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BONAVENTURA, Saint (1221-1274). De triplici via. -- pseudo-BONAVENTURA. Opus contemplationis. Montserrat: Johann Luschner, 27 May 1499.
Chancery 8° (139 x 95mm). Collation: a-d8 (a1r title, a1v woodcut, a2r prologues (the inauthentic "Evigilans vero..." prededing the authentic "Ecce descripsi..."), a3r text, d2v Opus contemplationis, d6v colophon). 32 leaves. 27 lines, occasional printed guide-letter. Type: 1:136G (title); 2:100G (colophon); 3:78G (text). Woodcut (81 x 58mm) of the monastery and Virgin and Child sawing the mountain, woodcut ornamental initials (20 x 18mm). (Light spotting in first 2 ll. and a few others, very light dampstain in final leaf, a1.8 rehinged.) Brown morocco blindstamped, gilt turn-ins, by Brugalla 1949, signed on front turn-in, slipcase.
ONE OF THE EARLIEST BOOKS PRINTED AT MONTSERRAT. Luschner, previously printer at Barcelona, moved his press to the Benedictine monastery at Montserrat at the request of the abbot, García Ximenes de Cisneros. Cisneros implemented a publishing programme of works directly relevant to the religious life there, including liturgical works for local use, and spiritual treatises such as De triplici via. Luschner returned to Barcelona after completing two year-long contracts at the monastery. According to monastic records, 800 copies of the present work were printed. The woodcut used in this edition is an emblem of Montserrat. The Virgin and Child are seen sawing the mountain (monte serrado, in Spanish) with the monastery, dedicated to the Virgin, set among the pinnacles. Spanish legend has it that the mountain's jagged, or sawtooth, appearance occurred at the time of the Crucifixion; medieval German legend located the castle of the Holy Grail at Montserrat. The image of Our Lady of Montserrat has drawn pilgrims for centuries, and its popularity as a pilgrimage destination in the 15th century is witnessed in the indulgences, which also formed part of Luschner's output at Montserrat. HC (Add) 3500; Haebler (BI) 66; GW 4708; Goff B-972; BMC X, 78 (IA. 54308); Vindel(A) I, 218; 136; Kurz 72.
Chancery 8° (139 x 95mm). Collation: a-d8 (a1r title, a1v woodcut, a2r prologues (the inauthentic "Evigilans vero..." prededing the authentic "Ecce descripsi..."), a3r text, d2v Opus contemplationis, d6v colophon). 32 leaves. 27 lines, occasional printed guide-letter. Type: 1:136G (title); 2:100G (colophon); 3:78G (text). Woodcut (81 x 58mm) of the monastery and Virgin and Child sawing the mountain, woodcut ornamental initials (20 x 18mm). (Light spotting in first 2 ll. and a few others, very light dampstain in final leaf, a1.8 rehinged.) Brown morocco blindstamped, gilt turn-ins, by Brugalla 1949, signed on front turn-in, slipcase.
ONE OF THE EARLIEST BOOKS PRINTED AT MONTSERRAT. Luschner, previously printer at Barcelona, moved his press to the Benedictine monastery at Montserrat at the request of the abbot, García Ximenes de Cisneros. Cisneros implemented a publishing programme of works directly relevant to the religious life there, including liturgical works for local use, and spiritual treatises such as De triplici via. Luschner returned to Barcelona after completing two year-long contracts at the monastery. According to monastic records, 800 copies of the present work were printed. The woodcut used in this edition is an emblem of Montserrat. The Virgin and Child are seen sawing the mountain (monte serrado, in Spanish) with the monastery, dedicated to the Virgin, set among the pinnacles. Spanish legend has it that the mountain's jagged, or sawtooth, appearance occurred at the time of the Crucifixion; medieval German legend located the castle of the Holy Grail at Montserrat. The image of Our Lady of Montserrat has drawn pilgrims for centuries, and its popularity as a pilgrimage destination in the 15th century is witnessed in the indulgences, which also formed part of Luschner's output at Montserrat. HC (Add) 3500; Haebler (BI) 66; GW 4708; Goff B-972; BMC X, 78 (IA. 54308); Vindel(A) I, 218; 136; Kurz 72.