Summa' has functioned as a leading or exclusive model (which has caused many of these works to be mistakenly attributed to Peraldus)" ( Dr. A.M. Verweij, Instituut voor Historische, Literaire en Culturele Studies). The project may have been canceled or not yet accomplished since an online check doesn't bring up any English translations yet available. A very nice copy which is illustrated with a fine title woodcut of Saint Peter 2 parts in 1 volume. 220 (last leaf blank), [163] (instead of 164; lacking last blank leaf). With title woodcut; gothic type; 50 lines; capital spaces with guide letters; title- page expertly clean and remargined covering a few letters on verso but not affecting legibility of the text; some light occasional foxing. Generally a very good copy. § Hain-Copinger 12389; Pellechet 8983; Polain 3038; IGI 7211; Proctor 6988; BMC VII, 976; GKW 12054; Goff P 85 (3 copies); BSB G- 524. [Attributes: First Edition]
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| Libro chiamato Quatriregio del decorso de la vita humana in terza rima.
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Bologna Francesco de Regazonibus 1494 - In folio (cm 20,9 x 31,1), legatura mezza pergamena settecentesca con titoli calligrafati al dorso, cc (70) impresse su due colonne, 45 righe per colonna, segnatura: a-aiiii, a-(m6); i dati tipografici: luogo, stampatore, anno, impressi al colophon. Carattere romano. L'esemplare è mancante delle cc: a e aiiii della Tavola, aiii, aiiii, c, (c6); integrazione di carta con perdita di poche lettere ("o" e "Libro" in: "Questi sono li capitoli del secondo Libro") alla carta a2, ancora integrazioni con strisciolina di carta al margine superiore e quasi metà del margine esterno delle cc aiii della Tavola, a, a2, (a5), (a6), b, ma senza perdita di testo; rade annotazioni coeve, manine, le prime otto carte lievemente brunite, le successive in buone condizioni, assai fresche. Ex libris inizio '900 alla sguardia "R. Ambrosini". Rarissimo esemplare di edizione incunabola (la prima Perugia, Arndes, 1481, segue ediz. con le stesse caratteristiche ma senza data, poi Milano Zarotto 1488, edizioni a stampa basate sulla collazione di 29 manoscritti) dell'unica opera superstite del domenicano, teologo, vescovo di Foligno (1346-1416). Abbiamo quindi, del poema in 74 Canti composto di endecasillabi in terza rima, iniziato prima del 1394 e terminato tra 1400 e 1403, ispirato da Dante per interi versi, ma anche da Petrarca e Boccaccio, quattro edizioni a stampa in meno di un ventennio del secolo XV, fatto, come sottolinea il Gilardi, che dimostra la grande stima degli umanisti della seconda metà del '400 per l'opera, in ciò superiore al celebre "Dittamondo". Grandemente apprezzata dall'Ariosto, che postillò fittamente di chiose il suo esemplare, l'opera è "la migliore imitazione della Divina Commedia" (Gilardi), viaggio allegorico attraverso i quattro Regni (Amore, Satanasso, Vizi, Virtù), intessuto di enigmi numerologici, ad esempio l'incessante ricorrenza del numero sette; di oscure allusioni alla filosofia scolastica e tomistica; ad Aristotele, S. Tommaso, Alberto Magno, il Venerabile Beda, Rabano Mauro, Brunetto Latini e Ristoro d'Arezzo, le cui teorie sono adombrate nelle parti di metereologia del poema: meteore, tuoni e fulmini, stelle cadenti, comete, venti, terremoti, formazione della neve e della grandine. Bizzarro poema, sintesi di "materia teologica e filosofica" dalla controversa interpretazione, "infarcito di.notizie scientifiche" e di poesia che tratta particolareggiatamente delle cose mondane e ultramondane, sconfinando con la morale, "aggregato di rappresentazioni simboliche" a cavallo tra Medioevo e Rinascimento. Un esemplare censito alla BL. Brunet 1395 "très rare". H. C. R. 7364. Pell. 4929. GW, 10328. BMC, CI, 848. IGI, 4101. Goff, F-313. IBE, 2516. Filippini, Le edizioni del "Quadriregio" in "Bibliofilia" - anno VIII (1906-07) vol. VIII, Anno IX, vol. IX. Gilardi, Studi e ricerche intorno al Quadriregio, Torino, 1911.
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JUSTINIAN, Emperor of the East
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| Digestum novum
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Bernardinus Stagninus de Tridino Venice 1494 Modern half vellum Folio . Rare edition of the "CorpusJuris Civilis"; not in American libraries, the BMC, Italy, etc. Includes the Glossa Ordinaria by Accursius Florentinus and the Summaria by Bartolus de Saxoferrato and Paulus de Castro with enlargements by Hieronymus Clarius (?). The volume, part of which has been subject to some expert repairs, and although some text has been affected it is a complete copy as well as an impressive, and monumental (16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches) piece of printing; printed in red and black throughout. "The most enduring work of Justinian was his codification of the laws. ... The great empire he was reconquering must have the strength of organized unity. He says in the edict of promulgation of his laws that a state rests on arms and law ("De Justin. Cod. Confirmando", printed in front of the codex). The scattered decrees of his predecessors must then be collected in a well-ordered and complete codex, logically arranged, so that every Roman citizen could learn at once the law of the empire on any subject. This codification was Justinian's great work. He made many new laws himself, but his enduring merit is rather the classification of scattered older laws. ... So the immortal "Corpus Juris Civilis" was produced, consisting of four parts: (a) Digestae seu Pondecta, (b) Institutiones, (c) Codex, (d) Authenticum seu Novellae (an excellent account of its composition is found in Bury's Gibbon, ed. Cit., IV 461-510). It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of this "Corpus". It is the basis of all canon law (ecclesia vivit lege romana), and the basis of civil law in every civilized country" (Catholic Enc.; New Advent) 308 (of 310 leaves; lacking the last 2 blank leaves). Title printed in red; printed in red and black throughout; gothic type; double column; 70 to 82 lines; woodcut printer's device (Husung 214) printed in red at the end. Extensive expert repairs to the first two leaves which only affect a few letters; about a dozen leaves in the first part of the volume have a brownish coffee color stain (occasionally large but not affecting the legibility of the text); from leaf 147 to the end of the volume at the top inner margin a small round hole has been repaired with some loss of text; mildew stain in blank margins towards the end of the volume (stabilized); blank corner margins of last two leaves repaired (affect a few words on last leaf); few neat tear repairs. § Hain 9592; GKW 7718 (only 22 copies located); BSB C-592
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GERMANES (Abbé de).
