Details

Subject(s)

• Incunabula—Germany [Browse]

Printer

• Zainer, Günther, -1478 [Browse]

Attributed name

• Bonaventure, Saint, Cardinal, approximately 1217-1274 [Browse]
• Johannes, de Caulibus, active 14th century [Browse]

Former owner

• Fürstlich Fürstenbergische Hofbibliothek (Donaueschingen, Germany) [Browse]

Bookseller

• Sotheby's (Firm) [Browse]

Notes

• Formerly attributed to St. Bonaventure, now attributed to Johannes de Caulibus.
• Signatures: 1¹⁰,2-4⁸,5-7¹⁰,8⁸.
• WHS copy lacks blank first leaf.
• WHS copy rubricated with initials in red or blue with contrasting red or blue penwork decoration, a few large initials with brushwork and penwork extensions, paragraph marks and capital strokes in red; occasional underlining in ink.

Binding note

WHS copy in nineteenth-century glazed white paper boards, printed spine label.

Provenance

WHS copy formerly owned by Court Library at Donaueschingen, acquired from Sotheby's London.

References

• Sotheby's London. Incunabula Donaueschingen, 65
• Goff B-893
• GW 4739
• Hain *3557
• Proctor 1520 (6 Augsburg 1-1)
• Pellechet 2700
• Brit. Mus., v. 2, p. 315 (IB. 5402)
• Donau. Inc. 101
• Distelbrink 166

OCLC

22486337

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