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[Speculum humanæ salvationis.

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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KB+ 1471 (Speculum human salvationis (Latin). 1471, first edition. [Speculum human salvationis)	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

Additional Authors

Ludolf, von Sachsen, approximately 1300-1377 or 1378.

Description

64 l. illus.; 29 cm. (fol.)

Subjects

Note

l. 2a: [P]Rohemiũ cui[us]dam incipit noue cõpilationis / Cui[us] nomẽ et titul[us] ẽ speculũ huãne saluacõis / ...
l. 7b: [I]Ncipit speculũ humane saluacionis / ...
l. 64a, col. 2: ... Danielis vo capl'o
Gothic type (Proctor 8822); preface, 40 lines, text, 2 columns, 25-27 lines. In the type assigned technically to the Printer of the Speculum humanæ salvationis.--cf. Proctor and Gesellschaft für Typenkunde des XV Jahrhunderts. Veröffentlichungen. Leipzig, 1907- , Tafel 1761. Printed on one side of leaf on opposite pages, the woodcuts in brown and the text in black ink. With initial spaces; without catchwords, foliation and signature marks. Rubricated throughout.
Signatures: [a⁶, b-d¹⁴, e¹⁶] sig. [a₁] blank.
First edition with Latin text.
In verse.
Attributed to Ludolphus de Saxonia (Ludolf von Sachsen).--cf. Speculum humanæ salvationis (Latin). 1907. Speculum humaae salvationis; kritische Ausgabe ... von J. Lutz und P. Perdrizet ... Leipzig, 1907-09. v. 1, p. 251-255.
The illustrations comprise 58 oblong woodcuts (Conway, p. 203-205), each in two compartments, each compartment with xylographic caption.

Indexed In (note)

Call Number

*KB+ 1471 (Speculum humanæ salvationis (Latin). 1471, first edition. [Speculum humanæ salvationis)

OCLC

42805072

Title

[Speculum humanæ salvationis.

Imprint

Utrecht? ca. 1471]

Indexed In:

Incunabula short title catalogue, is00656000

Goff S-656

Hain 14923

Panzer, I, 456, no. 23

Campbell 1570

Schreiber, IV, 116

Sotheby: Principia typographica, I, [145]-149

Local Note

First leaf (blank) wanting.

Bound in early 19th(?) century brown morocco, blind-stamped; spine lettered in gilt. In dark blue morocco slip-case.

With bookplate of J.B. Inglis.

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Added Author

Ludolf, von Sachsen, approximately 1300-1377 or 1378. Attributed name

Research Call Number

*KB+ 1471 (Speculum humanæ salvationis (Latin). 1471, first edition. [Speculum humanæ salvationis)