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[Facetus, Latin and German].
Liber Faceti docens mores hominum. [With]: Carmen de moribus studentium et beanorum.
[Leipzig, Konrad Kachelofen, c. 1490]. 4to. Gothic type, 32 lines. 20 ff. Latin text (type 2:160G) with German interlinear translation in rhyming couplets (type 3:89G). With 2 faded hand-painted lombardic initials, rubricated throughout in red. Marbled half cloth binding (c. 1900). The second of three 15th century Latin/German editions, this printing was preceded only by the Leipzig edition (of which only four copies are extant), published by Martin Landsberg between 1486 and 1488. In 1500, Lotter was to print the third and last incunabular edition of these two texts about the manners of student youth. Rare in all editions, none of which are listed in international auction records since 1950. - Another translation of the "Facetus" - however, without the "Carmen de moribus studentium" included in all the three editions mentioned - was prepared by Sebastian Brant and printed in 1496 (Goff F-40). Brant's was the most widely spread German version, and remains the only edition sold at any auction of the past decades (Christie's, June 23, 1993, lot 88, £15,000). - The "Facetus", occasionally attributed to one Magister Johannes, belongs to the group of satiric-didactic mediaeval literature. The didactic poem, also known as "antiquus facetus", contains a lesson of manners in rhyming hexameters; the rules are directed at young men and mainly concern those profane domains "qui a morallissimo Cathone erant omissi" (Copinger 2411, note), such as customs for drinking and eating ("Du solt bey dem tische sein / Und nicht umbnaschen als schweyn / wenn es große Schande ist"), singing, associating with women in general and in particular, the right way to laugh, to talk, to ride, and to greet, bodily hygiene, as well as the art of self-praise and of arguing with superiors and colleagues (cf. LMA IV, 216, 2). - Extremely rare; the present edition was so far known only in two copies (Berlin State Library and Zwickau Ratsschulbibliothek). None of the two-language Facetus editions in American libraries; even the Latin text of the "Carmen de moribus studentium" (here comprising the last two pages) is recorded only through these three editions. - Both lombardic initials rather faded; paper somewhat browned throughout. From the collection of the historian and geographer Josef Schwerdfeger (1867-1931) with his printed bookplate and his typical autograph note of acquisition framed in red pencil mounted on the front pastedown (dated Sept. 21, 1907). GW 9693. Copinger 2417. ISTC if00039700. Voulliéme, Berlin 1255. Not in Goff etc. Not in Ermann/Horn. Not in Goedeke. [Bookseller: Antiquariat Inlibris GmbH]
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Northcote, James (1746-1831)
The Life of Titian: With Anecdotes of the Distinguished Persons of His Time. in Two Volumes
Henry Colburn and Richard. First Edition. Scarce. Handsomely bound two volume set detailing the life of the artist Titian (born Tiziano Vecelli ca. 1490), founder of the Venetian School of the Italian Renaissance. Includes a frontis portrait of the artist and a folding genealogical chart at the end of volume II. Original 3/4 tree calf with marbled boards, raised spine bands. Large 8vo. Portrait; 399 + 384 pages. Fine. * Biography of the artist Titian (born Tiziano Vecellio c.1490), founder of the Venetian School of the Italian Renaissance. James Northcote was a pupil of Sir Joshua Reynolds and more successful at painting animals than higher forms of life which prompted Henry Fuseli to remark upon seeing Northcote's "Angel opposing Balaam"-"Northcote, you are an angel at an ass, but an ass at an angel. " William Hazlitt assisted Northcote in his life of Titian. [Bookseller: Alibris]
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Colonna V.
Le Rime. Corrette su testi a penna e pubblicate con la vita della medesima da Pietro Ercole Visconti. Si aggiungono le poesie ommesse nelle precedenti edizioni e le inedite
- pp. 4-148-2-472, 4°, bella legatura edit. in piena pelle blu con diversi fregi impressa a secco ed in oro sui piatti e sul dorso, stemma Torlonia Colonna impresso in oro al centro dei piatti, tagli dorati, bel ritratto + 2 belle tavole f.t. di medaglie, buono stato. Prima Edizione critica del canzoniere della celebre poetessa rinascimentale ( 1490-1547 ), amica di Michelangelo e di varie altre personalità dell'epoca. Questa pregiata edizione venne pubblicata in numero limitato di esemplari per le nozze di Alessandro Torlonia con Teresa Colonna. E' stampato su carta speciale prodotta appositamente per l'occasione; la filigrana infatti riproduce lo stemma delle due famiglie, il nome degli sposi e la data delle nozze, il 16 luglio 1840- Roma, Salviucci, 1840, (LETTERATURA) [Bookseller: Franco A. Volta]
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PIETRO D’ABANO.
Tractatus de Venenis.
[Colophon:] Rome: [no printer,] 1490. - 4to, 18 unnumbered leaves. Gothic letter, 33 lines. Modern dark unlettered sheep, fine copy. Eighth printing, but the fifth separate edition. The first printed book on toxicology, treating of poisons and their antidotes. "The topics considered in its six main chapters are: the classification of poisons, how they act upon the body, how to guard against them, the effects and cures of a long list of particular poisons, and finally the problem of a panacea or bezoar against all poisons" (Thorndike). The poisons considered are wide ranging, and include arsenic and hemlock, narcotics, and animal poisons. The author makes reference to the loadstone as a poison if taken internally, and to two kinds of magnet (see Mottelay, p. 501, referring to this edition). Pietro d’Abano was born near Padua in 1250, and wrote De venenis in about 1316. First printed with his Conciliator at Mantua in 1472, the same year as Bagellardo’s book on paediatrics, it was one of the first books on a specific medical speciality to be printed. Klebs 774.8. BMC IV, 91. For a full account of this book, and of Pietro d’Abano’s life and other works, see Thorndike, II, pp. 874–947, and for the more bizarre aspects of his life (and death), see the Biographie Générale. [Bookseller: Nigel Phillips ABA ILAB]
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HEROLT, JOHANNES,
Discipulus de eruditione cristifidelium, cum thematibus sermonum dominicalium.
. Straatsburg, Johann Prüss, 1490. Halfleer. 6°-8°. (6), (6), A1-A8, B1-B6, C1-C6, D1-D6, E1-E6, F1-F8, G1-G6, H1-H6, I1-I6, K1-K6, L1-L6, M1-M8, N1-N6, O1-O6, P1-P6, Q1-Q6, R1-R6, S1-S8, T1-T7 (135 bladen) * niet-contemporaine halfleren band, de bladen met de tabel en index zijn bij het opnieuw inbinden vooraan geplaatst, papier wormstekig met hier en daar licht tekstverlies, voorplat licht beschadigd, bibliotheekstempel van Bibliotheca SS. Cordium Valkenburg, blad met titel deels gerestaureerd en voorzien van oude aantekeningen. 'The writings of Johannes Herolt, Dominican friar in the convent of Nuremberg, who signed his works 'Discipulus', were enormously popular throughout Germany and eastern Europe. His work 'De eruditione cristifidelium' is a moral manual designed to provide material for preachers. At the end of the volume is a table ordering materials collected from the sermons for preaching on the sundays of the liturgical year. This table is followed by another topical index, arranged alphabetically'. (In dit exemplaar zijn de tabel en de index niet achterin maar voorin gebonden).F. Goff. Incunabula in American libraries: a third census of fifteenth-century books recorded in North American collections. New York, 1973. H 95. T. Kaeppeli. Scriptores ordinis praedicatorum medii aevi. 4 volumes. Roma, 1970-93, no. 2386. A.C. Masin. Incunabula typographica: catalogue of fifteenth-century books held by the Memorial Library of the University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame, 1979, 85, no. 46. 'Johannes Herolt, gestorben 1468 in Regensburg, wird von Johannes Meyer gerühmt als observanter Ordensmann und feuriger Eiferer für die Seelen. Er war Lektor und Prior in Würzburg. In weitverbreiteten homiletischen Werken, besonders über Gebote und Tugenden, bot er den Predigern Hilfsmittel und Beispiele. Er nannte sich mit Vorliebe discipulus. Die Frommigkeitsgeschichte findet bei ihm warme Andacht zum Hl. Geist, zum Altarssakrament, zum Herzen Jesu und Maria'. A. Walz. Dominikaner und Dominikanerinnen in Süddeutschland (1225-1966). Freising, 1967, p. 54 [Bookseller: Antiquariaat Isis]
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STACE, STATIUS, Publius
Thebaidos. Achileidos. Sylvarum.
