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Geographica Latine - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Geographica Latine - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress sca...

First 10 books translated by Guarinus Veronensis, the remainder by Gregorius Tifernas. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d-e⁸ f-h¹⁰ i-k⁸ l-n¹⁰ o-p⁸ q-s¹⁰ t⁸ u⁸⁻¹ x-y¹⁰ z⁸ A⁸]. Goff S-794 Hain-Copinger 15087 Proctor 4042 (3 Ve... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Biblia pauperum - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Biblia pauperum - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

One of the block books that has survived in the greatest numbers is the Biblia pauperum, a compendium of scripture prepared for the poor and the minor clergy, providing them with material for prayer and reflect... More

Meditationes, seu Contemplationes devotissimae

Meditationes, seu Contemplationes devotissimae

Goff T-540 Reichling 1100 Dyson Perrins. Ital. book-illustr., 34 Rosenwald 239 LC copy has bookplate of C.W. Dyson Perrins. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Passional, das ist Der Heyligen Leben

Passional, das ist Der Heyligen Leben

Title extracted from colophon (leaf ccclxxxvb). Some of the woodcuts are attributed to Albrecht Dürer. Cf. E. Panofsky's A. Dürer, II, p. 52. Signatures: [a² b-v⁸ x⁶ y⁸ z⁶ A-Z⁸, 2a⁸ 2b⁶ 2c-2d⁸]. Rosenwald 127... More

Kalender Maister Johannes Künigsperger, Augsburg, Bavaria

Kalender Maister Johannes Künigsperger, Augsburg, Bavaria

Printing, including the diagrams of eclipses, in black and red. Leaves [27-28] (designated as 27-30 by BM 15th cent.), containing diagrams of instruments, are each made up of 2 leaves pasted together. Rosenwald... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Leaf ia: Diss Buch ist gena[n]nt Die vierundczweinczig Alte[n], od[er] D[er] guldin Tron ... Rosenwald 76 Goff O-119 Hain 12128 BM 15th cent., II, p. 347 (IB.5890) Schramm, IV, p. 15, 50, and illus. Also availa... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Collationes patrum XXIV., Augsburg, Bavaria

Collationes patrum XXIV., Augsburg, Bavaria

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaf [162a] (colophon): Hie ennde[t] sich Die viervn[d]zweinczig guldin Harpffen, die gezogen seind auss collac[i]o[n]ib[us] pat[rum] [durch H... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Legenda aurea sanctorum, sive Lombardica historia. Pars aestivalis

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich an das Sumer Teil der Heyligen Leben ... 211 printed leaves, with probably two blank leaves at the end (wanting in LC copy). The "Winterteil" (Hain-Copinger 9968, pt. 2), which complete... More

Itinerarium.  German., Augsburg, Bavaria

Itinerarium. German., Augsburg, Bavaria

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [2a]). Translated from the French by Michel Velser. Signatures: [a-h¹⁰ i-k⁶]. Goff M-164 Hain 10647 (variations) Schramm, IV, p. 19, 51, and illus. (variations) Rosenwald 79 L... More

A book of the chesse moralysed.

A book of the chesse moralysed.

Title extracted from leaf [2a], line 14: ... anexcellent doctour of dyuynyte in the Royame of Fraunce of the Ordre of Thospytal of Saynt Johns of Jherusalem ... hath made a book of the chesse moralysed. Attribu... More

A book of the chesse moralysed.

A book of the chesse moralysed.

Title extracted from leaf [2a], line 14: ... anexcellent doctour of dyuynyte in the Royame of Fraunce of the Ordre of Thospytal of Saynt Johns of Jherusalem ... hath made a book of the chesse moralysed. Attribu... More

Ars memorandi per figuras Evangelistarum.

Ars memorandi per figuras Evangelistarum.

Block book. Printed in brown ink on one side of leaves only, on versos and rectos alternately, so that pairs of printed and blank pages alternately face each other. Of each printed pair, one is text, the other ... More

Arte del ben morire cioe i[n]gratia di Dio, compilato & composto per lo reuerendo Cardinale di Fermo neglianni del Nostro Signore M.cccc.lii.

Arte del ben morire cioe i[n]gratia di Dio, compilato & composto per l...