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| Histoire des révolutions de Corse, depuis ses premiers habitans jusqu'à nos jours.
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2 vol. in-12, basane mouchetée de l'époque, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés, pièces de titre rouge et fauve, tr. rouges, XX-329-2ff+316-2ff. Mouillures à la tranche et marginales au T.1. Ex-libris arraché au T.2., sinon beaux exemplaires. E. O. Dédiée au marquis de Monteynard, secrétaire d'Etat à la Guerre. Très rare. Starace: 1494. Brunet: 25880. La 2e édition date de 1776 et comporte 3 vol. P., Hérissant 1771 L'abbé de Germanes était en 1771 vicaire général de Rennes. Son ouvrage contient une description topographique de l'île, des renseignements sur le caractère, les coutumes, les moeurs et les usages de ses habitants ainsi qu'une relation des principaux événements historiques. En tant qu'inspecteur des collèges, l'auteur avait séjourné en Corse.
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| Storia di Perugia dalle origini al 1860.
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- 2 volumes (Vol.I: Dalle origine al 1494. / Vol.II: Dal 1495 al 1860.). A cura di Giuliano Innamorati con una nota di Luigi Salvatorelli. Unione Arti Grafiche, Citta de Castello 1959 / 1960 (Reprint of the edition Perugia 1875/1879),, S. // pp. LII/654, 630, Gr.-8°. // large 8vo, Original-Leinen, mit goldgeprägtem Rücken- und Deckeltitel und mit transparenter Schutzfolie, Einbände minimal berieben, Rücken leicht verblaßt, Papier leicht gebräunt, ansonsten gute Exemplare. In italienischer Sprache. // Original-cloth, title printed in gold, with clear dustjacket, paper a bit browned, otherwise a good and fine copy. Written in italian. [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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JUSTINIANO, Lorenzo
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| Doctrina della vita monastica.
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- (Venecia, Bernardino Benalius), 20 de octubre de 1494. En 4º. 114 hojas. 3 grabados en madera a toda página. Encuadernación de finales del siglo diecinueve en pergamino a la romana. Primera edición de este bello y apreciado incunable, de gran estima por sus tres magníficos grabados a toda página en xilografía, representando el primero a San Juan Bautista y a San Pedro sosteniendo un monograma Yhs coronado por la Trinidad y con la inscripción "Hec est summa veritas"; el segundo es un extraordinario retrato del autor inspirado por Gentile Bellini, cuyo cuadro original se conserva en la Academia de Bellas Artes de Venecia; el tercero representa a Santa Magdalena y a San Francisco sosteniendo un monograba de María con la inscripción "Virgo mater, ante partum, in partu, post partum". La obra está adornada además con bellas capitulares.Muy buen ejemplar de este apreciado incunable italiano poco frecuente. En España se registra sólo un ejemplar.Referencias: Hain 9477; Goff J-500; BMC V, 378; Essling 757; IBE 3564
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Séneca, Lucio Aneo.
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| Pistole del moralissimo Seneca nuovamente fatte volgare.
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Sebastian Manilio, 1494, 14 de abril,, Venecia: - 6 hojas, 170 folios. [*4, *2, a-o6, p4, q4, r-y6, z4, &4, ç4, $4, A-E4, F6]. Pergamino antiguo. Ocasionales puntos de óxido, alguna humedad marginal y en F2 y F3 una pequeña falta que no afecta. Hain Copinger 14606. Pellechet Ms 10401. IBE 5196, dos ejemplares BNE y Biblioteca de la Diputación Foral, Bilbao. IGI 8865. Proctor 4887. BMC v 545. Primera edición en italiano de las Epistolae ad Lucilium, traducidas por Sebastian Manilio. La Pistole es el único libro estampado por este impresor.Lucio Aneo Séneca, preceptor, colaborador y finalmente víctima de Nerón fue sin duda el más distinguido intelectual de la Roma del siglo i de nuestra era. Incluso puede decirse que responde na mayor medida que cualquier otro clásico latino a la moderna figura del intelectual: a la del hombre de estudios que sólo en razón de ellos llega a tener influencia y poder político en la sociedad de su tiempo. Para la posterioridad la obra de Séneca ha quedado consagrada como el más amplio e ilustre corpus de filosofía estoica. Dentro de tal corpus ocupan un lugar de privilegio las ciento veinticuatro cartas que el filósofo dirigió a su amigo Lucilio y que son algo más que un epistolario privado. En efecto, pertenecen a un género literario consagrado ya en la propia Grecia -Platón, Epicuro, etc.- como uno de los vehículos capitales de la exposición filosófica, al lado del dialogo y de la diatriba, y por ello trascienden del estrecho marco de la correspondencia personal; no sólo se dirigen a su destinatario formal, ni se quedan en la temática contingente propia de las cartas en sentido estricto, sino que están pensadas y escritas para su difusión en amplios círculos interesados por las cuestiones generales que abordan. El contenido de la colección es predominante ético, toman pie en acontecimientos de la vida cotidiana. Las Epístolas son un precioso documento para el estudio de las costumbres y mentalidades de la alta sociedad romana de mediados del siglo i.
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Richardus De Sancto Victore
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| De Duodecim Patriarchis Seu Beniamin Minor
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Johann Amerbach, 1494. Second edition, small 8vo (142 x 95mm. ), 74 leaves including the final black, collating [A1]-[H8], I-1-[I10], in 8s; BMC III, p. 755; Goff R-194 noting that this and the following are often found separately; bound with: De arca mystica. Basel: Johann Amerbach, 1494; first edition, small 8vo, 148 leaves, collating [A-1]-[R8] in 8s, S1-S4, T1-[T-8]; 16th century limp vellum, ties perished, spine partially perished with cords showing, old manuscript titling on spine and remains of old paper label at the bottom; both texts crisp and clean throughout; in a new cloth clamshell box. Goff R-194 (both titles); BMC III, p. 756.
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NARDI I.