Venise, Jacobus de Paganini, 23 décembre 1490. In folio, [dimension: 293 x 206 mm] de 208 ff. Maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs orné, deux encadrements dorés sur les plats avec fleurons d'angle, tranches dorées. (Reliure du XVIIe.) Seconde édition complète et datée des trois oeuvres de Stace, le grand poète du premier siècle. Le texte reprend selon Brunet celui de la première de 1483. Contient : Thebaidos, avec les commentaires de Placidus Lactantius Papinii vita Achileidos, commentaires de Franciscus Mataratius Silvae, commentaires de Domitius Calderinus Domitius in Sapho Ovidii. Caractères romains, les gloses dans une police de caractère plus petite entoure le texte. Deux feuillets blancs manquent (a1 et N6). Petite réparation marginale aux feuillets a2 et a3. Bel exemplaire dans une reliure italienne en maroquin du XVIIe siècle. Collation : a o8, p6, q4, A8, B C6, D G8, H N6. BMC V, 456. Goff S 692. Brunet V, 512. [Bookseller: Sarl Hugues de Latude]
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Unknown.
Book of Hours. Single manuscript leaf. Vellum. lluminated miniature painting of "The Flight Into Egypt."
Rouen, ca. 1490. - Very attractive miniature showing Mary & the Christ child on a horse with Joseph walking abreast with a woman servant. Countryside & walled city in the background with hills, bushes, & a blue sky. Painting within an arched compartment, strong dark colors. Approx. 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. Full leaf measures 4 x 5 5/8 in. Text from opening of Vespers. Fully illuminated border on 3 sides of painting of flowers, fruit, plants, & vines in many vivid colors & liquid gold. Ornate illuminated initial "D" on gold ground, another small initial & 3 lines of text beneath painting. Verso also with full illuminated borders & 20 lines of Latin script with 10 small painted initials. A beautiful medieval miniature over 500 years old. Matted. V. light marg. soiling, o/w fine. [Bookseller: David Hecht, Bookseller]
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Wernher Schodoler
Swiss Chronicle of Wernher Schodoler (Die Eidgenossische Chronik Des Wernher Schodoler) Fine Facsimile Illuminated Edition of 16th Century
Faksimile Verlag Luzern. New Swiss Chronicle of Wernher Schodoler, 16th century-Leopold-Sophien-Bibliothek, Überlingen, MS 62 (Bd.1); Stadtarchiv Bremgarten, Ba. Nr.2 (Bd.2); Aargauische Kantonsbibliothek, Aarau, MS. Bibl. Zurl. Fol. A Classical Work on the History of Switzerland A Landmark in Swiss Historiography The Swiss Chronicle of Wernher Schodoler ranks among the most important Swiss Illuminated Chronicles. It is composed of three volumes and, due to its illustrations, is considered an important document of the time preceeding the battle of Marignan. While the great chronicles of the time still continued in the medieval tradition, Schodoler's chronicle paved the way for a new epoch: the Renaissance. For hitherto unknown reasons, each of the three volumes had a completely different destiny. The reproduction in a facsimile edition now unites the three volumes in a single work. The Annalist Wernher Schodoler Wernher Schodoler was born in 1490 at Bremgarten on the Reuss in Switzerland, home town of his ancestors for centuries. The annalist and his family ranked among the most prestigious citizens of the town. His grandfather and father had been directing the affairs of the town as mayors. In the first decade of the 16th century, Schodoler worked as a clerk in the chancellery of Bern where he gained insights into the politics of this capital city of the Swiss Confederation and also into the famous chronicles preserved there. Back in his home town, Schodoler started a successful career. He held the highest positions in Bremgarten up to his tragic death in 1541 when he died from the plague. We do not know what motivated the busy town clerk, who even participated in several war campaigns, to write such a comprehensive chronicle on his own initiative. The fact that it is the only chronicle from a subdued area makes it an all the more important document. Based on Old Recounts of an Eventful History Most of Schodoler's work is based on other contemporary chronicles, among them the Official... [Bookseller: Alibris]
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ROLEWINCK, Werner
Fasciculus temporum.
- Sin indicaciones tipográficas pero [Estrasburgo, Johann Pruss, 1490]. En folio. Tipografía gótica. (6), 90 folios inc. portada con grabado a toda página al verso y numerosas xilografías e ilustraciones al texto, TODOS RUBRICADO Y COLOREADO A MANO DE ÉPOCA EN ROJO, algunas xilografías coloreadas en rojo y amarillo. Encuadernación en pergamino del siglo XVII. Buen ejemplar de este estimado incunable ilustrado, un clásico. Se trata de una Crónica del Mundo, desde la creación hasta el papado de Inocencio VIII en el segundo tercio del siglo XV. El libro está ilustrado al verso de la portada con una bella xilografía a toda página mostrando al autor con su obra en la mano ofreciéndola al rey, y además, numerosas vistas de ciudades (repetidas), el Arca, la Torre de Babel, la destrucción de Troya, etc. con un bello grabado de Cristo en el folio XXXVII coloreado a dos tintas, sosteniendo la bola del mundo a modo de mapa-mundi en forma de T.Ejemplar en muy buen estado y de amplios márgenes, todo coloreado y rubricado por una mano contemporánea, muy limpio a excepción de alguna pequeña mancha ocasional que no afecta realmente, alguna hoja ligeramente oscurecida, portada con mínima restauración en la esquina inferior.Referencias: Goff R-276; HC 6916; Pol. 3363 [Bookseller: Librería José Porrúa Turanzas S.A.]
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Wernher Schodoler
SWISS CHRONICLE OF WERNHER SCHODOLER (DIE EIDGENOSSISCHE CHRONIK DES WERNHER SCHODOLER) Fine Facsimile Illuminated Edition of 16th Century
Faksimile Verlag Luzern. Swiss Chronicle of Wernher Schodoler, 16th century - Leopold-Sophien-Bibliothek, Überlingen, MS 62 (Bd.1) ; Stadtarchiv Bremgarten, Ba. Nr.2 (Bd.2) ; Aargauische Kantonsbibliothek, Aarau, MS. Bibl. Zurl. Fol. A Classical Work on the History of Switzerland A Landmark in Swiss Historiography The Swiss Chronicle of Wernher Schodoler ranks among the most important Swiss Illuminated Chronicles. It is composed of three volumes and, due to its illustrations, is considered an important document of the time preceeding the battle of Marignan. While the great chronicles of the time still continued in the medieval tradition, Schodoler's chronicle paved the way for a new epoch: the Renaissance. For hitherto unknown reasons, each of the three volumes had a completely different destiny. The reproduction in a facsimile edition now unites the three volumes in a single work. The Annalist Wernher Schodoler Wernher Schodoler was born in 1490 at Bremgarten on the Reuss in Switzerland, home town of his ancestors for centuries. The annalist and his family ranked among the most prestigious citizens of the town. His grandfather and father had been directing the affairs of the town as mayors. In the first decade of the 16th century, Schodoler worked as a clerk in the chancellery of Bern where he gained insights into the politics of this capital city of the Swiss Confederation and also into the famous chronicles preserved there. Back in his home town, Schodoler started a successful career. He held the highest positions in Bremgarten up to his tragic death in 1541 when he died from the plague. We do not know what motivated the busy town clerk, who even participated in several war campaigns, to write such a comprehensive chronicle on his own initiative. The fact that it is the only chronicle from a subdued area makes it an all the more important document. Based on Old Recounts of an Eventful History Most of Schodoler's work is based on other contemporary chronicles, among them the Official Chronicle of Berne by Diebold Schilling. He took a very critical approach to the text, added different comments to certain events, cut out lines or added on to certain passages of the text which did not seem to fit within the overall image he wanted to convey. He had his own opinion on things and the courage to be articulate. The chronicle also contains some of Schodoler's own texts; some passages have become famous, like the description of the battle of Marignan in which Schodoler had taken part himself. Both picture and text deal with state events and warfare but also with everyday life thus making the chronicle an important and comprehensive source for anyone who is interested in history. The Three Volumes The first volume treats the history of the Confederation up until the Council of Constance (1415). The text is written in a Gothic handwriting. Despite initial plans to add illustrations to the text, and for which the copyist had even reserved some space, these were never added. New sections are introduced by colourful initial letters and decorated with rinceaux. The second volume deals essentially with the old Zurich war. With the exception of some paragraphs written by Schodoler himself, it is based on Etterlin, on Schilling's Bern Chronicle and the Zurich Chronicle. The volume is decorated with 130 coloured pen drawings as well as with coloured and gold-plated initials. The illustrations apparently go back to three different artists, among them Schodoler himself. The illustrations of this volume fascinate by their very special atmosphere. The medieval vision of the world of other ancient Swiss illuminated chronicles has now made room for a new feeling of life and space. The pictures betray a great delight in observation and quality compositions. The third volume, equally bound in leather, describes the events of the Mulhousian, Burgundian, Suabe and Italian wars. Also in this case Schodoler's work is based on the Bern Chronicle of Diebold Schilling and on Etterlin. The third volume contains 196 pen drawings in sepia, all from the hand of an anonymous artist. His compositions outdo by far the work of former chronicle illustrators. The landscapes show new perspectives of vastness and depth. The gestures of the depicted human beings betray the feeling of the Renaissance. The pictorial language of Wernher Schodoler's chronicle make it a typical document of the time and a testimony of the then popular type of man which united the fighter and the artist in one person. The Fine Art Facsimile Edition Volumes two and three of the chronicle have been reproduced in the format of 39.5 x 29.5 cm. This edition is limited to 980 numbered copies. Both volumes together contain 1048 pages including 325 illustrations. Volume I was not reproduced as despite the reserved space, no illustrations were added. Both volumes are bound in finely executed pigskin covers with blind toolings, brass fittings and clasps. The headband is stitched by hand and all double leaves have been sewn by hand on cords. The Commentary Volume Although vol. I of the chronicle has not been reproduced in a facsimile edition, the commentary contains also this text and the text of the two other volumes, thus enabling us to present a complete edition of the entire work. In addition, the commentary volume comprises both picture and initial pages of vol. I. A team of renowned experts has examined the manuscript in all its aspects to provide an insight into the world of Wernher Schodoler. On 412 pages, the following experts have contributed to describe the manuscript: Prof. Dr. Pascal Ladner, Dr. Walter Benz, Dr. Eugen Bürgisser, Dr. Cäsar Menz, Dr. Franz Bächtiger, and Prof. Dr. Eduard Studer. Documentation KitA documentation folder containing eight full-sized leaves from the facsimile edition and an illustrated 12-page information brochure is available for trial upon request. , New [Bookseller: New Boston Used Books]
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CARACCIOLUS ROBERTUS
SERMONES DE LAUDIBUS SANCTORUM. (A GASPARINO BORRO VENETO EXAMINATUM).
