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Subject(s)

• Dialogues, Latin (Medieval and modern) [Browse]
• Didactic literature, Latin (Medieval and modern) [Browse]
• Fables, Latin (Medieval and modern) [Browse]

Related name

• John, of Salisbury, Bishop of Chartres, -1180 [Browse]
• Augustine, of Hippo, Saint, 354-430 [Browse]
• John Chrysostom, Saint, -407 [Browse]
• Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420 [Browse]
• Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint, 1090 or 1091-1153 [Browse]
• Isidore, of Seville, Saint, -636 [Browse]
• Cato, Dionysus [Browse]
• Quintilian [Browse]

Printer

• Ludwig, von Renchen, active 1483-1505 [Browse]

Former owner

• Schmitz-Otto, Hanns Theo, 1908-1992 [Browse]

Notes

• Title from title page on leaf [a1] recto.
• With printed marginal and interlinear notes.
• Woodcuts: half-page vignette of Salvator Mundi (Christ the Saviour) on leaf [a1] recto, initial on leaf a2 recto, borders on leaves [a1] verso, a2 recto and a5 recto, and half-page vignette of Tobias on leaf a6 verso.
• Sometimes erroneously attributed to John of Salisbury.
• Contains various extracts from the church fathers: see Goff D163 and GW 8278.
• Signatures: a⁶. First leaf [a1] unsigned.
• ExI copy: Majuscules stroked in red.

Binding note

ExI copy: 20th century brown calf, gilt leather spine label.

Contents

Title page, with woodcut, [a1]r; Excerpt from Augustinus [Hipponensis], inc. "Non interest omnio quid alimentorum sumas vt succurras corporis necessitati", [a1]v; Excerpt from Johannes Chrisostomus, inc. "In ventrem mittere in cloacam proijcere est", [a1]v; Dialogus linguae et ventris, entitled "Libellus siue Carmen de ventre", inc. "[C]Oncilium celebrant humani corporis art[us] inter se . de se plurima verba serunt", a2r-a5v; Excerpt from Augustinus [Hipponensis], inc. "Lingua lingit adulando", a5v; Excerpt from Hieronymus, inc. "Nullu[m] membru[m] ab ineunte etate mea", a5v; Excerpt from Bernardus [Claravallensis], inc. "Lingua facilitate[m] h[abe]s motus", a5v; Excerpt from Isidorus [Hispalensis], inc. "Mores ho[min]is lingua pandit", a5v; Excerpt from [Disticha Catonis], inc. "Virtutem primam esse puto compescere lingua[m]", a6r; Excerpt from Quintilianus, inc. "Nullam difficiliorem esse credo q[uam] silentij virtutem", a6r; Virtutes silentii, inc. "Qui raro fatur, fatusq[ue] suos moderatur", expl. "Cum deus oratur aut proximus edificatur", a6r; entitled "Tobias", inc. "Quid seruire gule prodest . vt predo macelli", expl. "Carnis amica caro . carnea membra petens", a6v, preceded by woodcut illustration.

Provenance

ExI copy: Bookplate of Hanns-Theo Schmitz-Otto; unidentified bookplate on blue paper printed in red.

References

• Goff D-163
• GW 8278
• ISTC id00163000
• Klebs 333.1
• Oates 731

Place name(s)

Germany Cologne.

Other title(s)

• Dictamen iocundum valde stilo eleganti conscriptum
• Carmen de membris conspirantibus

OCLC

698370828

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