Research Catalog

Title

Ain lieblichs Biechlin zu lesen von dem hochgelerten Meister Lucidarius : der do sagt von den wun[n]derbaren Sachen der Welt vnd des Hymmels.

Publication

Getruckt zů Strassbürg : von Mathys Hupfuff, als man zalt nach Cristus vnssers Herrn Geburt Mcccc vnd lxxxxviiij Iar [1499]

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Details

Additional Authors

• Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156.
• Hupfuff, Matthias, -1520
• French Binders (Firm : Garden City, N.Y.), binder

Description

[60] pages : illustrations; 21 cm (4to)

Summary

A compendium of theological and secular knowledge in the form of a dialogue between a pupil (Junger) and a master (Meister), adapted in part from Elucidarius of Honorius of Autun. See: Steer, Georg. "Lucidarius," in Die deutsche Literatur des Mittelalters : Verfasserlexikon, Bd. 5, Lieferung 3/4, c1985, columns 939-947.

Uniform Title

Lucidarius.

Alternative Title

• Meister Lucidarius
• Diss heysset Lucidarius, dz spricht zů teůsch also vyl als eyn Erlüchter

Subject

• Catholic Church > Doctrines > Early works to 1800
• Theology, Doctrinal > Early works to 1800
• Future life > Early works to 1800
• Cosmography > Early works to 1800
• Geography > Early works to 1800
• Didactic literature, German

Genre/Form

• Dialogues (Literature)
• Incunabula – France – Strasbourg.
• Woodcuts – Germany – 15th century.
• Woodcuts – France – 15th century.

Note

• Composed in the late 12th century; the author is most likely a single person, not a team of authors, although because of a "prologue A" now believed fictitious, it was formerly attributed to chaplains of Heinrich der Löwe (approximately 1129-1195) in Braunschweig. "Der unbekannte 'Lucidarius'-Autor arbeitete ganz offensichtlich nicht an einem weltlichen Hof. Er entstammt aller Wahrscheinlichkeit nach der Bildungssphäre der Regularkanoniker aus dem Umkreis der Marbacher Reformgruppe"--Der deutsche Lucidarius. Bd. 1, Kritischer Text nach den Handschriften / herausgegeben von Dagmar Gottschall und Georg Steer, 1994, page 114*.
• First published in Augsburg, 1479.
• Imprint from colophon.
• Signatures: a-f⁶·⁴. Last page blank.
• German type; 34 lines.
• Illustrations: 2 full-page cuts, 6 cuts in text. The cuts comprise: [1] Master and pupil, on title page; [2] the Empress on her deathbed (full-page), page [2]; [3] repeat of [1], page [3]; [4] fall of Lucifer, page [6]; [5] sun and moon and four heads of winds, page [8]; [6] sun and moon and four heads of kings, page [12]; [7] the Emperor, his son and seven savants, page [58]; [8] Jesus carrying the cross, page [59] (full-page). Cuts [2] and [7] were used by Hupfuff in 1498; [8] appears to be in a much earlier manner. See Schramm and Schreiber (cited below).
• Initials in four sizes: medium A beginning title; large ornamental D beginning text on page [3]; outline N on page [20]; small d with black ground, six variations repeated to 40 in all.

Indexed In (note)

• Incunabula short title catalogue
• Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke
• Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries
• Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum
• Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, Addenda
• Klebs, A.C. Incunabula scientifica et medica
• Kristeller, P. Strassburger Bücher-Illustration im XV. und im Anfange des XVI. Jahrhunderts
• New York Public Library. Spencer Collection of illustrated books
• Schmidt, C. Répertoire bibliographique strasbourgeois jusque vers 1530
• Schorbach, K. "Verzeichnis der alten Drucke des deutschen Lucidarius." In Schorbach, K. Studien über das deutsche Volksbuch Lucidarius und seine Bearbeitungen in fremden Sprachen, 61-132
• Schramm, A. Bilderschmuck der Frühdrucke
• Schreiber, W.L. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur métal au XVe siècle

Binding (note)

• Dark brown crushed levant morocco, blind-tooled, by the French Binders (signed on lower front turn-in: The French Binders, Garden City, N.Y.; on lower back turn-in: Hardy & Pilon), 1921. Sides in a fifteenth-century stamped design of fillets and panels with ornaments in three styles. Above the front center panel is stamped: Lucidarius; below: Strassburg, 1499; lower part of back on panel: M. Hupfuff. Back stamped and unlettered. With marbled edges and plain end papers. Bound for the Spencer Collection, March 31, 1921.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ger. 1499 (Lucidarius (German))

OCLC

1099548018

Title

Ain lieblichs Biechlin zu lesen von dem hochgelerten Meister Lucidarius : der do sagt von den wun[n]derbaren Sachen der Welt vnd des Hymmels.

Publisher

Getruckt zů Strassbürg : von Mathys Hupfuff, als man zalt nach Cristus vnssers Herrn Geburt Mcccc vnd lxxxxviiij Iar [1499]

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Physical Medium

4to rdabf

Indexed In:

Incunabula short title catalogue, il00332480 https://data.cerl.org/istc/il00332480

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M09343 https://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de/docs/M09343.htm

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, H-330

Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 8814

Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, Addenda, 8814

Klebs, A.C. Incunabula scientifica et medica, 621.28

Kristeller, P. Strassburger Bücher-Illustration im XV. und im Anfange des XVI. Jahrhunderts, entry 252

New York Public Library. Spencer Collection of illustrated books, page 46

Schmidt, C. Répertoire bibliographique strasbourgeois jusque vers 1530, v. 1, page 3, no. *8

Schorbach, K. "Verzeichnis der alten Drucke des deutschen Lucidarius." In Schorbach, K. Studien über das deutsche Volksbuch Lucidarius und seine Bearbeitungen in fremden Sprachen, 61-132, entry 27

Schramm, A. Bilderschmuck der Frühdrucke, v. 20, pages 18, 29 and plate 269, figures 2102-2106.

Schreiber, W.L. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur métal au XVe siècle, v. 5, 4552

Binding

Dark brown crushed levant morocco, blind-tooled, by the French Binders (signed on lower front turn-in: The French Binders, Garden City, N.Y.; on lower back turn-in: Hardy & Pilon), 1921. Sides in a fifteenth-century stamped design of fillets and panels with ornaments in three styles. Above the front center panel is stamped: Lucidarius; below: Strassburg, 1499; lower part of back on panel: M. Hupfuff. Back stamped and unlettered. With marbled edges and plain end papers. Bound for the Spencer Collection, March 31, 1921. NN

Place of Publication

France Strasbourg.

Added Author

Based in part on: Honorius, of Autun, approximately 1080-approximately 1156. Elucidarius.

Hupfuff, Matthias, -1520, printer.

Hardy, Henri, 1854-1945, binder.

Pilon, Gaston, 1877-1952, binder.

French Binders (Firm : Garden City, N.Y.), binder.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Ger. 1499 (Lucidarius (German))