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| LE STORIE DELLA CITTA' DI FIRENZE, DOVE SI CONTIENE CIO' CHE DALL'ANNO 1494, FINO ALL'ANNO 1531, E' SUCCESSO. AGGIUNTOVI UN'ISTRUZIONE PER LEGGERE LE STORIE ORDINATAMENTE. FIRENZE, STAMPERIA DI BARTOLOMMEO SERMARTELLI, 1584, IN-4, LEGATURA COEVA IN PIENA PERGAMENA FLOSCIA, PP. (16), 390, (18). STEMMA DEL CARDINALE ALESSANDRO MEDICI, ARCIVESCOVO DI FIRENZE, STAMPATO IN ROSSO E NERO SUL FRONTESPIZIO E DIVERSE INIZIALI INCISE IN LEGNO. QUALCHE LIEVE E SPORADICO ALONE MARGINALE. BELL'ESEMPLARE. MORENI, II, 109.
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GILLES DE CORBEIL (Aegidius
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| Carmina de urinarum indiciis.
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[Colophon:] Venetiis [Venice]: i[m]pressus p[er] Benardinum [de Vitalibus] Venetum expensis d. Jeronymi Duranti. die. 16. mensis februarii 1494. - 4to, 77 leaves (of 78, lacking the final blank). With the initial blank leaf, Gothic letter, 43 lines, initial spaces with guide letters. Careful restorations in some upper corners or margins affecting text only on S4 but without loss, a few small stains in lower margin, faint trace of an old library stamp removed from last page. Modern dark red calf, inner gilt dentelles. FIRST COMBINED EDITION of the author’s De urinis and De pulsibus, both of which had been published separately once before (in 1483 and 1484 respectively). This edition was edited by Venantius Mutius, with a commentary by Gentilis de Fuligneo. The twelfth century French physician Gilles de Corbeil transplanted Salernitan medicine to Paris and gave expression to its most important achievements in attractive form. He was a pupil at the medical schools of Salerno and Montpellier, and later went to Paris where he was physician to Philippe Auguste of France (1165–1213). He wrote two works in verse form on the two principal diagnostic tools available to physicians of the time, the pulse and the urine. The Liber de urinis constitutes a compendium of uroscopy mainly on the lines of the Regula urinarum of Maurus. It remained the authoritative textbook on uroscopy until the sixteenth century. Klebs 466.1. Goff A94. Osler 7403. Murphy, The history of urology, p. 38. For a study of Gilles de Corbeil, see Ann. Med. Hist., VII (1925), p. 362. [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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Domenico Cavalca
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| Trattato contro il peccato della lingua, chiamato Pungi Lingua.
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Venezia senza indicazione dello stampatore 1494 - Incunabolo. Venezia senza indicazione dello stampatore 1494, a dì 9° di oct. In 4°, carattere gotico; 80 ff. non numerati. Capilettera con letterine. Xilografia a piena pagina rappresentante la crocefissione, colorata. Legatura moderna in piena pelle, dorso a 5 nervi, con autore e titolo, luogo e anno di stampa. Tagli marmorizzati. Esemplare perfetto con titolo calligrafato sul verso del secondo foglio di sguardia, l’ultimo foglio contiene una nota di possesso. Goff. C. 342 (2 ex.) Sander 1853 HC 4776 BMC V – 378 IGI 2637 GW 6413 Reichling 116 [Attributes: Hard Cover]
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Ausonio, Décimo Magno.
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| Opera] Epigrammata.
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Johannes Tacuinus, de Tridino, 1494, 11 de agosto, Venecia: - 42 hojas en signaturas A4, B6, C4, D-G6, H4. Reencuadernado en una encuadernación del s. xviii en piel habana con hierros dorados y supra-libros en los planos. Ejemplar con el papel muy limpio y ámplios márgenes. Goff A-1402. BMC v 528. IBE 650. Aunque cristiano, su obra se incluye casi toda en la tradición pagana, por más que se le considere un precursor de la literatura latina cristiana. Su obra más importante son los Epigramas, muchos de ellos adaptaciones de la Antología Griega.
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ALBERTUS MAGNUS.
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| Ad logica pertinentia. De quinque universalib' liber unus. De decem predicamentis liber unus. De interpretatione libri duo. De sylogismo simpliciter. i. priorum analyticorum libri duo. De demonstratione. i. posteriorum analyticorum libri duo. Typicorum libri octo. De sophisticis elenchis libri duo.
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- (Venice, Johannes & Gregorius de Gregoriis), 1494 (27. September). Folio. Beautiful cont. blindstamped full pigskin binding over wooden boards. 4 raised bands on spine. Blindstamped ornamental centre-piece and frame depicting animals, trees and hunters. W. the original metal- and leather-clasps. A few wormholes to boards. Inner hinges cracked but fastened w. new endpapers. Fairly faint, mostly marginal, dampstaining throughout. First and last leaves w. some staining, soiling and wormholes. Some marginal 16th century notes. Generally nice and clean copy, apart from the dampstaining, which is otherwise mostly marginal. Some smaller and larger woodcut diagrams in text. Ff. (8), 98 (= a1 - (qvi) ), (78) (= rr - Cvi), ff. 98 - 243 (r - (OO6) + 3 ff.). (In all 433 ff.), printed in double columns, w. 65 lines to each. The scarce first complete edition of the seminal Logic of Albert the Great.Parts of this work had been printed in 1490 (the first three books, printed by Christophorus de Canibus at Pavia), but it is not until this incunable-edition of 1494 that the work appears in its entirety. The actual text of thelogic in this edition is preceded by an index (12pp) and Nicolaus Judecus' "Laurentium." (3 pp.). Albert the Great (or Albertus Magnus or St. Albert), who was born around 1200 and died in 1280, is considered the most prominent of the Scholastics. He was the first Christian thinker to undertake an analysis of the entire canon of the works of Aristotle, and as such he came to influence Christian medieval thinking immensely. Especially his application of Aristotelian logic to Catholic theology came to found the basis for all later medieval thinking, and his logic directly influenced Thomas Aquinas' "Summa Theologica". With his scientific works and commentaries to Aristotle, Albert the Great is considered the introducer of Greek and Arabic science and philosophy to the West, and this greatest of scholars uses his logic to advocate a peaceful coexistence between science and religion. He was one of the first medieval scholars to apply Aristotle's philosophy and logic to Christian thought, and as such his influence on medieval thinking has been nearly unsurpassed.Most modern knowledge of Aristotle, including that of his logical writings, was preserved and presented through Albert, and his great amount of works, amounting to somewhat of an encyclopaedic cycle, were all based on his logic and strict thinking, combined with his Christian doctrine. His main argument in his scholastic teachings was that sound philosophy (i.e. that based on logic) can never contradict the revelation of God. Albert's Logic is perhaps one of his most important writings, as this was the dominating strand of thinking for much of the Middle Ages. It is logic in this sense that makes up the basis for philosophy, science, and in Albert's case also of theology, in the Middle Ages, and thus his logic comes to understream all of his thinking, since it is that which presents us with the nature and practice of philosophizing. "Historians have indeed been agreed in giving him a central role in making Aristotle the supreme human authority for university theologians. Yet a glance at his Aristotelian commentaries shows that Albert's Aristotelianism is mixed with a host of characteristically Neoplatonic themes and views. Thanks to Alain Libera, however, it is now clear that, at least in one main aspect of his work, Albert is putting forward a bold and clear view, not so much about any individual problem in philosophy as about the nature and aim of the very practice of philosophizing." (Marenbon, Medieval Philosophy, 1998, p. 230)."When Aristotle's non-logical works were translated, they were at first suspect because they came into circulation with the pantheistic interpretation of the Arabic philosopher Averroës (Ibn Roshd, 1126-98), who lived and worked in Spain. But in the course of the thirteenth century they were freed from suspicion and reconciled with Christianity [Attributes: First Edition; Hard Cover]
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Curtius Rufus, Qunitus. Bartolomeo
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| De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni Regis Macedonum.
