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München 1925. Or.wrps. 81 pp. German. Paper browned. In good condition. First edition.

Leiden, Brill, 1975. x,173 pp. Cloth. (St.Post-Biblica 26; small stamp).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. A late 15th century trio of pseudepigraphic tracts printed circa 1470, attributed to Saint Augustine, Cyrillus, and Saint Jerome, all being the first Latin editions of these works. Around 1472-1474, an Italian translation was published by Bartolomeo da Cremona in Venice. The work is rubricated throughout, with large, ornate initials in red. The volume has been rebound in 19th century full calf, blind tooled to match the style of the 15th century. One finely bound volume in small quarto, 64 leaves This volume is in very good shape, with minor rubbing and wear to the binding, and some stress to the hinges. There is a small stain to the upper right corner, not affecting the text block. The first half of the text block has a very small wormhole to the gutter, also not affecting the text itself.…

Folio (214 x 296 mm). 391 ff., lacking only the final blank, otherwise complete. With 19 large Maiblumen initials, large woodcut frontispiece and 275 woodcut illustrations, all in contemporary colour. Contemporary boards, original covering replaced in the 17th century with tooled Spanish leather, boards with supralibros and a complicated brocade design of parallel curved and straight lines, small squares and discs, fixed with a metallic film and glue, painted in reddish gilt, silver, and black; somewhat worn, joints restored, clasps removed, preserved in a dark green cloth Solander box. An influential early work on the lives of the Saints of Christendom, each woodcut in vibrant contemporary colour. The first edition with this illustration cycle; second German edition overall. - This stimulating work is a collection of biographies of the so-called Desert Fathers, both male and female: early Christian hermits who retreated from secular life into the deserts to practice ascetism and a life of devotion. The earliest versions of these "Vitae" were written in the third and fourth centuries and were extremely popular in early monastic circles. There was never a standardized order or set of these texts; rather, they were adapted according to the varying focuses of the convents for which they were made. A special appeal of the printed editions is the great number of often highly vivid woodcut illustrations, which made it easier and more enjoyable to read and hear these stories. Our copy is furthermore heightened with handsome contemporary colouring. - Transmitted under the Latin title of "Vitae sanctorum patrum" or "Vitas patrum", this collection consists of stories about early Christian hermits who, from the third century on, had retreated from cities and villages to the deserts of North Africa and Asia Minor to lead a life of devotion and ascetism. There was never a canonical combination of texts that formed the corpus of the "Vitas patrum"; instead, the choice of texts could vary according to the focus of the respective institution that owned the book. From the sixth century onward, the Rule of St. Benedict recommended the "Vitas patrum" as essential reading for monks. St. Dominic was ardently devoted to the lives of the Desert Fathers, and the influence of these texts on the development of Western monastic culture can hardly be overestimated. Virtually every monastery owned a copy of this "textbook for ascetism" (another designation for these compilations of narratives). In the Middle Ages, these accounts of the lives, deeds, and sayings of the Saints were attributed to St Jerome, although he in fact wrote only three of the biographies: he was responsible for the lives of SS. Hilarion, Malchus, and Paul the Hermit. - The present German edition was preceded only by the one printed in Strasbourg before 1482, by the unknown "printer of the Antichrist". That edition contained only a reduced number of exempla from the original collection, but boasted sayings from sources other than the "Vitas patrum", making this a different and shorter work. For the considerably extended Augsburg edition at hand, the printer Anton Sorg added the Bavarian "Verba seniorum", a collection of about 750 exempla originating in Bavaria, ca. 1400. The printer's purpose was clearly to offer the most complete combination of the German texts on the subject. Apparently, this edition satisfied the demand with regards to content, as later editions were not augmented. - This is one of the most lavishly illustrated incunables printed in Augsburg. It is adorned with 276 woodcuts printed from 204 blocks. The opening full-page woodcut depicts six of the hermits in a landscape; apart from the full-page title cut (195 x 140 mm) and the author portrait showing St. Jerome (100 x 80 mm), the text illustrations measure ca. 73 x 68 mm. - Many of the stories are long adventures, calling for more than one illustration. The story of Malchus the monk, for example, is accompanied by four illustrations: against the insistent warnings of the abbot, Malchus leaves his convent in the desert to visit his native town in Syria to comfort his widowed mother. On their way, the travel group is taken captive by the Saracens. The abductors keep Malchus as their slave and shepherd, after a while urging him to marry a young Christian woman among the other captives. Since she is still married to another man, Malchus is appalled and tries to refuse the alliance. His captors threaten him badly, however, so he yields, and he and his new wife live together in chastity, eventually deciding to escape from the Saracens' camp. In preparation, Malchus slaughters two of his goats, makes bags of their skin, and takes the meat as supplies for their flight. On their way to freedom, they must cross a wide river, and they inflate the goat bags, floating to the other side in safety. - This narrative is remarkable because it invites the illustration of nudity, which would normally be considered indecorous within a pious book from a medieval point of view. While Adam and Eve and perhaps tortured martyrs might appear nude, the theme did not extend much further. Our story, however, explains that the Saracens' slaves were often naked, since their garments would fall to pieces and they were not provided with new ones. - The master of the Sorg cuts knew and used the Strasbourg compositions as models. It is clear that he did not make mere copies, but rather had to adapt the composition from a horizontal image to one that was nearly square. The resulting composition, focused squarely on the bodies in flight, offers a more vivid, physical illustration of the escape. The models for the second part, the exempla, must have been adapted from another source, possibly a manuscript, as the Strasbourg edition provided only four pictures for this part. It is also conceivable that the talented artist who designed the illustrations for the first part also invented the designs for the remaining w. …

