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Biblia Latina, with commentary by Menardus Monachus. Nuremberg: Anton Koberger, 14 April 1478.
A large copy, with attractive contemporary decoration, of Koberger's third Latin Bible in a contemporary Bohemian binding. It reprints his earlier editions of 1477 and 1475, which in turn reprinted the Fust and Schoeffer edition of 1462. All utimately derive from the 42-line Bible recension. The commentary by Menardus was first printed in the Basel edition of Bernhard Richel, not after 1474. This copy preserves numerous deckle edges. HC *3068; GW 4232; BMC II, 415; Bod-inc B-266; BSB B-429; ISTC ib00557000; Goff B-557.
Royal folio (415 x 277mm). 468 leaves, double column. Contemporary South-German illumination including 13-line opening initial with foliate and floral branch- and penwork in the lower and upper margins, 138 smaller decorative initials in colours, some illuminated, 15 further leaves with illuminated foliate decorations in the margins, other initials in red and blue (a few wormholes in first few leaves, some waterstaining, L4 and L7 mounted on early stubs). Contemporary Bohemian blindstamped pigskin, bound at a Prague workshop active 1480-1499 [Kyriss 75, EBDB w000161], metal corner- and centrepieces, later clasps (minor splits at joints near corner-pieces). Provenance: early inscriptions in Czech and Latin on front pastedown – ‘Gregorio Sartore ?Redhostensi’ (inscription, gifted to:) – Sobeslav, Czech Republic, ‘Ioanni Musophylo ‘(inscription dated 1574) – Kadan, Czech Republic, Franciscan Monastery (inscription) – unidentified ink library stamp.
A large copy, with attractive contemporary decoration, of Koberger's third Latin Bible in a contemporary Bohemian binding. It reprints his earlier editions of 1477 and 1475, which in turn reprinted the Fust and Schoeffer edition of 1462. All utimately derive from the 42-line Bible recension. The commentary by Menardus was first printed in the Basel edition of Bernhard Richel, not after 1474. This copy preserves numerous deckle edges. HC *3068; GW 4232; BMC II, 415; Bod-inc B-266; BSB B-429; ISTC ib00557000; Goff B-557.
Royal folio (415 x 277mm). 468 leaves, double column. Contemporary South-German illumination including 13-line opening initial with foliate and floral branch- and penwork in the lower and upper margins, 138 smaller decorative initials in colours, some illuminated, 15 further leaves with illuminated foliate decorations in the margins, other initials in red and blue (a few wormholes in first few leaves, some waterstaining, L4 and L7 mounted on early stubs). Contemporary Bohemian blindstamped pigskin, bound at a Prague workshop active 1480-1499 [Kyriss 75, EBDB w000161], metal corner- and centrepieces, later clasps (minor splits at joints near corner-pieces). Provenance: early inscriptions in Czech and Latin on front pastedown – ‘Gregorio Sartore ?Redhostensi’ (inscription, gifted to:) – Sobeslav, Czech Republic, ‘Ioanni Musophylo ‘(inscription dated 1574) – Kadan, Czech Republic, Franciscan Monastery (inscription) – unidentified ink library stamp.
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