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Johannes Tacuinus de Tridino, Venice: July 17, 1494. - Folio. [Lacks a1, t.p.] a2-8,b-i6, [lacks k1-6], l6. 61 (of 68)leaves=122pp. Modern half-calf, lightly stained (a little darker at front), some restored corners, first and last leaves with repairs (some minor text affects). First Merula edition. Curtius Rufus wrote this history of Alexander the Great ,his march through Phrygia and the cutting of the Gordian Knot,under Claudius or Vespasian. "The author is an excellent story-teller and makes the most of many thrilling or picturesque incidents in the Asiatic expedition."[OCCL]Merula, Italian humanist and poet, was born in Mantua. He taught grammar in Split from 1487-9. When the powerful Venicean Zori of the Corner family sought a tutor for his sons, Merula won th position. ÒAmong the most powerful families in Venice at this period were the Corner, whose members included the titular Queen of Cyprus and her brother Zorzi, one of the most widely employed and respected statesmen in the Republic. Zorzi had a history of connections with scholars of an earlier generation such as George of Trebizond and Merula, so when it became known in 1484 that he was seeking a tutor for his sons, the post was eagerly sought. Ermolao Barbaro and Gerolamo Donato were asked to intercede. Bartolomeo Merula, the successful candidate, gained a certain status in Venetian intellectual society, editing a number of Latin texts for the press of Tacuinus during the 1490s and 1500s. When his main charge, Marco Corner, was given a cardinalcy in 1500, Bartolomeo simply became his secretary instead of his tutor and was in due course rewarded for his services by the appointment of apostolic protonotary.Ó [Martin Lowry, World of Aldus Manitius.] Ann Moss in her ÒOvid In Renissance FranceÓ calls him an ÒindefatigableÓ editor and in the case of Ovid, ÒHis main concern is to make the sense of the text clear by paraphrasing difficult passages and enlarging on historical, geographical and mythological allusions, with the help of recognized authorities. His is a grammatical, rather than a rhetorical commentary.ÓThe missing leaves are the end of book eight and the beginning of book nine. GW 7875. Hain/Copinger 5885. Goff C1002. BMC V,528. BSB C721. Pellechet 4067. Schweiger I,316. Pol (Suppl.) 4309. IGI 3290. IBP 1819. CIH 1124. Husung, Druckerzeichen 220. BSB C721.
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(Neurenberg, Anton Koberger). 1494 In die sancti Adriani martyris. - 4to. Modern dark green morocco. (8), 111 lvs., printed in 2 columns. Nuremberg incunable of one of the most popular literary works of the Middle Ages. Under the somewhat misleading title "Deeds of the Romans", it contains a wealth of exemplary tales of all genres of didactic and moral literature: fables, legends anecdotes, fairy-tales, etc. These tales came from a wide variety of sources, both European and Eastern, and included classical authors as well as stories from the Scriptures, and incorporated for instance the whole "Historia Septem Sapientium". So the structure of the book is loose, and the narrative talent of the compiler seems to vary with his source. This also allowed transcribers to insert any additional tale they judged suitable, and both manuscripts and printed editions much vary in contents. But the unifying element of the "Gesta" was its moral purpose, and the compiler managed to bring together the best tales of all genres of moralistic literature extant in the Middle Ages. The origin of the "Gesta Romanorum" is still under dispute, but the collection is believed to have originated either in Germany or England, the oldest known manuscript going back to 1342. The work was soon translated into most vernacular languages and remained the most popular moralistic literature, especially much used by preachers, until far into the 16th century. The "Gesta" also much influenced German and English literature, like Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", but also Shakespeare. The present Nuremberg edition contains 181 fables, legends, anecdotes and fairy-tales, some very short, but also some of several pages long. All are followed either by an "Applicatio" or more generally by a "Moralisatio", in which the moral of the story is fully discussed. A full index is given in the preliminaries. In our copy some odd initials are provided by hand in red or blue, and a single page is rubricated. Fine copy with ample margins.- (Title on first leaf mounted, last blank lacking; leaf 111 restored at lower margin not touching text). Goff G 294; Hain-Copinger 7748; Proctor 2089; Oates 1032; Pell 5256; GW 10899.
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Juvenalis [Juvenal] Decimus; Aulus
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| Satyrae, Cum tribus comentariis videlicet Domitii Calderini, Georgii Merulae nec non[n] Georgii Vallae.Venice: Simon Bevilaqua, 1496/7 [bound with:]Persius Flaccus: Pauli Flacci Persii poetae Satyrarum opus. Ioannis Brita(n)nici Brixiai commentarii. in Persium ad Senatum populumque Brixianum. Bartolomeii Foncii in persio commentarii.Venice: Johannes Tacuinus de Tridino,1494/5, February 14.
