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GUILELMUS PARISIENSIS (attributed to) – [HEROLT, Johannes (d. 1468)]. Postilla super epistolas et evangelia. Strasbourg: [Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedlinburg (Georg Husner)], 4 March 1493.
The Postilla is traditionally attributed to Guillermus, Dominican friar of Paris, based on the preface signed by him contained in most early printed editions, but is now given to Johannes Herolt. This edition is a page-for-page reprint of Husner’s 1490 edition. H *8281; GW 11972; BMC I 142; BSB-Ink H-167; ISTC ig00694000; Goff G-694.
Chancery folio (277 x 198mm). 120 leaves (of 122, without both blanks), rubricated throughout, with penwork decoration to opening initial (a1 lightly soiled with small chip at lower margin, minor wormholes). Contemporary Augsburg blindstamped calf over wooden boards [Kyriss 86, EBDB w002155], stamped ‘Postilla’ on upper board, 8 metal corner-and centrepieces pieces (lacking clasps and 2 corner pieces on lower board, spine lightly rubbed and just chipped at ends, a few scrapes). Provenance: occasional early underlining and annotations – ‘Cap. Schwanberge’ (inscription partly erased) – Carl Ludwig von Puechpaumb (inscription dated 1686) – erased ink stamp.
The Postilla is traditionally attributed to Guillermus, Dominican friar of Paris, based on the preface signed by him contained in most early printed editions, but is now given to Johannes Herolt. This edition is a page-for-page reprint of Husner’s 1490 edition. H *8281; GW 11972; BMC I 142; BSB-Ink H-167; ISTC ig00694000; Goff G-694.
Chancery folio (277 x 198mm). 120 leaves (of 122, without both blanks), rubricated throughout, with penwork decoration to opening initial (a1 lightly soiled with small chip at lower margin, minor wormholes). Contemporary Augsburg blindstamped calf over wooden boards [Kyriss 86, EBDB w002155], stamped ‘Postilla’ on upper board, 8 metal corner-and centrepieces pieces (lacking clasps and 2 corner pieces on lower board, spine lightly rubbed and just chipped at ends, a few scrapes). Provenance: occasional early underlining and annotations – ‘Cap. Schwanberge’ (inscription partly erased) – Carl Ludwig von Puechpaumb (inscription dated 1686) – erased ink stamp.
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