Without t.p. Title extracted from incipit of prologue. Imprint from GW, II, col. 736. Signatures: a-b⁸ c⁶. LC copy bound with Savonarola, Girolamo Maria Francesco Matteo. Predica dellarte del bene morire. [Flor... More

Esopus [moralisatus]., Venice, Italy, 15th Century

Esopus [moralisatus]., Venice, Italy, 15th Century

Woodcut t.p., illustrated. The Latin metrical version of the Anonymus Neveleti (known as Aesopus moralisatus) with Italian translation and additions by Accio Zucco. Goff A-153 Hain-Reichling 350 (variations) GW... More

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Rosenwald 86 Goff S-871 Copinger 5688 BM 15th cent., II, p. 349 (IB.5943) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy: woodcuts hand-colored. Contemporary blind-stamped calf binding.

Liber sextus decretalium., 15th century

Liber sextus decretalium., 15th century

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With the gloss of Joannes Andreæ. Hain. Repertorium (with Copinger's Appendices, Add.) *3590 (variations) Gesamtkat.... More

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Co...

"... Des p[ro]prietes des choses fut tra[n]slate de latin en fra[n]coys lay de grace Mil.CCCC.lxxij [sic, i.e. 1372] par le co[m]ma[n]deme[n]t de tres puissant et noble prince Charles le quint ... Et le traslat... More

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Co...

"... Des p[ro]prietes des choses fut tra[n]slate de latin en fra[n]coys lay de grace Mil.CCCC.lxxij [sic, i.e. 1372] par le co[m]ma[n]deme[n]t de tres puissant et noble prince Charles le quint ... Et le traslat... More

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Co...

"... Des p[ro]prietes des choses fut tra[n]slate de latin en fra[n]coys lay de grace Mil.CCCC.lxxij [sic, i.e. 1372] par le co[m]ma[n]deme[n]t de tres puissant et noble prince Charles le quint ... Et le traslat... More

Decretales Gregorii IX.  Vol. 3.

Decretales Gregorii IX. Vol. 3.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With a commentary. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁶ e⁵ f-h¹⁰ i-k⁶ l-m¹⁰ n⁸ o¹¹ p-q¹⁰ r⁸ s⁷ t-x¹⁰ y⁶ z⁷ A-C¹⁰ D⁸ E⁶ F-G¹⁰ H⁹ I-K... More

Decretales Gregorii IX.  Vol. 3.

Decretales Gregorii IX. Vol. 3.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With a commentary. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁶ e⁵ f-h¹⁰ i-k⁶ l-m¹⁰ n⁸ o¹¹ p-q¹⁰ r⁸ s⁷ t-x¹⁰ y⁶ z⁷ A-C¹⁰ D⁸ E⁶ F-G¹⁰ H⁹ I-K... More

Ars moriendi., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Ars moriendi., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Con...

Block book. Printed in black ink on one side of leaves only, so that pairs of printed and blank pages alternately face each other. Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch (3. Aufl.), IV, p. 261, 267-312 (ed. IV A) BM 15th ce... More

Calendarium - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Calendarium - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in red and black. Goff R-92 Hain-Copinger 13775 BM 15th cent., II, p. 456 (IA.7877) Schramm, XVIII, p. 5, 16, and illus. Rosenwald 25 ... More

Buch der Croniken vnd Geschichten mit Figuren vnd Pildnussen von Anbeginn der Welt bis auf dise vnnsere Zeit

Buch der Croniken vnd Geschichten mit Figuren vnd Pildnussen von Anbeg...

Title extracted from woodcut title of register (leaf [1a]), which begins: Register des Buchs der Croniken ... Illus. by Michael Wolgemut and Wilhelm Pleydenwurff. Translated by Georg Alt. LC copy 2 bound with: ... More

Collationes patrum XXIV., Augsburg, Bavaria

Collationes patrum XXIV., Augsburg, Bavaria

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaf [162a] (colophon): Hie ennde[t] sich Die viervn[d]zweinczig guldin Harpffen, die gezogen seind auss collac[i]o[n]ib[us] pat[rum] [durch H... More

Ars vitae contemplativae., 15th century

Ars vitae contemplativae., 15th century

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaves [1-4] and [31-32], with text and illus., are printed xylographically. Goff A-1140 Hain 1822 GW 2672 Rosenwald 46 LC copy: illus. hand-c... More

Here begynneth the table of the rubrices of this presente volume named the Mirrour of the World or thymage of the same.