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[1494-1497] - Folio. 2 works in 1 vol. 293 x 202mm. AA4, aa-zz6, &&4.a-g6,h-i4. 146ff. 50ff. 18th century Italian mottled calf, spine extra-gilt with floral devices; two red morocco labels with gilt titles; marbled endpapers; some old notes on first t.p., contemp. 5 line entry from Virgil beginning ÒArma virumque canoÓ on Persius t.p. in fine hand; a few leaves browned in Juvenal; repaired tear in last leaf in Persius. Large woodcut on t.p. of Persius with Persius at a table and the editors, Giovanni Britannicio and Bartholomaeo de Fonte at their writing desks pens in hand. Composed of two blocks it was also used in Tacuinus' edition of Juvenal but with the right hand block replaced; white on black initials; TacuinoÕs printerÕs device at end of Persius. Juvenal (fl. A.D. 100)was the last great Roman satiric poet, and although it is not certain, it is generally believed that he was a member of the imperial court of Domitian who fell out of favor for lampooning a court favorite. His work was largely unpopular until the fourth century when Lactantius quoted him by name and Ausonius, among others, imitated him. Juvenal's satire may be seen as a protest against the corruptions of Rome in his day, and the works were greatly admired throughout the Middle Ages and became the model for many satirists in the Renaissance and thereafter.Persius Flaccus (A.D.34-62), Etruscan knight and Stoic, is best remembered for his satires. His works were much read in Anitquity and the Middle Ages, but for his contorted thought, language, and many digressions, they are little read today. Donne emulated him, and his work has been compared for its flavor to that of Auden. Juvenalis: Goff J665. Hain/Copinger 9712*. IDL 2833. IGI 5600. Saj—-SoltŽsz 2003. IBE 3396. Coll(U) 919. Madsen 2411, 2412. GŸnt(L) 3157 . Voull(B) 4415. Walsh 2523. Oates 2099. Sheppard 4476. Bodleain J318. Rhodes(Oxford Colleges) 106. Proctor 5410. BMC V 521.BSB-Ink I-692. ISTC ij00665000.Persius: Goff P356. Hain/Copinger 12738. Mor(P) 41. Essling 794. Sander 5563. Pell Ms 9251 (9075). Hillard 1548. PŽligry 621. IBE 4450. IGI 7505. IBP 4271. Mendes 993. Voull(Bonn) 887. Voull(B) 4418.Walsh 2558. Oates 2107. Sheppard 4523, 4524. Bodleain P146. Rhodes(Oxford Colleges) 1352. Proctor 5429 ; BMC V 529. ISTC ip00356000.
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GEILER VON KAISERSBERG,
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| Navicula sive speculu[m] fatuorum. Presta[n]tissimi sacrarum literaru[m] doctoris Joannis Geyler Keysersbergij: concionatoris Arge[n]tinen[sis]. in sermones iuxta turmarum seriem divisa: suis figuris iam insignita: a Jacobo Othero diligenter collecta. Compendiosa vita eiusdem descriptio, per Beatum Rhenanum Selestatinum. [Strasbourg, Johann Prüss, 16 January 1511]. 4to (21 x 15.5 cm). Woodcut on title-page, 2 half-page woodcuts facing A1, 111 woodcuts (11.5 x 8.5 cm) in text, flanked by ornamental woodcut borders on the left and right. Contemporary blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards, panelled sides with floral and hunting roll, "Narragonia" blind-tooled in upper panel front cover, brass clasps, ties missing, spine with double-raised ba
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- (280) ll. Adams G-316; BMC STC German, p. 335; Chrisman C3.2.5b; Proctor 9995; Ritter, Catalogue 1084; on the woodcuts see Boon and Scheller, Albrecht and Hans Dürer, pp. 145-146; FairMur (G) 89; Hind, History of Woodcut, pp. 330-332; on Geiler: ADB VIII, pp. 509-518. Second Latin edition of Geiler's Narrenschiff, illustrated by the woodcuts from the first edition of Sebastian Brant's Navis Stultifera (Basel 1494). Johannes Geiler von Kaisersberg (1445-1510) worked as professor of theology in Basel and Freiburg, when he was persuaded by the Strasbourg publisher Peter Schott to become a preacher. His sermons were so popular that Emperor Maximilian appointed him as imperial chaplain in 1501. Geiler tirelessly preached against the abuses in the church and pleaded for the necessity of reform. Unlike the men of the Reformation, he continued to acknowledge the authority of the Roman Catholic church. He often used contemporary literature as point of departure for his sermons. In the present series of 111 sermons, delivered between March 1498 and April 1499, he used the hugely popular Navis Stultifera or Das Narrenschiff by Sebastian Brant (1457-1521). In this satyrical poem, Brant exposes the abuses in the church by using the allegory of a ship of fools, steered by fools on its way to fools' paradise, Narragonia. The 110 types of fools were situated by Geiler in a clerical context and he composed 110 accompanying sermons. Geiler denounces all sorts of abuses, injustice, avarice, indecency, indisciplined behaviour, unfaithfulness, gluttony, chatter, slavery, adultery, inconstancy, dull preaching, blasphemy, etc. Each sermon is accompanied by a woodcut of fools, illustrating the particular vice. The fools bear, apart from the foolscap, a marked resemblence to monks and nuns. There is one extra sermon, following "fool" 21, which was preached on Saturday March 24, the Annunciation. It is accompanied by a woodcut of Wisdom, preaching from the pulpit. Of the 111 woodcuts, six appear twice and two are used three times. The woodcuts belong to the first edition of Brant's Das Narrenschiff (Basel 1494), which have for the main part been ascribed to Albrecht Dürer - "the best examples remind one strongly of Dürer's earlier style" (FairMur, p. 165) and "some of the blocks are markedly angular in character, while others have the rounded manner of drawing that characterises Dürer's certainly authentic work" (Hind, p. 331). Apparently some of the original woodcuts were not obtainable for the present edition, and the publisher inserted some woodcuts twice or three times. The title-page carries a woodcut of the ship of fools (the words "Naviß Stultoru[m]" appear in the woodcut) at sea. Facing leaf A1 is a full-page woodcut in two sections showing the fools on a cart on their way to "daß Narren schyff" in the upper section, and setting sail "ad Narragonia" while singing "Gaudeamus" in the lower section. Geiler preached in German, and after his death in 1510, his housemate, Jacob Otther, composed the present work based on Geiler's Latin notes. The work contains a preface by Otther, a list of 110 different types of fools, an index and the 111 sermons. At the end, we find Geiler's biography by Beatus Rhenanus. The first Latin edition appeared in 1510, see the date of the preface, and a German version of Geiler's sermons was published in 1520. Ownership entries on title-page, dated 1660, and front pastedown, 31 July 1851, two minor wormholes throughout, slightly affecting text and illustration, some larger wormholes in final leaves, some marginal waterstaining, front hinge partially cracked. Despite these defects, well preserved copy of this lavishly illustrated, satyrical work on the abuses in the church.