The first and only incunable edition of this theological work, printed by the first printer of Augsburg, Günther Zainer (?-1478). He started his printing career in Augsburg in 1468 and is known to have been one of the printers at the new printing shop in the Augsburg Saint Ulrich and Saint Afra's Abbey. He probably learned the trade from Johannes Mentelin (ca. 1410-1478) in Strasbourg. Zainer's paper, presswork and typefaces are all of high quality and about 80 books are known to have been printed by him.The De essentia divinitatis, the first tract in this collection, was thought to have been written by Saint Jerome, but it is actually the first chapter of Formulae spiritualis intelligentiae by Saint Eucherius of Lyon (ca. 380-ca. 449). In the present edition, this tract is printed together with Aquinas' De articulis fidei; the second tract starts on the leaf on which the first one ends. These works are part of a larger collection of separately published tracts, which includes Imitatio Christi by Thomas à Kempis, Soliloquia by Saint Augustine and Dispositorium moriendi by Johannes Nider. Nearly each tract was sold independently, so every collection differs in composition and number (varying from 1 to 11) of tracts.With the bookplate of Bernd Pattloch mounted on the front pastedown and a manicule in the margin of page [14] of Aquinas's tract and some manuscript annotations in the margins of several leaves. The spine is slightly rubbed, and the blue edges are mostly faded. The gutters of the first and last leaves (excluding the modern endpapers) show remnants of earlier blue paper wrappers. With a water stain in the lower corner throughout, and a water stain in the outer margin in the second half of the work, both without affecting the text. With a repair in the blank foot margin on the final leaf of the text and in the outer margin of the last blank leaf. Overall in good condition.l Goff H-179; GW 12451 II; Hain-Copinger 8589; IDL 2290; ISTC ih00179000; Oates 884; Proctor 1564 (mentions only 6 leaves); cf. Hampden, The life of Thomas Aquinas: A dissertation of the scholastic philosophy of the middle ages, 1848; Saint Eucherius, Formulas for spiritual intelligence (translated by D. P. Curtin). 20th-century quarter vellum with blue and brown marbled paper sides, blue edges, modern brown, blue and red marbled endpapers. With manuscript initials in red throughout, a 4-line initial at the start of the first work, a 3-line initial at the start of the second work, and 2-line initials at the start of new paragraphs. Pages: [11]; [21] [2 blank] pp. Including: AQUINAS, Thomas. De articulis fidei et ecclesiae sacramentis.…

Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Exceptional early Vitas Patrum, with a set of 275 woodcut illustrations in contemporary color, here used for the time for this work Pseudo-Hieronymus. [Vitas patrum] Der altväter leben, 25 September 1482. Augsburg. Anton Sorg.Folio, (296 x 214 mm). 391 ff., lacking only the final blank, otherwise complete. With 19 large Maiblumen initials, large woodcut frontispiece and 275 woodcut illustrations, all in contemporary colouring. Contemporary boards, the original covering replaced in the 17th century with tooled Spanish leather, boards with supralibros and a complicated brocade design of parallel curved and straight lines, small squares and discs, fixed with a metallic film and glue, painted in reddish gilt, silver, and black; somewhat worn, joints restored, clasps removed, preserved in a dark green cloth Solander box. A very fine copy with wide margins. The first 3 and final 2 quires re-sewn, with some leaves restored in the gutter, ff. I and CCCLXXXI repaired at lower and upper margin, respectively. Minor thumbing and soiling, occasional light damp-staining, some bleed-through of colours in a few places. The first edition with this illustration cycle, each woodcut in vibrant contemporary coloring, of this influential early work on the lives of the Saints of Christendom; second German edition overall. This stimulating work is a collection of biographies of the so-called Desert Fathers, both male and female, they were early Christian hermits who retreated from mundane life into the deserts to practice ascetism and lives of devotion. The earliest versions of these Vitae were written in the 3rd and 4th centuries and were extremely popular already in very early monastic circles. There was never a standardized order or combination of these texts; rather, they were adapted according to the varying focusses of the convents for which they were made. A special treat within the printed editions is their great number of lively and often very dynamic woodcut illustrations, which made it easier and more enjoyable to read and hear these stories. Our copy is furthermore heightened with handsome contemporary colouring. Provenance: Nonnberg Abbey, a Benedictine convent near Salzburg, with oval supralibros of Nonnberg showing St. Erentrudis stamped on binding. Contemporary ownership inscription on pastedown and first leaf and a small stamp on the second leaf. Nonnberg is the oldest continuously existing nunnery north of the Alps; later with Emil Offenbacher (1908-90), New York, bookseller, sold the book in 1954 to; Cornelius J. Hauck (1893-1967), Cincinnati, Ohio, a bibliophile primarily known for his collection of books on botany and horticulture. The convent was founded in 712/15 A.D. by St. Rupert for his relative (probably his niece) St. Erentrudis, the original abbess. As a religious house, it was forced to cede its finest manuscripts to the Royal Library in Munich during the secularisation of 1802-03. Moreover, like so many other Austrian monastery libraries, it sold books in the 1920s to meet rising costs and dwindling income. This work is very rare in commerce and scarcely complete. Besides the present copy, we could trace only one complete copy at auction since 1950 (1958, Karl & Faber, auction 65, lot 40a), the other five copies were imperfect (the last one 2007 at Christie's). ISTC records twenty-eight copies (four in the U.S.A.), at least thirteen of which are incomplete or even fragmentary. Hain no. *8605; GW M50901; ISTC ih00217000; Goff H-217; London, BMC II, p. 350; Munich, BSB-Ink V-259; Schreiber no. 4217; Schramm IV, pp. 26-30, figs. 285, 842- 1045; Rosenwald collection no. 89. A full description is available upon request.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1201-1250. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Pages:- 137, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 137 137.…