IN FINE: VENETIIS, PER BERNARDINUM BENALIUM. DIE KAL. OCTOBRIS (1 OTTOBRE) 1490., VENETIIS - [INCUNABOLO] (cm. 21) ottima piena pergamena XX secolo, con unghie. -- cc. 219 (di 220) manca solo l' ultima bianca cc.4 nn. +cc.215 a numerazione romana fino a XXXII e dalla 33 a 215 a numerazione araba. Il colophon e il registro sono a carta 215 verso. Caratteri gotici, testo a due colonne, 48 linee. Spazi per lettere capitali. l'autore (Lecce 1425-1495) fu uno dei più celebri predicatori della sua epoca, e gli vengono attribuite oltre 100 edizioni antiche. Che meriterebbero uno studio più approfondito onde mettere a fuoco le numerose varianti. Curiosamente, secondo Hain le 11 edizioni di questi sermoni sono tutte state impresse nel 1489 e 1490. Un rinforzo alla cerniera delle prime 5 carte per lievi difetti. presenti anche al margine alto delle ultime 12 carte con un filo di tarlo ben restaurato che intacca il testo. Altrimenti esemplare molto bello e fresco. Alla prima carta vecchio timbretto :"Massimiliae J.H.S. soc. Jes." Goff elenca solo 9 copie in America e sander "prices" solo 2 vendite. HAIN 4482 IGI 2462 GOFF C 150 GW 6059 * PROCTOR 4874 HARVARD LIBRARY 2091 POLAIN 1001 PELLECHET 3292 BMC V 373 [Bookseller: LIBRI ANTICHI E RARI FRANCESCO&CLAUDIA]
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AN ILLUMINATED VELLUM MANUSCRIPT LEAF
TEXT FROM THE OPENING OF THE HOURS OF THE CROSS.
France, ca. 1490 - Single column three lines of text under the miniature (15 on the obverse) in an attractive gothic book hand. Rubrics in red four one- or two-line initials in burnished gold on a ground of blue or magenta with white tracery three-line initial in blue with white tracery enclosing flowers of orange and white the whole on a ground of burnished gold full border of acanthus leaves and other foliage and flowers the flowers partly within geometric shapes (resembling chevrons) of brushed gold or magenta the border enclosing A MINIATURE PAINTING OF THE CRUCIFIXION. Border trimmed at right and bottom (and grazed at top) slight loss of paint in one face (but features still quite clear) otherwise very pleasing the colors rich and the vellum clean. The artist here has put a good deal of feeling into the portrayal of the Crucifixion. The body of Christ is elongated emaciated and pale (the latter especially noticeable because of the contrast with the vividly red flowing blood) and pain is clearly expressed on his drooping face. The Virgin looks up at her son dolefully while John glalnces aside in despair. [Bookseller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)]
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ELIEN CLAUDE, DIT LE SOPHISTE.
DE HISTORIA ANIMALIUM LIBRI XVII. QUOS EX INTEGRO AC VETERI EXEMPLARI GRAECO, PETRUS GILLIUS VERTIT. UNA CUM NOVA ELEPHANTORUM DESCRIPTIONE. ITEM DEMETRII DE CURA & MEDICINA CANUM, CODEM PETRO GILLIO INTERPRETE. AD REVERENDISSIMUM, & ILLUSTR. D. GEORGIUM CARDINALEM ARMAIGNACUM. LUGDUNI. APUD GUILIEL. ROUILLIUM. 1565.
- IN-8 (11,5 X 17,5 CENTIMETRES ENVIRON) DE (16) + 668 ET (37) PAGES, RELIURE D'EPOQUE PLEIN VELIN IVOIRE A RECOUVREMENT, COUTURES APPARENTES. TITRE ILLUSTRE DE LA VIGNETTE DE L'IMPRIMEUR LYONNAIS GUILLAUME ROUILLE. OUVRAGE TRADUIT DU GREC PAR PIERRE GILLES (ALBI. 1490 - ROME. 1555). TRACE D'HUMIDITE ANCIENNE SANS AUCUNE GRAVITE A MI-PAGE SUR QUELQUES FEUILLETS, QUELQUES TACHES ANCIENNES EPARSES SUR LES PLATS, SINON BEL EXEMPLAIRE. [Bookseller: Château de Capens]
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Various
Dictionarius familiaris et compendiosus
- Edited by W. Edwards, B. Merrilees, 454pp. Le Vocabularius familiaris et compendiosus est un dictionnaire latin-fran ç ais du moyen â ge tardif, un des derniers maillons de la longue cha î ne de transmission lexicographique qui comprend les ouvrages de Papias, Osbern de Gloucester, Hugutio de Pise, Brito, Jean Balbi de G ê nes et de leurs successeurs. Imprim é à Rouen vers 1490 par Guillaume Le Talleur et r é imprim é en 1500 par Martin Morin, successeur de Le Talleur, le Vocabularius partage avec le Dictionarius de Firmin Le Ver (1440) et le Glossarium gallico-latinum. Brepols [Bookseller: Studio Bibliografico Bosazzi]
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SENECA, Lucio Anneo
Opera Philosophica. Epistolae. Suasoriae. Controversiae
- Venecia, Bernardinus de Choris de Cremona & Simonem de Luere, 5 de octubre de 1490. En folio. Tipografía romana. 215 hojas. Signaturas 2, a-r8, s-t8, A-G8, H10. (3), 147, 65 hojas, (1) hoja blanca. Encuadernación del siglo diecisiete en pergamino rígido, título rotulado en la lomera; ligeramente ajada en el cajo superior. Tercera edición de las Obras del famoso filósofo cordobés Lucio Anneo Séneca (4 ac. - 65) y primera edición en la que se incluye su tratado "Quaestiones naturales", donde se describe el sistema del universo así como los diferentes fenómenos naturales: el agua, el clima, los vientos, la lluvias, etc. El sexto libro contiene su famoso tratado sobre los terremotos, el primer texto científico conocido sobre este fenómeno, donde se les pone en relación con los volcanes; vaticinó además una futura explicación de los cometas como verdaderos cuerpos celestes.Contiene el volumen las obras completas de Séneca, tanto la "Opera filosófica" (De clementia. De beneficiis. Dialogorum libri XII. De studiis libraralibus, etc.), como "las Epístolas" (folios 151 a 215), y las "Questiones naturales" (folios 88 a 110). Incluye el volumen varios tratados seudo-Séneca (Liber de moribus. De remedis fortuitorum. De quattuor vortutibus, etc.) así como algunos textos de su padre Marco como "las Controversias".Ejemplar bien impreso y que conserva sus márgenes. Leve mancha de agua en el margen de las primeras hojas, por lo demás perfecto. Totalmente completo incluyendo la última hoja blanca.Referencias: Hain 14593; BMC V, p. 464; Gof S-370; IBE 5191 (2 ejemplares: Avila BP. y Madrid BN.) [Bookseller: Librería José Porrúa Turanzas S.A.*]
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LANSPERGIUS, Johannes Justus].