Here begynneth the table of the rubrices of this presente volume named...

Translated by William Caxton from a prose version of the Image du monde (or Livre de clergie) attributed by some authorities to Gossuin, by others to Gautier of Metz. It is derived from various Latin sources, c... More

Fior de virtu., Venice, Italy, 15th Century

Fior de virtu., Venice, Italy, 15th Century

Title extracted from leaf [1a]: Qvesta sie vna vtillissima opera acadvno fedel christiano chiamata Fior de virtv ... Signatures: a-c⁸ d⁶. Goff F-185 Hain 7112 Sander 2728, suppl. 179 (variant) Rosenwald 270 Als... More

Nouicijs adolesce[n]tib[us] ad astronomica[m] remp. capessenda[m]

Nouicijs adolesce[n]tib[us] ad astronomica[m] remp. capessenda[m]

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Caption title (printed in red). Imprint from colophon (place from Goff). The col. ill. are printed with blocks inked yellow or green; one ill.... More

Prognostica ad viginti annos duratura.

Prognostica ad viginti annos duratura.

Leaf [16b]: Magistri Pauli de Middelburgo Prenostica ad viginti annos duratura. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Rosenwald 531 Goff P-186 Copinger 4035 BM 15th cent., IX, p. 1... More

Esopus [moralisatus]., Venice, Italy, 15th Century

Esopus [moralisatus]., Venice, Italy, 15th Century

Woodcut t.p., illustrated. The Latin metrical version of the Anonymus Neveleti (known as Aesopus moralisatus) with Italian translation and additions by Accio Zucco. Goff A-153 Hain-Reichling 350 (variations) GW... More

Das Passional, oder Der Heiligen Leben durch das gantz Iar.

Das Passional, oder Der Heiligen Leben durch das gantz Iar.

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [3a]). Colophon: Also nympt ein End das Summerteyl der Heyligen Leben vnd volgt nach das Winterteyl von Sant Michael biss vff Ambrosium zu Reutlingen flyssiglich volbracht vff... More

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Rosenwald 86 Goff S-871 Copinger 5688 BM 15th cent., II, p. 349 (IB.5943) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy: woodcuts hand-colored. Contemporary blind-stamped calf binding.

Liber sextus decretalium., 15th century

Liber sextus decretalium., 15th century

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With the gloss of Joannes Andreæ. Hain. Repertorium (with Copinger's Appendices, Add.) *3590 (variations) Gesamtkat.... More

De re militari., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

De re militari., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of C...

Rosenwald 61 Goff V-106 Hain 15911 Polain 3911 Voulliéme 1201 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy rubricated throughout.

Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis. - miniature, medieval manuscript

Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis. - miniature, medieval manuscript

Block book. Printed in brown ink on one side of leaves only. Includes illus. of the life of St. John. BM 15th cent., I, p. 3 (IB.41) Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch, IV, p. 160-216 (4th ed., 1st state) Rosenwald 23 A... More

Decretales Gregorii IX.  Vol. 3.

Decretales Gregorii IX. Vol. 3.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With a commentary. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁶ e⁵ f-h¹⁰ i-k⁶ l-m¹⁰ n⁸ o¹¹ p-q¹⁰ r⁸ s⁷ t-x¹⁰ y⁶ z⁷ A-C¹⁰ D⁸ E⁶ F-G¹⁰ H⁹ I-K... More

Decretales Gregorii IX.  Vol. 3.

Decretales Gregorii IX. Vol. 3.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With a commentary. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁶ e⁵ f-h¹⁰ i-k⁶ l-m¹⁰ n⁸ o¹¹ p-q¹⁰ r⁸ s⁷ t-x¹⁰ y⁶ z⁷ A-C¹⁰ D⁸ E⁶ F-G¹⁰ H⁹ I-K... More

Ars moriendi., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Ars moriendi., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Con...

