Opus transmarine peregrinationis ad venerandu[m] et gloriosum sepulcru[m] dominicu[m] in Iherusale[m].
Breydenbach, Bernhard von,-1497.
Reuwich, Erhard,active 1483-1486.
Steuart, David,1747-1824,former owner.StEdNL
[Mainz : Erhard Reuwich,
11 Feb. 1486]
Title extracted from beginning of preface.
Colophon reads: Sanctaru[m] peregrinationu[m] in montem Syon ad venerandu[m] [Christi] sepulcru[m] in Ierüsalem. atq[ue] in monte[m] Synai ad diua[m] virgine[m] et martire[m] Katherina[m] opusculum hoc co[n]tentiuu[m] p[er] Erhardu[m] reüwich de Traiecto inferiori impressum in ciuitate Moguntina anno salutis. M.cccc.lxxxvj. die xj. Februarij finit feliciter.
Woodcuts by Erhard Reuwich.
Usually 42-44 lines per page. Printed in Gothic.
Last leaf blank.
Without signatures and catch-words.
Author named on folio 2 recto: Bernhardus de Breydenbach.
Initials and paragraph marks supplied in red and blue, white space at the end of lines decorated in red and blue, capitals rubricated.
GW
BM 15th cent.
Goff
ISTC
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
Contemporary ink inscription on recto of first leaf: Bibliothecae Augustinianae Daudensis. There is an unidentified early inscription above in another hand. Defaced ownership inscription on verso of 12th leaf. Acquired by the Advocates Library from David Steuart's 1801 sale (day 1, lot 59).
18th-century leather with gilt rolled border on front and back board, gilt rolled turn-ins, gilt edges, marbled endpapers and modern reback and repairs to corner tips.
Germany Mainz.