Candela evangelica, ab ipso autore & aucta et diligenter recognita. [Cologne], Eucharius Cervicornus, August 1527. WITH: SASGER, Caspar. Examen novarum doctrinarum pro elucidatione veritatis Euvangelicae & catholicae omnibus studiosis, divinoru[m] voluminu[m] scrutatoribus, pro salubrie exercitio euulgatum. Tübingen, [U. Morhard], 1527. WITH: CLICHTOVEUS, Judocus. De veneratione sanctorvm. Cologne, Petrus Quentel, 1527. 3 works in 1 volume. 8vo. First title-page with woodcut border of scenes of 3 graces, c. 4 historiated initials in text. Contemporary brown calf binding, dated (MC)XXVIII, over wooden boards, panelled covers, in central panel on front cover large stamp maybe depicting the resurrection, in the upper panel "candela:ewange," th
- (60); (146); (97), (1 blank) ll. Ad 1: Adams L-161; BMC STC German, p. 454; ADB XVII, pp. 594-595; NBG XXIX, cols 362-363; ad 2: BMC STC German, p. 784; ad 3: BMC STC German, p. 213; NBG X, col. 857. Collection of three Counter-Reformation works in an attractive binding. Johannes Lanspergius (c. 1490-1539), surnamed Justus, instructed novices in the Carthusian monastery near Cologne, and also preached at the ducal court in Jülich. He wrote many ascetic and edifying books. In the present work, Candela Evangelica, Lanspergius provides seven "candles," or orthodox beliefs, to enlighten the dark nights created by Luther's false doctrines. The "nights" and "candles" are followed by seventeen illustrationes and some other writings. The Candela Evangelica was finished in February 1526, see leaf S4r, and this is probably the first edition.Caspar Sasgerus (Schatzger) explicates several Roman Catholic doctrines against new protestant beliefs. The work contains a hundred assertiones and errores. Leaf R10v mistakenly repeats the text of P7v. Adams and the BMC STC German give 1523 as year for the first edition, and Adams also mentions an edition of c. 1525, printed in Tübingen. It is not entirely clear whether this edition differs from the present one of 1527. The third work in this volume, De Veneratione Sanctorum, is a defense of the worship of saints. It was first published in 1523, and this is the third edition. Judocus Clichtoveus (d. 1543) is known for his many writings against Luther. Good copies of these works in an attractive binding. [Bookseller: ASHER Rare Books]
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CHRISTIAN Religion.
Tabula christianae religionis valde utile et necessaria
In 8° piccolo ( 132x98 mm ).Carte 15 nn ( di 16:manca l'ultima bianca ).Caratteri semigotici,25 linee. Una iniziale incisa in legno.Vitello recente. ( Roma,Eucharius Silber), ( 1490c. ) incunable E' un sommario dei fondamenti della religione Cristiana,che elenca gli Articoli di Fede,i giorni del digiuno e le festività,i peccati capitali,ed,in forma poetica,i dieci precetti delle Leggi.Hunt,2187-Hain,15214-Goff,T,2. [Bookseller: Studio Bibliografico Pampaloni]
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STACE, STATIUS, Publius
Thebaidos. Achileidos. Sylvarum.
Venise, Jacobus de Paganini, 23 décembre 1490. In folio, [dimension: 293 x 206 mm] de 208 ff. Maroquin rouge, dos à nerfs orné, deux encadrements dorés sur les plats avec fleurons d'angle, tranches dorées. (Reliure du XVIIe.) Seconde édition complète et datée des trois oeuvres de Stace, le grand poète du premier siècle. Le texte reprend selon Brunet celui de la première de 1483. Contient : Thebaidos, avec les commentaires de Placidus Lactantius Papinii vita Achileidos, commentaires de Franciscus Mataratius Silvae, commentaires de Domitius Calderinus Domitius in Sapho Ovidii. Caractères romains, les gloses dans une police de caractère plus petite entoure le texte. Deux feuillets blancs manquent (a1 et N6). Petite réparation marginale aux feuillets a2 et a3. Bel exemplaire dans une reliure italienne en maroquin du XVIIe siècle. Collation : a o8, p6, q4, A8, B C6, D G8, H N6. BMC V, 456. Goff S 692. Brunet V, 512. [Bookseller: Sarl Hugues de Latude]
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ROLEWINCK, Werner
Fasciculus temporum.
- Sin indicaciones tipográficas pero [Estrasburgo, Johann Pruss, 1490]. En folio. Tipografía gótica. (6), 90 folios inc. portada con grabado a toda página al verso y numerosas xilografías e ilustraciones al texto, TODOS RUBRICADO Y COLOREADO A MANO DE ÉPOCA EN ROJO, algunas xilografías coloreadas en rojo y amarillo. Encuadernación en pergamino del siglo XVII. Buen ejemplar de este estimado incunable ilustrado, un clásico. Se trata de una Crónica del Mundo, desde la creación hasta el papado de Inocencio VIII en el segundo tercio del siglo XV. El libro está ilustrado al verso de la portada con una bella xilografía a toda página mostrando al autor con su obra en la mano ofreciéndola al rey, y además, numerosas vistas de ciudades (repetidas), el Arca, la Torre de Babel, la destrucción de Troya, etc. con un bello grabado de Cristo en el folio XXXVII coloreado a dos tintas, sosteniendo la bola del mundo a modo de mapa-mundi en forma de T.Ejemplar en muy buen estado y de amplios márgenes, todo coloreado y rubricado por una mano contemporánea, muy limpio a excepción de alguna pequeña mancha ocasional que no afecta realmente, alguna hoja ligeramente oscurecida, portada con mínima restauración en la esquina inferior.Referencias: Goff R-276; HC 6916; Pol. 3363 [Bookseller: Librería José Porrúa Turanzas S.A.]
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PTOLEMY, Claudius
Morocco and Algeria] Prima Africae Tabula
- [Rome: Petrus de Turre, 4 November 1490]. Engraved map. Good condition apart from repairs to the centre fold and at the lower margin. 16 1/8 x 22 inches. An important early map of north western Africa, from an edition of Ptolemy's 'Cosmographia' containing some of the finest Ptolemaic plates ever produced This important map is from the 1490 Rome edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia:. It shows the majority of Morocco and Algeria, with Spain in outline to the north. All the maps are printed from the same plates as the Rome edition of 1478. 'The copper plates engraved at Rome . [were] much superior in clarity and craftsmanship to those of the 1477 Bologna edition . Many consider the Rome plates to be the finest Ptolemaic plates produced until Gerard Mercator engraved his classical world atlas in 1578' (Shirley p.2). Skelton echoes Shirley's sentiments: 'The superior craftsmanship of the engraved maps in the Rome edition, by comparison with those of the [1477] Bologna edition, is conspicuous and arresting. The cleanliness and precision with which the geographical details are drawn; the skill with which the elements of the map are arranged according to their significance, and the sensitive use of the burin in working the plates - these qualities . seem to point to the hand of and experienced master, perhaps from North Italy' (Claudius Ptolomaeus Cosmographia Rome 1478, Amsterdam, 1966, p.VIII). A number of authorities have suggested an engraver from either Venice or Ferrara. In any event, the prints from these fine copper plates rank as some of the earliest successful intaglio engravings, quite apart from their undeniable cartographic importance. Another aspect of these maps which stands out is the fine roman letters used for the place names on the plates: in an apparently unique experiment, these letters were not engraved with a burin but punched into the printing plate using metal stamps or dies. According to Skelton the 1490 edition of Ptolemy, from which this map came, was issued 'in response to the geographical curiosity aroused by the Portuguese entry into the Indian Ocean. [The printer, Petrus de Turre (Pietro de la Torre) used the plates of the 1478 edition, which still showed little wear and produced excellent impressions' (op.cit. p.X). Cf. BMC IV,p.133; Campbell pp.131-133; cf. Goff P-1086; cf. Hain 13541; IGI 8128; cf. Klebs 812.7; cf. Proctor 3966; cf. Sabin 66474; cf. Sander 5976; cf. Skelton Claudius Ptolomaeus Cosmographia Rome 1478, Amsterdam, 1966,p.XIII; cf. Stevens, Ptolemy 42; cf. Stilwell P-992. [Bookseller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA)]
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Ptolemy, Claudius (90-168 A.D.
[Great Britain and Ireland] Prima Europe Tabula
. Rome: Petrus de Turre, [4 November 1490]. Engraved map of Great Britain and Ireland. Some expert repairs. 16 1/8 x 22 inches. The highly important and elegant map of Great Britain and Ireland from the second edtion of the 'Rome Ptolemy' This map is one of the earliest and most important printed maps of Great Britain and Ireland, being the first of the trapezoidal tabulae, or regional maps of he Classical world, contained in the 1490 Rome edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia. Geographically, the representation is most curious, notably depicting Great Britain with Scotland strangely orientated from east to west. Rodney Shirley notes that although 'Ptolemy...intended to use only authentic sightings as a base for his coordinate references [used to construct his maps]...Unfortunately Britain lay at the extremity of the then known world and hence his sources consisted of second or third hand voyagers' reports rather than precise astronomical observations. In consequence...Ireland is placed too far north and the whole of Britain is particularly distorted by the east-west orientation of Scotland' (Shirley, p.19) This map is most fascinating as one of the last Classical-medieval maps of Great Britain and Ireland, before the advent of modern surveying techniques and the great period of maritime exploration that would dramatically modify the cartographic appearance of the region. As part of the 1490 'Rome Ptolemy', this map was printed from the same plates used for the first edition of 1478. R.A. Skelton stated that the 1490 edition was issued 'in response to the geographical curiosity aroused by the Portuguese entry into the Indian Ocean', with Bartholemew Dias's rounding of the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 (Skelton, p. X), and appropriately Christopher Columbus heavily annotated a copy of the 1478 edition. The 'Rome Ptolemy' maps occupy an extremely important place in the history of early printing, and the story of their genesis is most fascinating. It begins with Conrad... [Bookseller: Alibris]
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LANSPERGIUS, Johannes Justus].
