Live auction - Lot 733

[Switzerland - Basel]

Biblia Latina cum glosa ordinaria et postillis Nicolai de Lyra [...]. Quinta pars [...] contine[n]s glosam [...] super libros Matthei, Marci, Luce, Joha[n]nis.

Basel, J. Froben & J. Petri, 1 December 1498

€ 400 / 600

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Folio: [244] ff., 78 ll. (final f. used as pastedown and partly torn & loose, some tears and other defects, blank top margin of a1 cut off, minor worming in blank bottom margin of quires F-H).

Contemp. blind-stamped calf over wood monastic binding, bevelled edges, covers with lozenge-shaped blind-ruled frames and rows of circular flower stamps, spine with 4 raised bands, metal catches, bottom edge titled (heavily rubbed, leather of spine and lower cover partly gone, corners def., clasps gone). Inside a fine copy.

Vol. 5, complete in itself, with the commentary on the Gospels, of the six-volume Bible commentary by Nicolaus de Lyra. Rubricated in red and blue. A number of large initials in red and blue with penwork at the beginning of larger text parts. Traces of original ms. endpapers still visible on inside of covers (endpapers gone).
Ref. ISTC ib00609000. - GW 4284. - Goff B-609. - Polain 681. - BSB-Ink B-316.
Prov. A number of tiny contemp. annotations. - Libr. stamps.

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Lot 733

Biblia Latina cum glosa ordinaria et postillis Nicolai de Lyra [...]. Quinta pars [...] contine[n]s glosam [...] super libros Matthei, Marci, Luce, Joha[n]nis.

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