Block book. Printed in black ink on one side of leaves only, so that pairs of printed and blank pages alternately face each other. Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch (3. Aufl.), IV, p. 261, 267-312 (ed. IV A) BM 15th ce... More

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

A free translation and adaptation of Thomas de Cantimpré's De natura rerum. Cf. G. Ehrismann's Geschichte der deutschen Literatur bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, 2. T., Schlussband (München, 1935), p. 646. ... More

Capitulo de laurora / co[m]posta per Seraphino.

Capitulo de laurora / co[m]posta per Seraphino.

Caption title. Imprint from Goff. Signatures: [1]². Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Goff S-464 GW M41663 Illustrated ISTC (CD-ROM, 2nd ed.) is00464000 LC copy has the ink sta... More

De vita et beneficijs Saluatoris Iesu Christi deuotissimas meditationes cum gratiarum actione, et perlucidum tractatum ... Gerardi Zutphanie de spiritualibus ascensionibus ... libellus continet

De vita et beneficijs Saluatoris Iesu Christi deuotissimas meditatione...

Rosenwald 151 Goff M-433 Hain-Copinger 10994 BM 15th cent., II, p. 354 (IA.6085) Bound with [Bertoldus, Dominican]. Horologiu[m] deuotionis circa vitam Christi. Augsburg, 1489. LC copy rubricated. A few margina... More

Thesoro dela Passion sacratissima de Nuestro Redemptor

Thesoro dela Passion sacratissima de Nuestro Redemptor

Goff D-138 Hain 6088 Haebler, K. Bib. ibérica, 200 (variations) Sánchez, J.M. Bib. Zaragozana, 44 (variations) Rosenwald 582 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Malleus maleficarum - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Malleus maleficarum - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress sc...

By Henricus Institoris and Jacobus Sprenger. Imprint from colophon. Ampersand in imprint represents a Tironian sign. Imprint date transposed: statement of year precedes printer's name, while the day and month a... More

Thesoro dela Passion sacratissima de Nuestro Redemptor

Thesoro dela Passion sacratissima de Nuestro Redemptor

Goff D-138 Hain 6088 Haebler, K. Bib. ibérica, 200 (variations) Sánchez, J.M. Bib. Zaragozana, 44 (variations) Rosenwald 582 Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Collationes patrum XXIV., Augsburg, Bavaria

Collationes patrum XXIV., Augsburg, Bavaria

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaf [162a] (colophon): Hie ennde[t] sich Die viervn[d]zweinczig guldin Harpffen, die gezogen seind auss collac[i]o[n]ib[us] pat[rum] [durch H... More

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Leaf ia: Diss Buch ist gena[n]nt Die vierundczweinczig Alte[n], od[er] D[er] guldin Tron ... Rosenwald 76 Goff O-119 Hain 12128 BM 15th cent., II, p. 347 (IB.5890) Schramm, IV, p. 15, 50, and illus. Also availa... More

Collationes patrum XXIV., Augsburg, Bavaria

Collationes patrum XXIV., Augsburg, Bavaria

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaf [162a] (colophon): Hie ennde[t] sich Die viervn[d]zweinczig guldin Harpffen, die gezogen seind auss collac[i]o[n]ib[us] pat[rum] [durch H... More

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Leaf ia: Diss Buch ist gena[n]nt Die vierundczweinczig Alte[n], od[er] D[er] guldin Tron ... Rosenwald 76 Goff O-119 Hain 12128 BM 15th cent., II, p. 347 (IB.5890) Schramm, IV, p. 15, 50, and illus. Also availa... More

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Leaf ia: Diss Buch ist gena[n]nt Die vierundczweinczig Alte[n], od[er] D[er] guldin Tron ... Rosenwald 76 Goff O-119 Hain 12128 BM 15th cent., II, p. 347 (IB.5890) Schramm, IV, p. 15, 50, and illus. Also availa... More

Historia de preliis., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Historia de preliis., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaf [2a]: Hienach volget Die Histori vo[n] de[m] Grosse[n] Alexand[er] wie die Eusebi[us] beschriben hat ... Translation by Johann Hartlieb o... More

Historia de preliis., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Historia de preliis., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaf [2a]: Hienach volget Die Histori vo[n] de[m] Grosse[n] Alexand[er] wie die Eusebi[us] beschriben hat ... Translation by Johann Hartlieb o... More

Das goldene Spiel., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Das goldene Spiel., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Leaf [1a]: Hie hebt sich das Buch an, die man nent Dz guldin Spil, vnder dem begriffen seind siben Spil, durch welche die Houbtsund der ouch an der Czal siben seynd, kurcz vn[d] meisterlich zu Bestraffung d[er]... More

AL Ingratitude vtterly settying apart ...