Candela evangelica, ab ipso autore & aucta et diligenter recognita. [Cologne], Eucharius Cervicornus, August 1527. WITH: SASGER, Caspar. Examen novarum doctrinarum pro elucidatione veritatis Euvangelicae & catholicae omnibus studiosis, divinoru[m] voluminu[m] scrutatoribus, pro salubrie exercitio euulgatum. Tübingen, [U. Morhard], 1527. WITH: CLICHTOVEUS, Judocus. De veneratione sanctorvm. Cologne, Petrus Quentel, 1527. 3 works in 1 volume. 8vo. First title-page with woodcut border of scenes of 3 graces, c. 4 historiated initials in text. Contemporary brown calf binding, dated (MC)XXVIII, over wooden boards, panelled covers, in central panel on front cover large stamp maybe depicting the resurrection, in the upper panel "candela:ewange," th
- (60); (146); (97), (1 blank) ll. Ad 1: Adams L-161; BMC STC German, p. 454; ADB XVII, pp. 594-595; NBG XXIX, cols 362-363; ad 2: BMC STC German, p. 784; ad 3: BMC STC German, p. 213; NBG X, col. 857. Collection of three Counter-Reformation works in an attractive binding. Johannes Lanspergius (c. 1490-1539), surnamed Justus, instructed novices in the Carthusian monastery near Cologne, and also preached at the ducal court in Jülich. He wrote many ascetic and edifying books. In the present work, Candela Evangelica, Lanspergius provides seven "candles," or orthodox beliefs, to enlighten the dark nights created by Luther's false doctrines. The "nights" and "candles" are followed by seventeen illustrationes and some other writings. The Candela Evangelica was finished in February 1526, see leaf S4r, and this is probably the first edition.Caspar Sasgerus (Schatzger) explicates several Roman Catholic doctrines against new protestant beliefs. The work contains a hundred assertiones and errores. Leaf R10v mistakenly repeats the text of P7v. Adams and the BMC STC German give 1523 as year for the first edition, and Adams also mentions an edition of c. 1525, printed in Tübingen. It is not entirely clear whether this edition differs from the present one of 1527. The third work in this volume, De Veneratione Sanctorum, is a defense of the worship of saints. It was first published in 1523, and this is the third edition. Judocus Clichtoveus (d. 1543) is known for his many writings against Luther. Good copies of these works in an attractive binding. [Bookseller: ASHER Rare Books]
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FLORES POETARUM
NON MI//NUS IUCUNDISSIMI UTILISSIMI//PRO INSTRUENDIS PURIS PRIMIS LECTIONIBUS: (segue al verso di carta 20) SANCTI BASILII DE LIBERALIBUS//STUDIIS et INGENUIS MORIBUS//LIBER. Per Leonardum Ar(etinum) ex//graeco in latinum conver//sus. (Senza luogo, anno, nè note tipografiche) ma circa 1490.
(cm. 21,5) Buona mz. pergamena antica manoscritta ben restaurata, piatti in carta marmorizzata XVIII secolo, sguardie antiche - c.c. 29 /di 30) carattere romano 33-36 linee. L'ultima carta è bianca. Al verso di c. 29 "finis" sotto l'errata che termina con le parole "emendabis". Incunabolo assolutamente rarissimo. Purtroppo manca la prima carta in xilografia che abbiamo riprodotto in fotocopia. Altrimenti ottimo esemplare a pieni margini con minime tracce di polvere alla prima e ultima carta bianca. - Incunabolo rarissimo. IGI registra una sola copia in Italia (Roma Casanatense) e Goff una sola copia in America. Manca ad Hain, BMC, Harvard, Polain e Sander "Prices" non registra alcuna vendita. Reichling lo considera stampato a Roma verso il 1490 da Eucario Silber; Sander dice Firenze, Ant. Miscomini; Goff, Firenze circa 1500 e GW Firenze "Stampatore del Flores Poetarum" circa 1500. - IGI 3997; Goff F 220; GW 10069; Sander 2797; Reichling 184; Hunt 3710. [Bookseller: Maria Calabrò Studio Bibliografico]
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Illuminated manuscript leaves on
Six illuminated leaves from the calendar of a Book of Hours, with miniatures on recto and verso of each leaf, showing the labors of the months and the appropriate zodiacal signs.
- Central France (Bourges or Tours?): c. 1490. Each miniature is c. 40 x 80 mm, on leaves 215 x 135 mm, 33 lines of text in a neat lettre batarde in gold, blue, and red. Matted, in fine condition. The complete occupational calendar from what must have been a glorious French Book of Hours. Each leaf has a delightful miniature at the head, as well as an illuminated panel border to the side of the text, illuminated initials and lettering &c. Artists apparently had complete freedom in how they depicted the occupations and signs of the zodiac [in calendars]. In routine Books of Hours the treament of these subjects is conventional or perfunctory; but in the more costly examples artists had scope for landscape painting and naturalistic observation. Harthan, Books of Hours, pp.24-26. At the fooot of the first leaf is a black ink stamp of ownership (possibly ducal?) with the rather sombre motto (as yet unidentified) Sic Undique Luctus (Thus misery is all around). Full description and images available on my website. [Bookseller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA]
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SENECA, Lucio Anneo
Opera Philosophica. Epistolae. Suasoriae. Controversiae
- Venecia, Bernardinus de Choris de Cremona & Simonem de Luere, 5 de octubre de 1490. En folio. Tipografía romana. 215 hojas. Signaturas 2, a-r8, s-t8, A-G8, H10. (3), 147, 65 hojas, (1) hoja blanca. Encuadernación del siglo diecisiete en pergamino rígido, título rotulado en la lomera; ligeramente ajada en el cajo superior. Tercera edición de las Obras del famoso filósofo cordobés Lucio Anneo Séneca (4 ac. - 65) y primera edición en la que se incluye su tratado "Quaestiones naturales", donde se describe el sistema del universo así como los diferentes fenómenos naturales: el agua, el clima, los vientos, la lluvias, etc. El sexto libro contiene su famoso tratado sobre los terremotos, el primer texto científico conocido sobre este fenómeno, donde se les pone en relación con los volcanes; vaticinó además una futura explicación de los cometas como verdaderos cuerpos celestes.Contiene el volumen las obras completas de Séneca, tanto la "Opera filosófica" (De clementia. De beneficiis. Dialogorum libri XII. De studiis libraralibus, etc.), como "las Epístolas" (folios 151 a 215), y las "Questiones naturales" (folios 88 a 110). Incluye el volumen varios tratados seudo-Séneca (Liber de moribus. De remedis fortuitorum. De quattuor vortutibus, etc.) así como algunos textos de su padre Marco como "las Controversias".Ejemplar bien impreso y que conserva sus márgenes. Leve mancha de agua en el margen de las primeras hojas, por lo demás perfecto. Totalmente completo incluyendo la última hoja blanca.Referencias: Hain 14593; BMC V, p. 464; Gof S-370; IBE 5191 (2 ejemplares: Avila BP. y Madrid BN.) [Bookseller: Librería José Porrúa Turanzas S.A.*]
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Sacrobosco, Johannes de. Georg Puerbach
Sphaera mundi. Disputationes contra Cremonensia deliramenta. Theoricae novae planetarum.
