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Request Appointment Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	By appointment only	Spencer Coll. Ger. 1474	Schwarzman Building - Print Collection Room 308

Description

397 f., 3 l.; f̕.

Note

Hain Copinger III, 6387. Schreiber 4326.
Semi-gothic type (Proctor 1559); 44 lines.
First Latin edition with woodcuts printed in Germany.
Illustrations: 163 small woodcuts including numerous repeats; one pictorial initial D, other initials of Maiblumen design, and outline; the initial U of the prologue, f. 1a is the regulation woodcut initial. "The cuts themselves are the first German illustrations to Veragine, having originally appeared in Zainer's German edition of 1471-2 (25 Oct. - 27 Apr.)...the first book illustrations produced at Augsburg." cf. Fairfax Murray 431. In a note written for the catalogue of his library, William Morris said: "The cuts in this book are done by an early artist of Zainer's and have the look of being designed by an illuminator; they look like the work in Song's 'Speculum.'" cf. Morgan 134.
Binding, modern, of dark brown morocco stamped in the style of the fifteenth century German bindings. Sides within an inset rose vine border and fillets, with center panel in a diaper design of Tudor roses and diamond-shaped lozenges. Back lettered and stamped. With gilt edges.

With (note)

Without signature marks; leaves numbered i-ccclxxxxvij, 1 unnumbered leaf; 2 unnumbered leaves, table, wanting, supplied by modern man.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ger. 1474

OCLC

131742261

Author

Jacobus, de Voragine, approximately 1229-1298.

Title

[Legenda aurea.

Imprint

Augsburg : Günther Zainer, 1474?]

With:

Without signature marks; leaves numbered i-ccclxxxxvij, 1 unnumbered leaf; 2 unnumbered leaves, table, wanting, supplied by modern man.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ger. 1474