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February 2025

753J Duns Scotus, (c.1265-1308) An Annotated edition of commentary on book IV of Lombard 1476

753J — John Duns Scotus (c.1265–1308) Quaestiones in quattuor libros Sententiarum Petri LombardiEdited by Thomas Penketh and Bartholomaeus Bellatus. Part IV only. Venice: Johannes de Colonia, 1476 (before 3 October 1477). Price: $9,900 Folio (28 × 20 cm). Collation: a–g¹⁰ h–i⁸ k–o¹⁰ p–q⁸... Continue Reading →

453J Diogenes Lærtius; philosophorum vita

2) 453J Diogenes Lærtius , (Tr: Ambrosius Traversarius 1386-1439.) Diogenis lærtii historiographi de philosophorum vita decem per q[uam] fecundi libri ad bene beateq[ue] viuendu[m] co[m]motiui.  Paris : Guy or  Jean Marchant, for Jean Petit, [about 1509]. {Venundantur Parisius in vico Diui Iacobi... Continue Reading →

Ars moriendi & Speculum finalis retributionis tam bonorum 1495 & 1499

552Ji   Mateusz,; z Krakowa, Cardinal,; approximately 1330-1410.* (Ars moriendi.) – Speculū artis bene moriēdi de temptatōnibus. penis infernalibus interrogatōibus agonisantium et varijs oratōnibus pro illorum salute faciendis.  (Köln, Heinrich Quentell, about  1495).                      Price $9,000 Quarto  20 x 5 cm. Signatures: a⁶ b⁴ c⁶  With a nice Accipies woodcut on... Continue Reading →

Inc’s not in NYC

This week's blog is descriptions of Seven incunabula not represented in NYC libraries. 284JAridstotle/Burley 1500. https://data.cerl.org/istc/ib01301000 Boston Public,  Newberry Library, Library of Philadelphia, Uof Illinois, 4466J  Balthasar de Portahttps://data.cerl.org/istc/ib00039000Huntington , SMU, Yale658J  Eusebius 1487https://data.cerl.org/istc/ih00257000 The Walters Library,  Huntington Library2305JPelbartus de Themeswar 1501. https://data.cerl.org/istc/ip002525000238J Peregrinus of Opolehttps://data.cerl.org/istc/ip00267000Bryn Mawr College, (ff 239-278) ,Harvard... Continue Reading →

Eusebius: (La vita el transito) 1487

Two North American copies. 658J. Eusebius -(275-339) (La vita el transito) Eusebius Cremonensis: Epistola de morte Hieronymi; Aurelius Augustinus, S: Epistola de magnificentiis Hieronymi; Cyrillus: De Miraculis Hieronymi). [Venice, Hannibal Foxius, 1 June 1487].               $7,000 Octavo 16.7x12cm. Signatures: a–i8. 72 leaves, 36 lines, Roman letter, rubricated with capital letters in red ink. Several annotations in ink and marginal notes, first leaf mounted, 5 leaves, small wormholes touching the letters on the front edge of 4 leaves, 2 intermediate margins reinforced with old paper strips, small worming marks on 4 leaves. – Bound in twentieth century quarter Morocco, with a spine label “Transito di San Gerolamo, Venetia, 1487” This collection... Continue Reading →

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