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ALBERTUS MAGNUS.
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| A collection of 7 scientific works, as follows:]–Physico[rum] sive de phisico auditu libri octo. [Colophon:] Impressum Venetiis [Venice]: per Joannem de Forlivio & Gregorium fratres, January 1494. (4)+124 leaves. Klebs 24.2. [Bound with:]–De c[o]elo et mundo. Venetiis [Venice]: per Joannem & Gregorium de Gregoriis fratres, July 1495. 73+(1) leaves. Klebs 15.2. [And:]–[Meteororum.] Liber methaurorum. Venetiis [Venice]: per Joannem & Gregorium de Gregoriis fratres, February 1494. 71+(3) leaves. Klebs 20.2. [And:]–De mineralibus. Venetiis [Venice]: per Joannem & Gregorium de Gregoriis fratres, June 1495. 21+(1) leaves. Klebs 21.3. [And:]–Liber de generatione & corruptione. Venetiis [Venice]: per Joannem & Gregorium de Gregoriis fratres, June
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[Colophon:] Impressum Venetiis [Venice]: per Joannem de Forlivio & Gregorium fratres, January 1494. - 7 works in 1 volume, folio. 1–6: printed in double columns, 65 lines plus headline, gothic letter, initial spaces with guide letters, initials supplied in red with paragraph marks in blue (occasionally reversed), a few woodcuts, printer’s device at end; 7: printed in double columns in Gothic letter. Title of first work a little soiled and first 4 leaves a little loose, small hole in blank margin of last leaf. Apart from these minor blemishes very fine copies, in an exceptional state of preservation. Contemporary German blindstamped pigskin over bevelled wooden boards (a little marked and soiled), brass corner pieces, clasps intact, spine lettered in manuscript. Brass bosses on sides and a chain hasp at top of lower cover removed, later red morocco label on spine. Provenance: inscription dated 1838; J. Baart de la Faille, medical professor of Groningen (book label); Captain F.H. Huth; Bath Public Reference Library, presented by Huth in 1903 (bookplate). The "collected scientific works" of Albertus Magnus (c. 1200–1280), the majority in their second edition, published by the de Gregorii brothers who had a Venetian privilege granted in 1494. This collection includes the second edition of De mineralibus, the most important medieval tract on mining and metallurgy. The edition of the individual works is indicated by the Klebs number (the number after the decimal point indicates the edition). The only one of Albertus Magnus’s works printed by the de Gregorii and not included here is the De animalibus, which at 260 leaves is considerably larger than any here, and presumably excluded for that reason. "Albert’s principal importance for the history of modern science derives from the role he played in rediscovering Aristotle and introducing Greek and Arabic science into the universities of the Middle Ages Albert’s early identification as a precursor of modern science undoubtedly stemmed from his empiricist methodology, which he learned from Aristotle but which he practised with a skill unsurpassed by any other Schoolman He stated that evidence based on sense perception is the most secure and is superior to reasoning without experimentation. Similarly he noted that a conclusion that is inconsistent with the evidence cannot be believed and that a principle that does not agree with sense experience is really no principle at all" (DSB). The binding of this volume is contemporary with the books, but for practical reasons the bosses and the chain hasp on the covers were removed and the label placed on the spine probably in 1903 (fortunately or unfortunately, depending on your point of view), otherwise this is an exceptional collection of six incunable editions in a volume wonderfully preserved in its original state; one is in first edition, four are second editions and one a third (of which the Gregoriis brothers published the first editions of only two). The seventh work was published at Leipzig and is also in first edition. See Stillwell, The Awakening Interest in Science, 567 and 807 (De mineralibus) and 722 (Physica); also Sinkankas p. 11. Similar collections of these six incunable editions are also found in the Hoover and Wellcome collections. For an extensive discussion of Albertus Magnus’s life and work, see Thorndike, A History of Magic and Experimental Science, II, pp. 517–592, calling him "the dominant figure in Latin learning and natural science of the thirteenth century." [Attributes: First Edition; Signed Copy]
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ALBERTUS MAGNUS. - [FIRST COMPLETE
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| Ad logica pertinentia. De quinque universalib' liber unus. De decem predicamentis liber unus. De interpretatione libri duo. De sylogismo simpliciter. i. priorum analyticorum libri duo. De demonstratione. i. posteriorum analyticorum libri duo. Typicorum libri octo. De sophisticis elenchis libri duo.
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(Venice, Johannes & Gregorius de Gregoriis), 1494 (27. September). Folio. Beautiful cont. blindstamped full pigskin binding over wooden boards. 4 raised bands on spine. Blindstamped ornamental centre-piece and frame depicting animals, trees and hunters. W. the original metal- and leather-clasps. A few wormholes to boards. Inner hinges cracked but fastened w. new endpapers. Fairly faint, mostly marginal, dampstaining throughout. First and last leaves w. some staining, soiling and wormholes. Some marginal 16th century notes. Generally nice and clean copy, apart from the dampstaining, which is otherwise mostly marginal. Some smaller and larger woodcut diagrams in text. Ff. (8), 98 (= a1 - (qvi) ), (78) (= rr - Cvi), ff. 98 - 243 (r - (OO6) + 3 ff.). (In all 433 ff.), printed in double columns, w. 65 lines to each.
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| Resolutiorum dubiorum circa celebrationem missarum occurrentium.
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Strassburg, Martin Flach, 1494.. 32 Bll. Kl.4°. Späterer Pappband unter Verwendung alten Papiers.. HC 9909; Goff J 361; IA. 2181; Proctor 699. Etwa sechste Ausgabe des um 1490 erstmals erschienenen Hand- und Trostbüchleins, das bis zur Reformation 38 Auflagen erreichte. Titel stark beschnitten und auf altes Papier montiert, rechte untere Ecke des ersten Textblattes mit Abriß, durchgehend etwas gebräunt. - Early (6th) edition of this very popular devotional book, some 38 editions were printed. Titlepage trimmed and mounted on old paper, throughout somewhat browned and stained. First leaf with small marginal defect at corner.