[Bonetus Locatellus para:] Octaviano Scoto, 1490, 4 de octubre, Venecia: - 48 hojas. Signaturas a-f8. 41 líneas. 70 grabados 7 de ellos y el colofón impresos en color. En el verso de la hoja de título un gran grabado con la representación de la Astronomía. Encuadernación moderna en piel. Tres hojas añadidas al principio con diagramas astrológicos manuscritos. Ejemplar anotado profusamente en los márgenes. Alguna mancha ocasional y restauración antigua en la portada y hoja de colofón. Goff J.409. BMC v 438. Hain 14113. IBE 3277. Essling 261. Quinta edición de esta reunión de tratados astronómicos. La primera aparece en Venecia: Ratdolt 1482, del mismo impresor la segunda en 1485, Santritter también en Venecia en 1488, Martin Flach en Estrasburgo en 1490 y ésta impresa en el mismo año. La obra de Sacrobosco se publicó por vez primera en Ferrara: 1472.Tres textos fundamentales de la astronomia pre-copernicana agrupados por el impresor Ratdolt. El tratado de Sacrobosco es el texto básico de la astronomía tardo medieval. Es un resumen de las teorías de Ptolomeo y de sus comentaristas árabes. Los tres textos aquí editados fueron la base de la geografía y de la cosmografía en las escuelas hasta que llegaron los libros de Galileo. Su importancia los hizo pasar incluso por encima de la tradición copernicana en la educación tradicional. "Sacrobosco's fame rests firmly on his De sphaera, a small work based on Ptolomy and his Arabic commentators, published about 1220 and antedating the Sphaera of Grosseteste. It was quite generally adopted as the fundamental astronomy text, for often it was so clear that it needed little or no explanation. Sacrobosco's text is accompanied by treatises by Regiomontanus (1436-1476) and his teacher Georg Peurbach (1423-1461). The tract by Regiomontanus concerns corrections to the planetary tables of Gerard of Sabbioneta. It is followed by Peurbach's Theorica novae planetarum, which was composed c. 1454 (and published in Nuremberg in 1473). It became the standart astronomical text for over a century and a half. The early and untimely deaths of both Regiomontanus and Peurbach left the technical development of mathematical astronomy deprived of substantial improvement until the generation of Tycho Brahe." [Dictionary of Scientific Biography.]Según Essling los grabados se repiten de la edición de Santritter de 1488 y su autoría viene revelada en un poema latino que figura en G6: Johannes Santritter los habría dibujado y su socio Hieronymus de Sanctis grabado. [Bookseller: Els Llibres del Tirant]
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PTOLEMY, Claudius (90-168
Spain and Portugal] Secunda Europe Tabula
- Rome: Petrus de Turre, [4 November 1490]. Engraved map of Spain and Portugal. Some expert repairs. 16 1/8 x 22 inches. The highly important and elegant map of Spain and Portugal from the second edition of the 'Rome Ptolemy' This map is one of the earliest and most important printed maps of Spain and Portugal, being the first of the trapezoidal tabulae, or regional maps of he Classical world, contained in the 1490 Rome edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia. Geographically, the depiction of Iberia is quite assured, it is shown divided into provinces with all important physical features defined, and notably includes the islands of Majorca and Minorca. As part of the 1490 'Rome Ptolemy', this map was printed from the same plates used for the first edition of 1478. R.A. Skelton stated that the 1490 edition was issued 'in response to the geographical curiosity aroused by the Portuguese entry into the Indian Ocean', with Bartholemew Dias's rounding of the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 (Skelton, p.X), and appropriately Christopher Columbus heavily annotated a copy of the 1478 edition. The 'Rome Ptolemy' maps occupy an extremely important place in the history of early printing, and the story of their genesis is most fascinating. It begins with Conrad Swenheym, who is widely thought to have been present at the birth of printing while an apprentice of Johann Guttenberg. After Mainz was sacked in 1462, Swenheym fled south to Italy and arrived at the Benedictine monastery of Subiaco, likely at the suggestion of the great humanist and cartographer Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa. In 1464-5, Swenheyn, in partnership with another German émigré, Arnold Pannartz, introduced the first printing press to Italy. Over the next few years, Pope Paul II was to become so enthusiastic about the new medium that he liquidated scriptoria and commissioned several newly established printers to publish vast quantities of religious and humanist texts. In 1467, Swenheym and Pannartz moved to Rome under the Pope's patronage where they printed over fifty books from their press at the Massimi Palace. Unfortunately, when the pope died in 1471, the new pontiff Sixtus IV disavowed the numerous unpaid orders of his predecessor. In this new climate, Swenheym and Pannartz elected to move away from mass printing and to rededicate their efforts to creating the first printed illustrated edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia, a work which was one of the greatest sensations of the Italian renaissance. By 1474 this immensely challenging endeavor was well under way, and Swenheym is recorded as having trained "mathematicians" to engrave maps on copper. They did, however have competition in the form of Taddeo Crivelli of Bologna, who was determined to be the first to the goal, even allegedly poaching one of Swenheym's employees who was privy to the project in Rome. Crivelli raced to complete the project, while Swenheym painstakingly guided the quality of his work, an endeavor slowed by the death of Pannartz in the plague of 1476. Crivelli's work was finally published on June 29th, 1477, making it the first printed Cosmography and the first ever set of engraved maps. Swenheym died in 1577, and the project was taken up by Arnold Buckinck, originally from Cologne, who saw the project to completion on October 10, 1478. While it may not have been the first printed edition, Rodney Shirley notes that 'The copper plates engraved at Rome . [were] much superior in clarity and craftsmanship to those of the 1477 Bologna edition . Many consider the Rome plates to be the finest Ptolemaic plates produced until Gerard Mercator engraved his classical world atlas in 1578' (Shirley p.3). Swenheym's close supervision of his engravers saw that 'The superior craf [Attributes: First Edition] [Bookseller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA)]
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Avicenna
CANON MEDICINAE (Incunabula)
Venice: Bonetus Locatellus for Octavianus Scotus 1490 - Thick 4to, 438 leaves (of 442, lacking c2,ff1, and gg4-5). Printed in a Gothic type in double columns with 60 line text plus headlines. Several hundred larger letters handsomely rubricated in red and blue. Contemporary manuscript inscriptions in latin on inside cover and enpapers. All printed on heavy thick paper and bound in contemporary tooled calf with remnants of clasps and catches. Binding very worn with loss and flaking, particularly on spine. Housed in a handsome cloth and black morocco clamshell box. Avicenna was known in the Persian world as the Chief or the Second Doctor (Aristotle considered the first). He was an accomplished physician as well as a noted philosopher. The CANON MEDICINAE was his greatest medical compilation and stands as the epitome and final codification of all Graeco-Arabic Medicine as discussed by Neuberger. A large, encyclopedic work on medicine, it is for the most part, based on the writings of Hippocrates and Galen, and Avicenne introduced many original observations and noteworthy clinical descriptions. It went through at least ten Latin editions between 1473 and 1493 and was a dominant force in medical thought, practice, and writing for more than five centuries. PMM 11; Goff A-1424; Hain 2206. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Ted Steinbock]
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PTOLEMY, Claudius (90-168
Great Britain and Ireland] Prima Europe Tabula
- Rome: Petrus de Turre, [4 November 1490]. Engraved map of Great Britain and Ireland. Some expert repairs. 16 1/8 x 22 inches. The highly important and elegant map of Great Britain and Ireland from the second edtion of the 'Rome Ptolemy' This map is one of the earliest and most important printed maps of Great Britain and Ireland, being the first of the trapezoidal tabulae, or regional maps of he Classical world, contained in the 1490 Rome edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia. Geographically, the representation is most curious, notably depicting Great Britain with Scotland strangely orientated from east to west. Rodney Shirley notes that although 'Ptolemy.intended to use only authentic sightings as a base for his coordinate references [used to construct his maps].Unfortunately Britain lay at the extremity of the then known world and hence his sources consisted of second or third hand voyagers' reports rather than precise astronomical observations. In consequence.Ireland is placed too far north and the whole of Britain is particularly distorted by the east-west orientation of Scotland' (Shirley, p.19) This map is most fascinating as one of the last Classical-medieval maps of Great Britain and Ireland, before the advent of modern surveying techniques and the great period of maritime exploration that would dramatically modify the cartographic appearance of the region. As part of the 1490 'Rome Ptolemy', this map was printed from the same plates used for the first edition of 1478. R.A. Skelton stated that the 1490 edition was issued 'in response to the geographical curiosity aroused by the Portuguese entry into the Indian Ocean', with Bartholemew Dias's rounding of the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 (Skelton, p.X), and appropriately Christopher Columbus heavily annotated a copy of the 1478 edition. The 'Rome Ptolemy' maps occupy an extremely important place in the history of early printing, and the story of their genesis is most fascinating. It begins with Conrad Swenheym, who is widely thought to have been present at the birth of printing while an apprentice of Johann Guttenberg. After Mainz was sacked in 1462, Swenheym fled south to Italy and arrived at the Benedictine monastery of Subiaco, likely at the suggestion of the great humanist and cartographer Cardinal Nicholas of Cusa. In 1464-5, Swenheyn, in partnership with another German émigré, Arnold Pannartz, introduced the first printing press to Italy. Over the next few years, Pope Paul II was to become so enthusiastic about the new medium that he liquidated scriptoria and commissioned several newly established printers to publish vast quantities of religious and humanist texts. In 1467, Swenheym and Pannartz moved to Rome under the Pope's patronage where they printed over fifty books from their press at the Massimi Palace. Unfortunately, when the pope died in 1471, the new pontiff Sixtus IV disavowed the numerous unpaid orders of his predecessor. In this new climate, Swenheym and Pannartz elected to move away from mass printing and to rededicate their efforts to creating the first printed illustrated edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia, a work which was one of the greatest sensations of the Italian renaissance. By 1474 this immensely challenging endeavor was well under way, and Swenheym is recorded as having trained "mathematicians" to engrave maps on copper. They did, however have competition in the form of Taddeo Crivelli of Bologna, who was determined to be the first to the goal, even allegedly poaching one of Swenheym's employees who was privy to the project in Rome. Crivelli raced to complete the project, while Swenheym painstakingly guided the quality of his work, an endeavor slowed by the death of Pannartz in the plague of 1 [Attributes: First Edition] [Bookseller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books (ABAA)]
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LACTANTIUS (c.260-c.340).
