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NICOLAUS DE LYRA (ca. 1270-1349). Postilla super totam Bibliam. Venice: [Bonetus Locatellus] for Octavianus Scotus, 9 August 1488.
3 volumes, chancery 2o (290 x 190 mm). Collation: (Vol. I:) 1-2410 25-268 276 28-298 30-4310 (Genesis--Ecclesiastes). 417 leaves (of 418, without 1/1 blank); (Vol. II:) aa-ll10 mm8 AA-YY10 ZZ8 8 (Psalms--Maccabees, 8v blank). 353 leaves (of 354, without AA1 blank); (Vol. III:) a-n10 o8 p6 q-z10 10 10 10 A-F10 G8 H6 (Gospels--Apocalypse, H5v colophon, H6 blank). 327 leaves (of 328, without A1 blank). 59 lines and headline, double column. Types: 1:75G, 2:160G. 3- and 5-line initial spaces. Initials and a few paragraph marks in red. (First quire in vol. I damaged in gutters and rehinged, occasional mostly marginal dampstaining). 18th-century vellum over pasteboard, manuscript titles on spines, edges red-speckled (spine of volume II worn and hinges weak, endpapers renewed, some staining).
Provenance: Castelfranco Emilia, Franciscans (Loci sancti francisci Castri Aemilij, inscription on first leaf in each volume ) -- contemporary marginalia.
The Franciscan theologian Nicholas of Lyre (near Evreux) devoted his life to elucidating the literal meaning of the Bible, believing that the literal must be understood before the mystical can be interpreted correctly. His great commentary, a series of separate analyses, or Postillae, on each biblical verse or section of a chapter, was greatly influential in the late Middle Ages and continued to be regarded as the definitive modern biblical commentary during the Reformation. The Postills were frequently reprinted, in their entirety or in parts, throughout the 15th and 16th centuries. This is the sixth edition of the entire commentary.
H 10365*; BSB-Ink. N-116; CIBN N-78; IGI 6823; Goff N-132. (3)
3 volumes, chancery 2
Provenance: Castelfranco Emilia, Franciscans (Loci sancti francisci Castri Aemilij, inscription on first leaf in each volume ) -- contemporary marginalia.
The Franciscan theologian Nicholas of Lyre (near Evreux) devoted his life to elucidating the literal meaning of the Bible, believing that the literal must be understood before the mystical can be interpreted correctly. His great commentary, a series of separate analyses, or Postillae, on each biblical verse or section of a chapter, was greatly influential in the late Middle Ages and continued to be regarded as the definitive modern biblical commentary during the Reformation. The Postills were frequently reprinted, in their entirety or in parts, throughout the 15th and 16th centuries. This is the sixth edition of the entire commentary.
H 10365*; BSB-Ink. N-116; CIBN N-78; IGI 6823; Goff N-132. (3)
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The provenance has been identified: the inscription is from the Franciscans at Castelfranco, Emilia.