AL Ingratitude vtterly settying apart ...

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Translated from the French version by Anthony Woodville, Earl Rivers. Attributed to Gerardus de Vliederhoven. Cf. M. Dusch. De veer utersten ... More

Ars memorandi per figuras Evangelistarum.

Ars memorandi per figuras Evangelistarum.

Block book. Printed in brown ink on one side of leaves only, on versos and rectos alternately, so that pairs of printed and blank pages alternately face each other. Of each printed pair, one is text, the other ... More

Fabule [et] vita Esopi, cum fabulis Auiani, Alfonsij, Pogij Florentini, [et] aliorum, cum optimo co[m]mento, bene diligenterq[ue] correcte [et] emendate.

Fabule [et] vita Esopi, cum fabulis Auiani, Alfonsij, Pogij Florentini...

Compiled by Heinrich Steinhöwel and originally published ca. 1477 (Ulm, Zainer). Cf. Steinhöwels Äsop, edited by H. Österley, 1873 (Bibliothek des Litterarischen Vereins in Stuttgart, 117). Contains the Vit... More

Historia Griseldis., 15th century

Historia Griseldis., 15th century

Translated by Heinrich Steinhöwel. Signatures: [a¹²]. Goff P-404 Bühler, C.F. 15th cent. editions of Petrarch's Historia Griseldis (Library quarterly, XV (1945), p. 231-236), no. V Also available in digital ... More

Spiegel des menschlichen Lebens., Augsburg, Bavaria

Spiegel des menschlichen Lebens., Augsburg, Bavaria

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Leaf [1a]: Dises Büchlin genannt d[er] Spiegel des menschlichen Lebens, von ... Rodorico von Hyspania, Byschoffen Zamorensi, gemachet ... Pri... More

Das Passional, oder Der Heiligen Leben durch das gantz Iar.

Das Passional, oder Der Heiligen Leben durch das gantz Iar.

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [3a]). Colophon: Also nympt ein End das Summerteyl der Heyligen Leben vnd volgt nach das Winterteyl von Sant Michael biss vff Ambrosium zu Reutlingen flyssiglich volbracht vff... More

Das Passional, oder Der Heiligen Leben durch das gantz Iar.

Das Passional, oder Der Heiligen Leben durch das gantz Iar.

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [3a]). Colophon: Also nympt ein End das Summerteyl der Heyligen Leben vnd volgt nach das Winterteyl von Sant Michael biss vff Ambrosium zu Reutlingen flyssiglich volbracht vff... More

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [3a]). A free translation of the Cordiale quattuor novissimorum, often erroneously attributed to Hans Münzinger. Cf. Franz Falk's Die deutschen Sterbebüchlein, 1890, p. 80. ... More

Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis., 15th century

Apocalypsis Sancti Johannis., 15th century

Block book. Printed in brown ink on one side of leaves only. Includes illus. of the life of St. John. BM 15th cent., I, p. 3 (IB.41) Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch, IV, p. 160-216 (4th ed., 1st state) Rosenwald 23 A... More

Decretales Gregorii IX.  Vol. 3.

Decretales Gregorii IX. Vol. 3.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With a commentary. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁶ e⁵ f-h¹⁰ i-k⁶ l-m¹⁰ n⁸ o¹¹ p-q¹⁰ r⁸ s⁷ t-x¹⁰ y⁶ z⁷ A-C¹⁰ D⁸ E⁶ F-G¹⁰ H⁹ I-K... More

Ars moriendi., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Ars moriendi., 15th century - Rare book, public domain, Library of Con...

Block book. Printed in black ink on one side of leaves only, so that pairs of printed and blank pages alternately face each other. Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch (3. Aufl.), IV, p. 261, 267-312 (ed. IV A) BM 15th ce... More

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

A free translation and adaptation of Thomas de Cantimpré's De natura rerum. Cf. G. Ehrismann's Geschichte der deutschen Literatur bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, 2. T., Schlussband (München, 1935), p. 646. ... More

Die guldin Bibel, innhaltend Belonung der Tugennt vnnd Strouf der Laster.

