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Vita di sancti padri uolgare historiata.

Title
Vita di sancti padri uolgare historiata.
Publication
Stampate ne l'alma citta de Venetia : Per Christophoro di Pensa, MCCCCLXXXXVIIII a di v decembrio [5 December 1499]

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Additional Authors
  • Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420
  • Cavalca, Domenico, -1342
  • Moschus, John, approximately 550-619.
  • Pensis, Christophorus de, active 1487-1503
Description
[312] pages : illustrations; 32 cm (fol.)
Uniform Title
Vitae patrum. Italian.
Alternative Title
  • Uita di sancti padri uolgare historiata
  • Vita di sancti padri volgare historiata
  • Incominciano le uite de sancti padri
  • Vite de sancti padri
  • Uite de sancti padri
  • Prato spirituale de sancti padri.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Wood engravings, Italian.
  • Incunabula – Italy – Venice.
Note
  • Begins, leaf a2r: Incominciano le uite de sancti padri per diuersi eloquentissimi doctori uulgarizate.
  • Imprint from colophon.
  • Translated by Domenico Cavalca.
  • Signatures: a-b⁸ c-d⁶ e-u⁸.
  • Roman type (except title page); 2 columns, 61-63 lines.
  • Illustrations: half-page woodcut (St. Paul the Hermit) within historiated architectural woodcut border, and 250 small woodcuts (including many repeats) several of which are signed "b," "J" or "i." All but the border had previously appeared in the 1491 Venice edition.
  • "Incomincia il prato spirituale de sancti padri co[m]posto da sancto Gioanni Euerato": leaves q2v-u4v.
  • Also available online (Biblioteca Corsiniana copy) via BEIC.
Indexed In (note)
  • Incunabula short title catalogue
  • Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries
  • Stillwell, M.B. Incunabula in American libraries, a second census
  • Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum
  • Sander, M. Livre à figures italien depuis 1467 jusqu'à 1530
  • Essling, V. Masséna, prince d'. Livres à figures vénitiens de la fin du XVe siècle et du commencement du XVIe
  • Pollard, A.W. Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram fourth earl of Ashburnham, and other sources, now forming portion of the library of J. Pierpont Morgan
  • Cioni, A. Bibliografia de Le vite dei santi Padri volgarizzate da fra Domenico Cavalca
Binding (note)
  • Binding, 20th century Italian, of brown leather, blind stamped in 16th century style.
Call Number
Spencer Coll. Ital. 1499
OCLC
82601658
Title
Vita di sancti padri uolgare historiata.
Publisher
Stampate ne l'alma citta de Venetia : Per Christophoro di Pensa, MCCCCLXXXXVIIII a di v decembrio [5 December 1499]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Indexed In:
Incunabula short title catalogue, ih00235000
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, H-235
Stillwell, M.B. Incunabula in American libraries, a second census, H-214
Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 8627
Sander, M. Livre à figures italien depuis 1467 jusqu'à 1530, 3410
Essling, V. Masséna, prince d'. Livres à figures vénitiens de la fin du XVe siècle et du commencement du XVIe, 572
Pollard, A.W. Catalogue of manuscripts and early printed books from the libraries of William Morris, Richard Bennett, Bertram fourth earl of Ashburnham, and other sources, now forming portion of the library of J. Pierpont Morgan, Early printed books, v. 2, pages 93-94, no. 372
Cioni, A. Bibliografia de Le vite dei santi Padri volgarizzate da fra Domenico Cavalca, page 38 (class B (testo completo), no. 18)
Binding
Binding, 20th century Italian, of brown leather, blind stamped in 16th century style. NN
Local Note
Slightly wormed.
Place of Publication
Italy Venice.
Added Author
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420, attributed name.
Cavalca, Domenico, -1342, translator.
Moschus, John, approximately 550-619. Pratum spirituale. Italian.
Pensis, Christophorus de, active 1487-1503, printer.
Added Title
Prato spirituale de sancti padri.
Research Call Number
Spencer Coll. Ital. 1499
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