Rolewinck, Werner

Fasciculus Temporum

      Erhard Ratdolt, 1480. Folio (29 x 19 cm), [7 (of 8: lacking first blank)] 68 ff. Woodcut illustrations, decorated initials; most small initial letters and many of the woodcuts carefully embellished with yellow ink. Full calf binding (18th c. ? ), elaborate gilt border front and back, five raised bands and six compartments at spine, also gilt, with red and black labels containing title and publication year; marbled endpapers, sprinkled edges. Leather a bit scuffed, slight loss at corners and spine; interior very good, leaves sound and largely unmarked, save for notes in brown ink (and very early) on final 2 leaves, and a couple of instances of marginalia. Illustration on f. 26 (central figure within frame naming four evangelists at corners) is altered, with the face rubbed out. Final leaf trimmed to about 3 cm shorter than other leaves, but with no loss to text. Front paste-down bears plate of Bath Public Reference Library, with reference to the book's donation by F. H. Huth in 1903, and a small bookseller's label; Bath PRL blind stamp also appears on at least 3 other leaves. Earlier bookplate of Sir Charles Frederick (1709-1785) on verso of front free endpaper. BL ISTC no. ir00261000, Goff R-261, HC *6929.