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HUGO DE SANCTO CARO (d.1263). Postilla super evangelia. Basel: Bernhard Richel, 10 January 1482.
An attractive copy of the first edition of the important Gospel commentary. Printed by Bernard Richel who is reputed to have had some 500 monks active in his Basel printshop. The Dominican Hugo de SaintCher was cardinal, advisor and diplomat of Gregory IX. and Pope Innocent IV. He is regarded as one of the Middle Ages' most influential Bible commentators. H *8975; GW n0223; BMC III 738; Bod-inc H-240; BSB-Ink H-430; ISTC ih00529000; Goff H-529.
Royal folio (397 x 289mm). 491 leaves. Opening initials supplied in red, green, blue and pink with penwork, occasionally underlined in red (very occasional worming). Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards (without catches, spine ends split, lightly wormed and scuffed, hasp hole on lower board). Provenance: Petrus Roden (d.1483; posthumous inscription 'memoria Magistri Petri Roden' dated 1483).
An attractive copy of the first edition of the important Gospel commentary. Printed by Bernard Richel who is reputed to have had some 500 monks active in his Basel printshop. The Dominican Hugo de SaintCher was cardinal, advisor and diplomat of Gregory IX. and Pope Innocent IV. He is regarded as one of the Middle Ages' most influential Bible commentators. H *8975; GW n0223; BMC III 738; Bod-inc H-240; BSB-Ink H-430; ISTC ih00529000; Goff H-529.
Royal folio (397 x 289mm). 491 leaves. Opening initials supplied in red, green, blue and pink with penwork, occasionally underlined in red (very occasional worming). Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards (without catches, spine ends split, lightly wormed and scuffed, hasp hole on lower board). Provenance: Petrus Roden (d.1483; posthumous inscription 'memoria Magistri Petri Roden' dated 1483).
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