Opera. Divinarvm institvtionvm adversvs gentes de falsa religione. De divinis institutionibus [the principal work]; De ira dei; De opificio dei vel de formatione hominis; De phoenice carmen. Epitome divinarum institutionum [cap. LVI-LXXIII]. Venantius For
Venice 1490 - Theodorus de Ragazonibus. April 21, Venice, 1490. Title from leaf b1; imprint from colophon. Folio. Edited by Giovanni Andrea, Bishop of Aleria. FINE PROVENANCE: bound in 18th century calf, the beautiful baroque gilt arms of the famous book collector MICHAEL WODHULL (1740-1816) on the front cover. Also with his signature (slight loss) and date April 21, 1779, and with his notes, apparently bought on the anniversary of publication. Whilst Wodhul notes 'collated and complete,' the unsigned a1 leaf appears to be of a different quality from its conjugate. Another of his notes refers to the la Valliere copy, suggesting he had consulted the catalogue of that famous library when published in 1783 of the largest [50,000 volumes] private library of the time. Space provided for initials, generally with guide letters. Collected works of Lactantius, who has been called the "Christian Cicero." Despite the survival over a hundred and thirty manuscripts, some dating only a few centuries after the author's lifetime, we have lost three of his works; the present volume contains his known writings, beginning with Opificio dei, likely written before 304, emphasizing the importance of human reason and without clear dependence on his newfound Christian belief. The Joannes Andreae dedication letter to Pope Paul II is reprinted from the 1470 edition of Sweynheym and Pannartz. That edition was the first text to be printed with portions in Greek typeface, occurring here as well. See BMC V p. 477; Goff L-10; HC 9815. Folio. Modern, attractive reback, sympathetic to the 18th c., with spine gilt tooled with floral ornaments and a morocco title label. [Bookseller: rambler rare books]
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AUGUSTINUS, AURELIUS
Canones Aurelii Augustini iuxta triplicem quam edidit regulam omni statui vivendi prestantes. (e: Vita S. Augustini. Orationes de laudibus S. Augustini. Comm. da Ambrosius de Cora).
Strasbourg Michael Schott (Tilmannus Limperger editor) 1490 - Folio (cm 30), solida legatura ottocentesca in pelle di scrofa impressa a secco su assi di legno ad imitazione antica, con 2 ganci e fermagli funzionanti ai piatti, magnifico esemplare marginoso e di grande freschezza, con barbe su numerose carte, interamente rubricato d’epoca e con lettere capitali in rosso (alc. fori di tarlo alle prime carte). Testo in carattere gotico su 52 linee di testo, carte (2), 133, (1 bianca), 12 nn., magnificamente illustrato con 4 grandi xilografie a piena pagina. Manca la prima carta che è bianca. Unica edizione incunabola, rara (ISTC censisce solo 3 copie in Italia). Only incunable edition. Hain/Cop. 2076; GW 2937; Polain (B) 393; BMC I, 95; Voullieme 2235; IGI 965; IBE 120; Goff A-1229; Schramm XIX, 16; Schreiber 3392; Schafer 22. [Bookseller: Studio Bibliografico Paolo Rambaldi]
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Breviarium Pataviense. BREVIARY, Use of Passau
Erhard Ratdolt, Augsburg 1490 - 27 November 1490. \\\ Median 2° (332 x 233mm). Collation: \Kp\k10 [i,ii]6 a-d8 e6 f-z8 \\m6 aa-tt8 vv6 A-B8 (\Kp\k1-2r blank, \Kp\k2v preface, large armorial woodcut, \Kp\k3r calendar, tables, \Kp\k10v computus woodcut dated 1490 and text, [i,ii]1r office of St. Stephen, Saturday office of Our Lady, a1r psalter, f1r proper of time and of saints, winter part, \\m6v blank, aa1r proper of saints, summer part, A1r common of saints, B8r colophon, printer's device, B7v-8 blank). 376 leaves (of 378, without first and final blanks). Printed in red and black, red printed first. Large woodcut with coats-of-arms of Öttingen, Schachner and the diocese of Passau printed in red, black and ochre and with the addition of blue by hand, half-page woodcut of a computus dial dated 1490, large Ratdolt device printed in red and black at end, woodcut black-on-white initials. 45 lines and headline, double column. (First and last leaf mounted with tissue on blank side, wormholes, foliation in headline occasionally shaved, narrow marginal reinforcements for index tabs.) Contemporary German blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards, panelled with historiated rolls and stamps, title written on spine in 19/20th century (rubbed, wormed, repairs at spine and corners, new endpapers, two fore-edge clasps probably new in part); modern buff paper folding box. Provenance: birth dates added to calendar from 1522-1544 in a German hand -- 16-18th-century annotations -- Stift Mattsee, near Salzburg (stamp) -- [Ferdinand Baron von Neufforge (Versuch einer dt. Bibliothek als Spiegel dt. Kulturentwicklung, 1951, p. 183)]. Third edition, the second printed by Ratdolt. The Passau breviary occupied Ratdolt's presses through much of 1490. He printed two editions, one on 12 May and the present one on 27 November, and both are known with substantial sections in duplicate typesettings. The edition was originally commissioned by Friedrich (Mauerkircher), Graf von Öttingen, Bishop of Passau, but his death on 3 March 1490 resulted in publication under his successor, Christoph von Schachner; the arms of both men are incorporated into the episcopal woodcut. The present copy corresponds to typesetting A as described by GW. HC 3875; GW 5426; Bohatta 335; Schreiber 3615; BSB-Ink. B-879; NOT IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY; NOT IN GOFF. (Note: The quires containing the Winter part are supplied from another copy; the final leaf of this section is additionally supplied with the blank half replaced; and the binding is a reimboitage.) EXTREMELY RARE! There is only 3 completes copies known, one in Cambridge, one in Passau and one in Nürnberg. PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Louis Caron*]
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Facetus, Latin and German].
Liber Faceti docens mores hominum. [With]: Carmen de moribus studentium et beanorum.
