RAMPIGOLLIS Antonius de - ( Rampegollis )

Figurarum Biblie opus.

      - Colonia (Köln), March 6th 1505 (vi Martÿ) , small in-8°, 13,4 x 9,6 cm, title printed in red and black with woodcut vignette of the Virgin Mary + (30)nn pp + 240 leaves A8-Z8 (- I,V,W), AA8-GG8 (complete), last but one page is blank, last page with full page woodcut: the Lord and Christ surrounded by angels. Contemporary full overlapping vellum, traces of leather ties, manuscript title on spine. Backwrapper damaged with some loss of material, small marginal loss of paper at leaf B3 with loss of legibility of part of one word, in all still a fine/good copy. With a manuscript ex-libris: Ex Biblioth. Abb Janet Polyg. Burguni, 1714. Circular ex-library stamp of Paul Naudon. Manuscript note on title page: ''Pour les R.de peres Capucins de Belley ''. (Département de L'Ain). Rampegolis (ca. 1360-1423) was born in Siena and became an Augustine friar at Genoa. He represented the Genoese Republic at the Council of Constance, where he opposed the Hussites. This book, also known as ''Aurea Biblia'' or ''Repertorium Biblicum'' is meant to be an aid to preachers. It was put on the index by Pope Clemens VIII and not reprinted until 1628 although many 15th and 16th century editions are known. Recent scholarship claims out that only the preface is by Rampigollis and that the main text could be by Bindo de Senis. This is a rare edition: not in Adams, Bodleian Broxb. 14.4§. [Attributes: Hard Cover]