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Vocabularius [Latin and German]. [Blaubeuren: Conrad Mancz, c.1477].
First edition, printed at the sole 15th-century press at Blaubeuren, active for only 3 years (1475-77), of one of the earliest Latin-German dictionaries. Each word is preceded by a short code which categorises the word (verb, preposition, etc.) and gives the gender of nouns. Due to a printer's error, the British Library copy has 12, not 10, leaves in the fourth quire. C 6327; BMC II 565; BSB-Ink V-335; ISTC iv00323000; Goff V-323. Not I Bod-inc.
Chancery folio (284 x 205mm). 292 leaves (of 293, lacks both blanks, but with an extra leaf as n5 recto and verso printed on separate leaves). Opening initial in red and blue, others in red, rubricated, red leather tabs (light worming sometimes touching a few letters, sometimes deftly repaired). Contemporary Ulm blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards [EBDB w000070], manuscript label on upper board, clasp (some worming, somewhat darkened).
First edition, printed at the sole 15th-century press at Blaubeuren, active for only 3 years (1475-77), of one of the earliest Latin-German dictionaries. Each word is preceded by a short code which categorises the word (verb, preposition, etc.) and gives the gender of nouns. Due to a printer's error, the British Library copy has 12, not 10, leaves in the fourth quire. C 6327; BMC II 565; BSB-Ink V-335; ISTC iv00323000; Goff V-323. Not I Bod-inc.
Chancery folio (284 x 205mm). 292 leaves (of 293, lacks both blanks, but with an extra leaf as n5 recto and verso printed on separate leaves). Opening initial in red and blue, others in red, rubricated, red leather tabs (light worming sometimes touching a few letters, sometimes deftly repaired). Contemporary Ulm blindstamped pigskin over wooden boards [EBDB w000070], manuscript label on upper board, clasp (some worming, somewhat darkened).
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