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| GESTA ROMANORUM cum applicatoribus moralisatis ac misticis.
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(Neurenberg, Anton Koberger). 1494 In die sancti Adriani martyris.. 4to. Modern dark green morocco. (8), 111 lvs., printed in 2 columns.. Nuremberg incunable of one of the most popular literary works of the Middle Ages. Under the somewhat misleading title "Deeds of the Romans", it contains a wealth of exemplary tales of all genres of didactic and moral literature: fables, legends anecdotes, fairy-tales, etc. These tales came from a wide variety of sources, both European and Eastern, and included classical authors as well as stories from the Scriptures, and incorporated for instance the whole "Historia Septem Sapientium". So the structure of the book is loose, and the narrative talent of the compiler seems to vary with his source. This also allowed transcribers to insert any additional tale they judged suitable, and both manuscripts and printed editions much vary in contents. But the unifying element of the "Gesta" was its moral purpose, and the compiler managed to bring together the best tales of all genres of moralistic literature extant in the Middle Ages. The origin of the "Gesta Romanorum" is still under dispute, but the collection is believed to have originated either in Germany or England, the oldest known manuscript going back to 1342. The work was soon translated into most vernacular languages and remained the most popular moralistic literature, especially much used by preachers, until far into the 16th century. The "Gesta" also much influenced German and English literature, like Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales", but also Shakespeare. The present Nuremberg edition contains 181 fables, legends, anecdotes and fairy-tales, some very short, but also some of several pages long. All are followed either by an "Applicatio" or more generally by a "Moralisatio", in which the moral of the story is fully discussed. A full index is given in the preliminaries. In our copy some odd initials are provided by hand in red or blue, and a single page is rubricated. Fine copy with ample margins.- (Title on first leaf mounted, last blank lacking; leaf 111 restored at lower margin not touching text). Goff G 294; Hain-Copinger 7748; Proctor 2089; Oates 1032; Pell 5256; GW 10899.
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GUILLELMUS PERALDUS
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| Summa de virtutibus et vitiis
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Angelus and Jacobus Britannicus Brescia 24 December 1494 18th century vellum 8vo . FIRST COLLECTED EDITION. An excellent note on the value of these texts is made by Dr. A.M. Verweij in his announcement for an a project to make an English translation of Guillelmus Peraldus', 'Summa de virtutibus': "The aim of this project is to prepare a critical, annotated edition of the by and large most influential text on the cardinal virtues from the later medieval period: Guillaume Peyraut (Guillelmus Peraldus, ca. 1200-1271?), 'Summa de virtutibus' (ca. 1248), section III, 'De virtutibus cardinalibus'. Peraldus, a Dominican preacher from Lyon, composed the 'Summa de virtutibus' as a counterpart of his 'Summa de vitiis' (ca. 1236); by 1250 both summae often circulated together, so that they are sometimes mentioned as a single work, by medieval readers as well as by modern bibliographers. It is important to note that the 'Summa de virtutibus' is not a specimen of speculative theology or philosophy. There are few references to Aristotle or other Greek philosophers; Peraldus rather uses the Latin Stoics (Cicero, Seneca, Macrobius) and otherwise clings to the Christian tradition, from the Bible and patristic writings to Bernard of Clairvaux. One may characterize his summae as compendia for preachers and confessors, adapted to their instructional needs and emphasizing more the concrete actions of common believers than human psychology or morality in general. Their rhetoric and structure suit these pragmatic needs: the works include a large amount of illustrative material (quotations, anecdotes, exempla), which were to facilitate the moral instruction of the congregation from the pulpit. Moreover, rubrics were introduced into the text to stimulate the use of the summae as works of reference. The influence of the 'Summa de virtutibus' can hardly be overestimated. The work has been preserved in over 300 manuscripts (against 500 for the 'Summa de vitiis'), many of these originating in Dominican and Franciscan environments, and a few dozen early printed editions. For many Latin and vernacular treatises dealing with the virtues, the 'Summa' has functioned as a leading or exclusive model (which has caused many of these works to be mistakenly attributed to Peraldus)" ( Dr. A.M. Verweij, Instituut voor Historische, Literaire en Culturele Studies). The project may have been canceled or not yet accomplished since an online check doesn't bring up any English translations yet available. A very nice copy which is illustrated with a fine title woodcut of Saint Peter 2 parts in 1 volume. 220 (last leaf blank), [163] (instead of 164; lacking last blank leaf). With title woodcut; gothic type; 50 lines; capital spaces with guide letters; title- page expertly clean and remargined covering a few letters on verso but not affecting legibility of the text; some light occasional foxing. Generally a very good copy. § Hain-Copinger 12389; Pellechet 8983; Polain 3038; IGI 7211; Proctor 6988; BMC VII, 976; GKW 12054; Goff P 85 (3 copies); BSB G- 524
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JUSTINIAN, Emperor of the East
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| Digestum novum
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Bernardinus Stagninus de Tridino, Venice 1494 - Modern half vellum Folio . Rare edition of the "Corpus Juris Civilis"; not in American libraries, the BMC, Italy, etc. Includes the Glossa Ordinaria by Accursius Florentinus and the Summaria by Bartolus de Saxoferrato and Paulus de Castro with enlargements by Hieronymus Clarius (?). The volume, part of which has been subject to some expert repairs, and although some text has been affected it is a complete copy as well as an impressive, and monumental (16 1/2 x 11 1/4 inches) piece of printing; printed in red and black throughout. "The most enduring work of Justinian was his codification of the laws. . The great empire he was reconquering must have the strength of organized unity. He says in the edict of promulgation of his laws that a state rests on arms and law ("De Justin. Cod. Confirmando", printed in front of the codex). The scattered decrees of his predecessors must then be collected in a well-ordered and complete codex, logically arranged, so that every Roman citizen could learn at once the law of the empire on any subject. This codification was Justinian's great work. He made many new laws himself, but his enduring merit is rather the classification of scattered older laws. . So the immortal "Corpus Juris Civilis" was produced, consisting of four parts: (a) Digestae seu Pondecta, (b) Institutiones, (c) Codex, (d) Authenticum seu Novellae (an excellent account of its composition is found in Bury's Gibbon, ed. Cit., IV 461-510). It would be difficult to exaggerate the importance of this "Corpus". It is the basis of all canon law (ecclesia vivit lege romana), and the basis of civil law in every civilized country" (Catholic Enc.; New Advent) 308 (of 310 leaves; lacking the last 2 blank leaves). Title printed in red; printed in red and black throughout; gothic type; double column; 70 to 82 lines; woodcut printer's device (Husung 214) printed in red at the end. Extensive expert repairs to the first two leaves which only affect a few letters; about a dozen leaves in the first part of the volume have a brownish coffee color stain (occasionally large but not affecting the legibility of the text); from leaf 147 to the end of the volume at the top inner margin a small round hole has been repaired with some loss of text; mildew stain in blank margins towards the end of the volume (stabilized); blank corner margins of last two leaves repaired (affect a few words on last leaf); few neat tear repairs. § Hain 9592; GKW 7718 (only 22 copies located); BSB C-592.