[Leipzig, Konrad Kachelofen, c. 1490]. - 4to. Gothic type, 32 lines. 20 ff. Latin text (type 2:160G) with German interlinear translation in rhyming couplets (type 3:89G). With 2 faded hand-painted lombardic initials, rubricated throughout in red. Marbled half cloth binding (c. 1900). The second of three 15th century Latin/German editions, this printing was preceded only by the Leipzig edition (of which only four copies are extant), published by Martin Landsberg between 1486 and 1488. In 1500, Lotter was to print the third and last incunabular edition of these two texts about the manners of student youth. Rare in all editions, none of which are listed in international auction records since 1950. - Another translation of the "Facetus" - however, without the "Carmen de moribus studentium" included in all the three editions mentioned - was prepared by Sebastian Brant and printed in 1496 (Goff F-40). Brant's was the most widely spread German version, and remains the only edition sold at any auction of the past decades (Christie's, June 23, 1993, lot 88, £15,000). - The "Facetus", occasionally attributed to one Magister Johannes, belongs to the group of satiric-didactic mediaeval literature. The didactic poem, also known as "antiquus facetus", contains a lesson of manners in rhyming hexameters; the rules are directed at young men and mainly concern those profane domains "qui a morallissimo Cathone erant omissi" (Copinger 2411, note), such as customs for drinking and eating ("Du solt bey dem tische sein / Und nicht umbnaschen als schweyn / wenn es große Schande ist"), singing, associating with women in general and in particular, the right way to laugh, to talk, to ride, and to greet, bodily hygiene, as well as the art of self-praise and of arguing with superiors and colleagues (cf. LMA IV, 216, 2). - Extremely rare; the present edition was so far known only in two copies (Berlin State Library and Zwickau Ratsschulbibliothek). None of the two-language Facetus editions in American libraries; even the Latin text of the "Carmen de moribus studentium" (here comprising the last two pages) is recorded only through these three editions. - Both lombardic initials rather faded; paper somewhat browned throughout. From the collection of the historian and geographer Josef Schwerdfeger (1867-1931) with his printed bookplate and his typical autograph note of acquisition framed in red pencil mounted on the front pastedown (dated Sept. 21, 1907). GW 9693. Copinger 2417. ISTC if00039700. Voulliéme, Berlin 1255. Not in Goff etc. Not in Ermann/Horn. Not in Goedeke. [Attributes: Hard Cover] [Bookseller: Antiquariat INLIBRIS Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH]
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PTOLEMY, Claudius
[Turkey] Prima Asiae Tabula
[Rome: Petrus de Turre, 4 November 1490]. Engraved map. Good condition apart from some marginal repairs. 16 1/8 x 22 inches. An important early map of Turkey, from an edition of Ptolemy's 'Cosmographia' containing some of the finest Ptolomaeic plates ever produced This important map is from the 1490 Rome edition of Ptolemy's Cosmographia:. It shows the whole of Turkey, the Black Sea above, the Mediterranean below, with part of Cyprus in outline. All the maps are printed from the same plates as the Rome edition of 1478. 'The copper plates engraved at Rome ... [were] much superior in clarity and craftsmanship to those of the 1477 Bologna edition ... Many consider the Rome plates to be the finest Ptolemaic plates produced until Gerard Mercator engraved his classical world atlas in 1578' (Shirley p.2). Skelton echoes Shirley's sentiments: 'The superior craftsmanship of the engraved maps in the Rome edition, by comparison with those of the [1477] Bologna edition, is conspicuous and arresting. The cleanliness and precision with which the geographical details are drawn; the skill with which the elements of the map are arranged according to their significance, and the sensitive use of the burin in working the plates - these qualities ... seem to point to the hand of and experienced master, perhaps from North Italy' (Claudius Ptolomaeus Cosmographia Rome 1478, Amsterdam, 1966, p.VIII). A number of authorities have suggested an engraver from either Venice or Ferrara. In any event, the prints from these fine copper plates rank as some of the earliest successful intaglio engravings, quite apart from their undeniable cartographic importance. Another aspect of these maps which stands out is the fine roman letters used for the place names on the plates: in an apparently unique experiment, these letters were not engraved with a burin but punched into the printing plate using metal stamps or dies. According to Skelton the 1490 edition of Ptolemy, from which this map came, was issued 'in response to the geographical curiosity aroused by the Portuguese entry into the Indian Ocean... [The printer, Petrus de Turre (Pietro de la Torre) used the plates of the 1478 edition, which still showed little wear and produced excellent impressions' (op.cit. p.X). Cf. BMC IV,p.133; Campbell pp.131-133; cf. Goff P-1086; cf. Hain 13541; IGI 8128; cf. Klebs 812.7; cf. Proctor 3966; cf. Sabin 66474; cf. Sander 5976; cf. Skelton Claudius Ptolomaeus Cosmographia Rome 1478, Amsterdam, 1966,p.XIII; cf. Stevens, Ptolemy 42; cf. Stilwell P-992. [Bookseller: Donald A. Heald Rare Books]
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[Facetus, lateinisch und
Liber Faceti docens mores hominum. [Daran]: Carmen de moribus studentium et beanorum.
[Leipzig, Konrad Kachelofen, um 1490].. Got. Type, 32 Zeilen. 20 Bll. Lateinischer Text (Type 2:160G) mit paargereimter deutscher Interlinearübersetzung (Type 3:89G). Mit 2 eingemalten Lombardinitialen, durchgehend in Rot rubriziert. Marmorierter Halbleinenband um 1900. 4to.. Die zweite von drei lateinisch/deutschen Ausgaben des 15. Jahrhunderts; vorangegangen war der vorliegenden Edition die in insgesamt vier Exemplaren überlieferte Leipziger Ausgabe, die Martin Landsberg zwischen 1486 und 1488 veranstaltete. 1500 erschien dann bei Lotter die dritte und letzte Inkunabelausgabe der beiden in allen Ausgaben seltenen Texte zum Benehmen und Betragen der studierenden Jugend; keine der genannten auf dt. oder internationalen Auktionen seit 1950 nachweisbar. - Eine weitere Übertragung des Facetus - allerdings unter Auslassung des den oben genannten Ausgaben beigegebenen "Carmen de moribus studentium" - stammt von Sebastian Brant und erschien 1496 (Goff F-40). Ebendiese war - als die am weitesten verbreitete deutsche Übertragung des Facetus - auch die einzige im Handel der letzten Jahrzehnte nachweisbare (Christie's, June 23, 1993, lot 88, 15,000). Der in manchen Überlieferungen einem Magister Johannes zugeschriebene "Facetus" gehört zur Gruppe der didaktisch-satirischen Literatur des Mittelalters. Bei dem auch als "antiquus facetus" bekannten Lehrgedicht handelt sich um eine Anstandslehre in paargereimten Hexametern; die darin zusammengefaßten Benehmensregeln sind für die Jugend gedacht und betreffen vor allem jene Bereiche "qui a morallissimo Cathone erant omissi" (Copinger 2411, Anm.), also auch und vor allem höchst weltliche Themen wie Trink- und Tischsitten ("Du solt bey dem tische sein / Und nicht umbnaschen als schweyn / wenn es große Schande ist"), Gesang, den Umgang mit Frauen im Allgemeinen und Speziellen, die richtige Art zu lachen und zu sprechen sowie zu reiten, die Kunst des Grüßens, Körperpflege, aber auch Eigenlob und Streit mit Vorgesetzten und Kommilitonen (vgl. LMA IV, 216, 2). - Von größter Seltenheit; die vorliegende Ausgabe war bisher nur in zwei Exemplaren bekannt (Berlin SB u. Zwickau RatsSchB). In Amerika keine einzige der zweisprachigen Ausgaben des Facetus nachweisbar; selbst der lateinische Text des "Carmen de moribus studentium" (hier auf den letzten beiden Seiten) ist jedoch lt. ISTC und GW nur in eben diesen drei obengenannten Ausgaben überliefert. - Die beiden Lombardinitialen etwas verblaßt, das Papier durchgehend leicht gebräunt. Aus der Bibliothek des Historikers und Geographen Josef Schwerdfeger (1867-1931) mit dessen gedr. Exlibris und der typischen rot gerandeten, eigenhändigen Ankaufsnotiz (dat. 21. IX. 1907) am vorderen Spiegel. - GW 9693. Copinger 2417. ISTC if00039700. Voullieme, Berlin 1255. Nicht bei Goff etc. Nicht bei Ermann/Horn. Nicht bei Goedeke. [Bookseller: Antiquariat Inlibris, Gilhofer Nfg. GmbH]
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[Facetus, Latin and German].
Liber Faceti docens mores hominum. [With]: Carmen de moribus studentium et beanorum.
[Leipzig, Konrad Kachelofen, c. 1490]. 4to. Gothic type, 32 lines. 20 ff. Latin text (type 2:160G) with German interlinear translation in rhyming couplets (type 3:89G). With 2 faded hand-painted lombardic initials, rubricated throughout in red. Marbled half cloth binding (c. 1900). The second of three 15th century Latin/German editions, this printing was preceded only by the Leipzig edition (of which only four copies are extant), published by Martin Landsberg between 1486 and 1488. In 1500, Lotter was to print the third and last incunabular edition of these two texts about the manners of student youth. Rare in all editions, none of which are listed in international auction records since 1950. - Another translation of the "Facetus" - however, without the "Carmen de moribus studentium" included in all the three editions mentioned - was prepared by Sebastian Brant and printed in 1496 (Goff F-40). Brant's was the most widely spread German version, and remains the only edition sold at any auction of the past decades (Christie's, June 23, 1993, lot 88, £15,000). - The "Facetus", occasionally attributed to one Magister Johannes, belongs to the group of satiric-didactic mediaeval literature. The didactic poem, also known as "antiquus facetus", contains a lesson of manners in rhyming hexameters; the rules are directed at young men and mainly concern those profane domains "qui a morallissimo Cathone erant omissi" (Copinger 2411, note), such as customs for drinking and eating ("Du solt bey dem tische sein / Und nicht umbnaschen als schweyn / wenn es große Schande ist"), singing, associating with women in general and in particular, the right way to laugh, to talk, to ride, and to greet, bodily hygiene, as well as the art of self-praise and of arguing with superiors and colleagues (cf. LMA IV, 216, 2). - Extremely rare; the present edition was so far known only in two copies (Berlin State Library and Zwickau Ratsschulbibliothek). None of the two-language Facetus editions in American libraries; even the Latin text of the "Carmen de moribus studentium" (here comprising the last two pages) is recorded only through these three editions. - Both lombardic initials rather faded; paper somewhat browned throughout. From the collection of the historian and geographer Josef Schwerdfeger (1867-1931) with his printed bookplate and his typical autograph note of acquisition framed in red pencil mounted on the front pastedown (dated Sept. 21, 1907). GW 9693. Copinger 2417. ISTC if00039700. Voulliéme, Berlin 1255. Not in Goff etc. Not in Ermann/Horn. Not in Goedeke. [Bookseller: Antiquariat Inlibris GmbH]
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