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UBERTINUS de Casali (1259-ca 1330). Arbor vitae crucifixae Jesu Christi. Venice: Andreas de Bonetis, 12th March 1485.
Chancery 2o (277 x 195 mm). Collation: a-z A8 B12; C-G8 H6. 247 leaves (of 250; without blanks a1, B12, H6). 58 lines and head-line, double column. Roman type 7:77. (d1.8 loose, some worming occasionally affecting letters, quires g-k, z, A-B2 with inner margins renewed, upper corner of p1 torn away with some loss of text, lower margin of E8 cut away, H5-6 renewed with loss of nearly all of text, occasional short tears or small holes affecting text, some staining and spotting.) 18th-century calf (covers loose, wormed and worn). Provenance: (non-Doheny) given to Western Province by the Roman Province of the Congregation of the Mission 11 September 1954 -- donated by them to SMS 14 May 1967.
FIRST EDITION of Ubertino de Casale's principal work. The Arbor vitae cricifixae Jesu Christi is a mystical work with a strong apocalyptic vein and was later used by a number of orthodox writers. BMC V, 361 (IB.22090); HC *4551; Harvard/Walsh 2061; Pr 4816; Goff U-55.
Chancery 2o (277 x 195 mm). Collation: a-z A8 B12; C-G8 H6. 247 leaves (of 250; without blanks a1, B12, H6). 58 lines and head-line, double column. Roman type 7:77. (d1.8 loose, some worming occasionally affecting letters, quires g-k, z, A-B2 with inner margins renewed, upper corner of p1 torn away with some loss of text, lower margin of E8 cut away, H5-6 renewed with loss of nearly all of text, occasional short tears or small holes affecting text, some staining and spotting.) 18th-century calf (covers loose, wormed and worn). Provenance: (non-Doheny) given to Western Province by the Roman Province of the Congregation of the Mission 11 September 1954 -- donated by them to SMS 14 May 1967.
FIRST EDITION of Ubertino de Casale's principal work. The Arbor vitae cricifixae Jesu Christi is a mystical work with a strong apocalyptic vein and was later used by a number of orthodox writers. BMC V, 361 (IB.22090); HC *4551; Harvard/Walsh 2061; Pr 4816; Goff U-55.