Die guldin Bibel, innhaltend Belonung der Tugennt vnnd Strouf der Last...

Title extracted from caption of preface (leaf [1a]). Rosenwald 68 Goff R-21 Hain-Copinger 13690 BM 15th cent., II, p. 359 (IB.6177) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy ru... More

Calendarium - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Calendarium - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in red and black. Goff R-92 Hain-Copinger 13775 BM 15th cent., II, p. 456 (IA.7877) Schramm, XVIII, p. 5, 16, and illus. Rosenwald 25 ... More

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Die vierundzwanzig Alten, oder Der goldne Thron.

Leaf ia: Diss Buch ist gena[n]nt Die vierundczweinczig Alte[n], od[er] D[er] guldin Tron ... Rosenwald 76 Goff O-119 Hain 12128 BM 15th cent., II, p. 347 (IB.5890) Schramm, IV, p. 15, 50, and illus. Also availa... More

Die guldin Bibel, innhaltend Belonung der Tugennt vnnd Strouf der Laster.

Die guldin Bibel, innhaltend Belonung der Tugennt vnnd Strouf der Last...

Title extracted from caption of preface (leaf [1a]). Rosenwald 68 Goff R-21 Hain-Copinger 13690 BM 15th cent., II, p. 359 (IB.6177) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy ru... More

Das Buch der natürlichen Weiszheit, Augsburg, Bavaria

Das Buch der natürlichen Weiszheit, Augsburg, Bavaria

Attributed in this ed. (as in all mss. and early eds.) to a Cyrillus Episcopus, variously identified with Saint Cyrillus, Bp. of Jerusalem, Saint Cyrillus of Thessalonica, or Cyrillus de Quidenon. Cf. J.G.T. Gr... More

Die guldin Bibel, innhaltend Belonung der Tugennt vnnd Strouf der Laster.

Die guldin Bibel, innhaltend Belonung der Tugennt vnnd Strouf der Last...

Title extracted from caption of preface (leaf [1a]). Rosenwald 68 Goff R-21 Hain-Copinger 13690 BM 15th cent., II, p. 359 (IB.6177) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy ru... More

Storia di Ottinello e Giulia. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Storia di Ottinello e Giulia. - Rare book, public domain, Library of C...

In ottava rima. Type R85. Signatures: [a⁴]. Goff S-792 Sander 5240 Marinis, T. de. Cat. d'une collection d'anciens livres à figures italiens, 91 Rosenwald 348 Also available in digital form on the Library of ... More

Itinerarium.  German., Augsburg, Bavaria

Itinerarium. German., Augsburg, Bavaria

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [2a]). Translated from the French by Michel Velser. Signatures: [a-h¹⁰ i-k⁶]. Goff M-164 Hain 10647 (variations) Schramm, IV, p. 19, 51, and illus. (variations) Rosenwald 79 L... More

Consolatio peccatorum., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Consolatio peccatorum., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Leaf [2a]: Hie hebt sich eyn gutt nuczlich Buch von der rechtlichen Uberwundung Cristi wider Sathan. Signatures: a-i¹⁰. a1 (blank?) wanting. Rosenwald 39 Goff J-74 Copinger 5805 Schreiber, V, 4279 (variations) ... More

Here begynneth the table of the rubrices of this presente volume named the Mirrour of the World or thymage of the same.

Here begynneth the table of the rubrices of this presente volume named...

Translated by William Caxton from a prose version of the Image du monde (or Livre de clergie) attributed by some authorities to Gossuin, by others to Gautier of Metz. It is derived from various Latin sources, c... More

Die Geschicht vnd Legend von dem seyligen Kind vnd Marterer genannt Symon, von den Juden zu Trientt gemarteret vnd getöttet.

Die Geschicht vnd Legend von dem seyligen Kind vnd Marterer genannt Sy...