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ALEXANDER VI, Pope.
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| [Papal letter of indulgence in support of the Mons pietatis (or pawnshop bank) at Padua]. Beginning “Venerabilibus in christo patrib(us) D(omi)nis presbyteris secularib(us) vel cuiusuis ordinis regularib(us): p(er) i(n)frascriptas p(er)sona(m) seu p(er)sonas electis vel i(n)posteru(m) eligendis idoneis sacri Montis pie-/tatis paduani & fraternitatis eiusde(m) ...”.
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| [Venice, Jacobus de Paganinis, May-June 1494]. 1494 Folio, single half-sheet broadside (374 by 259 mm.), printed on one side only, 34 lines in gothic letter (type area 292 by 141 mm.), 4-line woodcut opening initial, white-on-black; formerly folded, contemporary manuscript endorsement on verso “1494 pr[imo] junii”; in a cloth case. One of two known copies of this letter of indulgence for the benefactors and members of the fraternity of the mons pietatis (or pawnshop bank) at Padua. The only other known copy is at Vicenza, Bibl. comunale Bertoliana. It is reproduced in V. Meneghin, Bernardino da Feltre e i Monti di Pietà, Vicenza 1974 (Tav. 8, opp. p. 88) where the background is discussed at length. We know that it was printed in 6036 copies (the printer being paid 7 ducats for his trouble) to be given to all members of the fraternity, present and future. Subscription to the fraternity was one shilling a month (singulis mensibus … solidum unum persolvere tenerentur). The encouragement to join was the right to appoint a confessor who could remit venial sins, non-fulfilment of vows, etc. By the end of the 15th century there were eighteen montes pietatis in Italy, but the printed evidence to document their growth is very rare. Only two other such printed broadsides are known (both apparently unique): one relating to the mons pietatis at Cremona (1493), the other to the mons pietatis at Verona (again 1493) (see below). The montes pietatis were an attempt to solve the problems of usury. There is an account of their institution in John T. Noonan, The Scholastic Analysis of Usury (Harvard University Press, 1957), pp. 294-5: “The medieval usury doctrine especially discouraged the small-loan business. Public lending to the poor was manifest usury … To accept lending as a profession, to admit public dealing in simple consumption loans as desirable, was to make a radical break with the past. This break occurred with the acceptance of the montes pietatis. With this came not only a belief that lending could be a livelihood: although the montes themselves were pawnshops, their acceptance led to acceptance of much of the structure of institutional banking, and in particular, to the approval of investments in lending institutions and a charge of the institutional obligation of being in a position to lend.A mons pietatis was a public pawnshop, regularly financed by charitable donations and run not for profit but for the service of the poor. It charged a small fee for its care of the pawns and for the expenses of administration, including the salaries of its employees, so that the capital would not eventually be exhausted by the cost of the business. In Italy this fee came usually to 6 per cent, as compared with the 32 ½ to 43 ½ per cent charged by the public usurers. The directors of the mons were usually one or two ecclesiastical representatives and several respected merchants of the town.From the first, the mons met theological opposition on the grounds that it was an institution making a business out of lending at usury. But in 1467 Paul II approved the constitution of the original Perugian mons and successive popes approved the montes in other Italian cities. The Franciscans espoused the institution, and Blessed Bernardine of Feltre, a great Franciscan preacher was its special apostle, travelling throughout Italy attacking Jewish money-lenders and pleading for the mons as the remedy for usury. Some montes founded by Franciscans originally loaned entirely gratuitously, but in 1493, Bernardine convinced a general council of the order that the only practicable ways of preserving them was to charge interest; accordingly, an interest charge was made mandatory for all Franciscan establishments. At the end of the fifteenth century, there were eighty montes pietatis in Italy – a growth which itself is perhaps the best indication of the necessity of their work”.The printer. Dr Martin Davies writes,The type of the Paduan mons pietatis broadside is a gothic fount measuring 84mm. for 20 lines, as used by a number of Venetian printers, in this case the 84G of the brothers de Paganinis of Brescia, whose books were variously signed by Paganinus, Jacobus and Hieronymus. Jacobus signs books only of late 1490 to 1491 (BMC V 453), but we have an archival document in Padua (V. Meneghin, Fra Bernardino da Feltre, p. 312) to the effect that this broadside was the work of a printer called “Giacomo da Brescia”, who on 4 June 1494 was paid seven ducats for printing 6,036 copies of it. (The broadside 84G is quite different from that used by Jacobus Britannicus of Brescia, the only other possible candidate among known printers.) The peculiar ticked Q (line 21), standing for Quod, is found sparingly towards the end of the only book signed by Jacobus de Paganinis in the British Library, Panormitanus, Consilia, 7 Apr. 1491, IC.23307, at h4v col. a ad calc. ‘Quarto’, i6v col. b v. 20, k4v col. a v. 4. This sort is also often seen filed down to make a regular Q (one of three distinct designs used by Jacobus in the book), as it is in the Pacioli, Somma di arithmetica, Nov. 1494 signed by his brother Paganinus. Imperfectly modified versions of this sort form the Q at fol. 7r col. 2 of the opening table (‘Quintus) and fol. 63r/h7r (‘Quanta’) in that book. The Panormitanus of Jacobus has no woodcut initials, but the black-ground woodcut V that begins the broadside is often used in the Pacioli of Paganinus, in the British Library copy (IB.23272) first at fol. 36 (c4r). The BL copy has its opening quires from a later printing, with lombards in pl | |
