Psalteriu[m] iuxta usu[m] alme eccl[es]ie Ratisponen[se].

Accession number:

PML 28659

Uniform title:

Bible. Psalms. Latin. 1490.

Published:

[Bamberg] : [Johann Sensenschmidt and Heinrich Petzensteiner], [approximately 1490]

Description:

XCVIII leaves ; 30 cm (fol.)

Credit Line:

Purchased in 1932.

Notes:

Title from leaf [1]/1r: Incipit psalteriu[m] iuxta usu[m] alme eccl[es]ie Ratisponen[se].
Printed in Sensenschmidt and Petzensteiner's types 10:196G (larger missal type) and 11:156G (smaller missal type).
GW dates to 1485; BSB-Ink to ca. 1483.
Collation: [1¹⁰ 2-5¹⁰·⁸ 6-8¹⁰ 9⁶ 10-11⁸]: 98 leaves.
Paper format: Chancery folio
Printed foliation.
There are two issues of the psalter: ISTC ip01061000 for use in the diocese of Regensburg and ISTC ip01049417 for general use with the specific passages pertaining to Regensburg use (predominantly printed in smaller missal type 11:156G) removed.
Watermark: folio III. Bull's head surmounted by five-petaled flower on vertical stick. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio III. Bull's head, flower. 136914wm1_PML_28659_III_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: folio IX. Balance inside a circle, surmounted by Maltese cross. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio IX. Balance, circle, Maltese cross. 136914wm2_PML_28659_IX_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: folio XII. Church with tall cross. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio XII. Cross, church. 136914wm3_PML_28659_XII_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: folio XV. Cardinal's hat. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio XV. Cardinal's hat. 136914wm4_PML_28659_XV_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: folio XXI. Bunch of grapes with thick stem. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio XXI. Grapes. 136914wm5_PML_28659_XXI_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: folio LXI. Bull's head surmounted by Tau. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio LXI. Bull's head, tau. 136914wm6_PML_28659_LXI_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: folio LXII. Sword pointed toward open crown. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio LXII. Sword, crown. 136914wm7_PML_28659_LXII_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: folio LXXX. Bull's head with snake intertwined on stick. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio LXXX. Bull's head, snake, serpent, tau. 136914wm8_PML_28659_LXXX_WM_beta.jpg
Watermark: folio LXXXIII. Sword pointed toward open crown. Watermark, beta radiograph, folio LXXXIII. Sword, crown. 136914wm9_PML_28659_LXXXIII_WM_beta.jpg
PML copy leaf dimensions: 29.4 x 20.5 cm.

Binding:

18th/19th-century half calf over paper boards with sides covered in paste paper (30 x 21.5 cm), sewn on 4 supports. Plain paper pastedowns and fly leaves; sprinkled edges.

Variant Title:

Psalterium Ratisponense (Regensburg).

Inscriptions/Markings:

Hand decoration: Rubricated, red lombards with black penwork decoration, paragraph marks, and underlining. Annotations: Marginal notations in several hands, including feria markings, crosses, and additional texts. Psalm 77:70 crossed out.

Provenance:

Wernigerode (Saxony-Anhalt), Fürstlich Stolberg-Wernigerödische Bibliothek, armorial ink stamp (leaf [1]/1r); Pierpont Morgan Library, purchased from L.C. Harper, February 1932.

Classification:

Incunable Collection

Catalog Link:

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Genres:

Incunabula

Calf bindings (Binding)

Paste papers (Binding)

Department:

Printed Books