Rosenwald 60 Goff T-489 Hain-Copinger 15658 BM 15th cent., II, p. 322 (IB.5478) Schramm, II, p. 16, 24, and illus. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy rubricated; illus. ... More

Ursprung und Anfang Augsburgs., Augsburg, Bavaria

Ursprung und Anfang Augsburgs., Augsburg, Bavaria

Rosenwald 101 Goff A-1213 Hain 1942 GW 2860 (LC copy printed in black only) Schramm, III, p. 23, 26, and illus. Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy rubricated throughout;... More

Esopus [moralisatus]., Venice, Italy, 15th Century

Esopus [moralisatus]., Venice, Italy, 15th Century

Woodcut t.p., illustrated. The Latin metrical version of the Anonymus Neveleti (known as Aesopus moralisatus) with Italian translation and additions by Accio Zucco. Goff A-153 Hain-Reichling 350 (variations) GW... More

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Rosenwald 86 Goff S-871 Copinger 5688 BM 15th cent., II, p. 349 (IB.5943) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy: woodcuts hand-colored. Contemporary blind-stamped calf binding.

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Das Buch genannt der Seuse., Augsburg, Bavaria

Rosenwald 86 Goff S-871 Copinger 5688 BM 15th cent., II, p. 349 (IB.5943) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy: woodcuts hand-colored. Contemporary blind-stamped calf binding.

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen.

Title extracted from incipit (leaf [3a]). A free translation of the Cordiale quattuor novissimorum, often erroneously attributed to Hans Münzinger. Cf. Franz Falk's Die deutschen Sterbebüchlein, 1890, p. 80. ... More

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Co...

"... Des p[ro]prietes des choses fut tra[n]slate de latin en fra[n]coys lay de grace Mil.CCCC.lxxij [sic, i.e. 1372] par le co[m]ma[n]deme[n]t de tres puissant et noble prince Charles le quint ... Et le traslat... More

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Le Proprietaire en francoys. - Rare book, public domain, Library of Co...

"... Des p[ro]prietes des choses fut tra[n]slate de latin en fra[n]coys lay de grace Mil.CCCC.lxxij [sic, i.e. 1372] par le co[m]ma[n]deme[n]t de tres puissant et noble prince Charles le quint ... Et le traslat... More

Decretales Gregorii IX.  Vol. 3.

Decretales Gregorii IX. Vol. 3.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in black and red. With a commentary. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁶ e⁵ f-h¹⁰ i-k⁶ l-m¹⁰ n⁸ o¹¹ p-q¹⁰ r⁸ s⁷ t-x¹⁰ y⁶ z⁷ A-C¹⁰ D⁸ E⁶ F-G¹⁰ H⁹ I-K... More

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

A free translation and adaptation of Thomas de Cantimpré's De natura rerum. Cf. G. Ehrismann's Geschichte der deutschen Literatur bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, 2. T., Schlussband (München, 1935), p. 646. ... More

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

A free translation and adaptation of Thomas de Cantimpré's De natura rerum. Cf. G. Ehrismann's Geschichte der deutschen Literatur bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, 2. T., Schlussband (München, 1935), p. 646. ... More

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

Buch der Natur., Augsburg, Bavaria

A free translation and adaptation of Thomas de Cantimpré's De natura rerum. Cf. G. Ehrismann's Geschichte der deutschen Literatur bis zum Ausgang des Mittelalters, 2. T., Schlussband (München, 1935), p. 646. ... More

Die guldin Bibel, innhaltend Belonung der Tugennt vnnd Strouf der Laster.

Die guldin Bibel, innhaltend Belonung der Tugennt vnnd Strouf der Last...

Title extracted from caption of preface (leaf [1a]). Rosenwald 68 Goff R-21 Hain-Copinger 13690 BM 15th cent., II, p. 359 (IB.6177) Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. LC copy ru... More

Calendarium - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Calendarium - Rare book, public domain, Library of Congress scan

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site. Printed in red and black. Goff R-92 Hain-Copinger 13775 BM 15th cent., II, p. 456 (IA.7877) Schramm, XVIII, p. 5, 16, and illus. Rosenwald 25 ... More

Der Sele Trost., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Der Sele Trost., 15th century, Augsburg, Bavaria

Leaf iija: Das ist der Sele Trost genannt ... Comprises only the first part of the earlier (Cologne, 1474) Low German ed. and is an independent version of it. Rosenwald 71 Goff S-358 Hain 14582 BM 15th cent., I... More

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