Die hÿstorie von den sÿben weÿsen meÿster[e]n.

Accession number:

PML 131

Uniform title:

Seven sages of Rome. German.

Published:

Augsburg : Johann Bämler, 9 August 1473.

Description:

[66] leaves : illus. (woodcuts) ; 28 cm (fol.)

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Bennett collection, 1902.

Notes:

Title from colophon (leaf [8]/7v): Also hat die hÿstorie von den sÿben weÿsen meÿster[e]n ein end. Un[d] die hat getruckt Joha[n]nes Bämler in d[er] keÿserliche[n] stat Augspurg an montag vor laurencÿ Anno [etc] .lxxiii.iar.
Incipit (leaf [1]/2r): Hienach volget ein gar schöne Cronick un[d] hÿstori Auβ den geschichten der Römer[e]n In welicher hÿstori un[d] Coronick man vindet gar vil schöner un[d] nüczlicher exempel die gar lustlich un[d] kurczweylig zehör[e]n seind.
Printed in Bämler's type 1:145(140)G.
Collation: [1¹⁰ 2-8⁸]: 66 leaves, leaf [8]/8 blank.
Paper format: Chancery folio
Woodcut frontispiece (leaf [1]/1v) and initials.
PML copy leaf dimensions: 27.3 x 19.6 cm.

Binding:

19th-century blind- and gilt-tooled full maroon goatskin over paper boards (28 x 20.5 cm), sewn on 5 supports by Chambolle-Duru, with the Bibliothèque de Mello armorial on each board. Marbled paper pastedowns and fly leaves, with plain paper fly leaves; decorative endbands; all edges gilt.

Variant Title:

Historie von den sieben weisen Meistern

Inscriptions/Markings:

Hand decoration: Printed initials painted by hand. Annotations: No notations in text.

Provenance:

Achille Seillière (1813-1873), Bibliothèque de Mello, armorial binding; his sale, Charles Porquet (Paris), 5 May 1890, lot 702; Richard Bennett (1849-1930), armorial bookplate (front pastedown) and bibliographical notes: No. 169, 8/5/96 and price code re/-/- +com (front fly leaf verso, erased); Pierpont Morgan, purchased with the Bennett collection, 1902.

Classification:

Incunable Collection

Catalog Link:

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Genres:

Incunabula

Goatskin bindings (Binding)

Department:

Printed Books