Details

Subject(s)

• Jesus Christ—Poetry—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Holy Cross—Poetry—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Crosses—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Crosses in art—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Christian art and symbolism—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Block books [Browse]
• Shaped poetry [Browse]
• Visual poetry, Latin [Browse]

Related name

• Wimpheling, Jakob, 1450-1528 [Browse]
• Brant, Sebastian, 1458-1521 [Browse]
• Reuchlin, Johann, 1455-1522 [Browse]
• Simler, Georg, -1535 [Browse]

Printer

Anshelm, Thomas [Browse]

Donor

Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962 [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Poetry [Browse]

Contained in

• Multi-title collection including Magnencij Rabani Mauri De Laudib[us] sancte Crucis opus. erudicione versu prosaq[ue] mirificum and 1 other(s).

Notes

• Edited by Jakob Wimpheling.
• Colophon (leaf C3v, red-printed): Phorçheim. in ædibus Thomȩ Anshelmi. Martio mense .M.D.III. Sub Illustri principe Christofero Badeñ:.
• Includes 30 full-page figured poems, that on a1v entirely in woodcut, the others combining woodcut and letterpress; all are printed in red and black except for Fig. XVI (f2v). Various poetic texts can be derived from the resulting configurations. Each figured poem is accompanied by explanatory text and a transcript of the poem.
• Woodcuts of Rabanus presenting his work to the Pope on Aa5v, Aa6v.
• Woodcut calligraphic initial M on title-page.
• Printed in red and black.
• Includes commendatory poems by Sebastian Brant, Theodor Gresemund, Johann Henlin, Johann Reuchlin, and Georg Simler.

With

GAX copy with: Quincuplex psalterium. -- [Paris : Henri Estienne, 1513].

Binding note

GAX copy in blind-paneled tawed pigskin over hardwood boards; brass clasps and catches at fore-edge.

Source acquisition

GAX copy is gift of Elmer Adler.

References

• Adams, R3.
• Murray, C.F. German books, 350.

Place name(s)

Germany Pforzheim.

Other title(s)

De laudibus sanctae crucis opus.

In

Multi-title collection including Magnencij Rabani Mauri De Laudib[us] sancte Crucis opus. erudicione versu prosaq[ue] mirificum and 1 other(s).

LCCN

29022896

OCLC

5158761

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