Prima[-tertia] pars operum Johannis Gerson.
Gerson, Jean,1363-1429.
Schott, Peter,1458-1490.
Geiler von Kaysersberg, Johann,1445-1510.
Flach, Martin,-1500,printer.
de Vitry, Ambrosius,frater,15-16th century,former owner.StEdNL
Panmure, William Maule,Earl of,1700-1782,former owner.StEdNL
Celestini Beate Marie de Parisius,1254-1790,former owner.StEdNL
[Strasbourg : Martin Flach,
13 Dec. 1494]
Edited by Peter Schott and Johann Geiler von Kayserberg. Cf. GW.
Title from title page of volume 1.
Volumes 1-3 have special title pages only. The "Inventarium" is frequently bound with one of the three vols. and has special title page which reads: Inuentoriu[m] eoru[m] que in operibus Gersonis continentur.
Frequently found with a fourth part printed by Martin Flach, the younger, in 1502.
Colophon of volume 1 reads: Prima pars operu[m] magistri Ioha[n]nis de Gerson sacraru[m] litteraru[m] doctoris resolutissimi christianissimiq[ue], [com]plectens tratactus fidem ac p[otes]tatem eccl[es]iastica[m] co[n]cerne[n]tes, finit feliciter Anno d[omi]nice natiuitatis. M.cccc.xciiij. Idib[us] dece[m]br[is].
Vol. 1: [51], [1], [218] leaves (leaf [1] and last blanks); vol. 2: [258] leaves (last blank); vol. 3: [360] leaves.
Vol. 1 signatures: a-b⁶ c-e⁸ f⁶ g-i⁸ k⁶ l-t⁸⁶̇ v⁸ x-2a⁶⁸̇ 2b⁸ 2c⁶ 2d-2g⁸ (2g8 blank).
Vol. 2 signatures: A⁸ B-2F⁸⁶̇ 2G-2H⁸ 2I⁶ 2K-2N⁸ (2N8 blank).
Vol. 3 signatures: 2a-2h⁸⁶̇ 2i-2k⁸ 2l⁶ 2m-2n⁸ 2o⁶ 2p-2q⁸ 2r⁶ 2s⁸ 2t⁶ 2v-2x⁸ 2y⁶ 2z-Aa⁸ Bb⁶ Cc-Dd⁸ Ed⁶ Ff⁸ Gg-Hh⁶ Ii⁸ Kk⁶ Ll⁸ Mm⁶ Nn-Oo⁸ Pp⁶ Qq⁸ Rr⁶ Ss-Tt⁸ Vv⁶ Xx-Zz⁸ 2A-2D⁸̇.
"Inventarium" signatures: A-B⁸ C-F⁶⁸̇ G⁸ (G8 blank).
Chancery folio, printed in double columns. 53 lines to a full column, plus headline; area of text: 213 (230) x 135 (142) mm.; col. width: 65 mm. Printed marginalia. Initial spaces with guide letters. With signatures; without foliation and catchwords.
The works are divided into a hundred sections with printed numbers on upper corner, and these again into subsections, marked alphabetically for indexing.
Full-page woodcut (from the 1488 Strasbourg ed.) in all three vols. on title page verso depicting Gerson as a pilgrim, walking to the right followed by his dog, and carrying a staff in his left hand and a shield (showing the seven planets and with a winged heart on which is inscribed a tau) slung over his right arm. In the background, a castle is to Gerson's left and a tree to his right. Cf. Schreiber, W.L. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois, no. 4104.
Epistola Io. gerson ad fratre[m] and 17 hexameters describing the woodcut illustration plus Co[m]pendiosa laus on leaf a2.
Volume 1 has leaf q3 signed p3.
Initials and paragraph marks supplied in red or blue.
With marginal annotations.
Goff
BM 15th cent.
BSB-Ink.
GW
ISTC
Schreiber, W.L. Handbuch (3. Aufl.)
Lists of fifteenth century books in Edinburgh libraries,
Hillyard, B. Acquisitions of Incunables by the Advocates Library before 1808,
Ink inscription at foot of verso of final leaf of volume 1: Iste liber est Celestinorum beate marie de parisius quam dedit frater Ambrosius de vitrii[?] ante professionem suam signatus p[er] Λz8. 33..G. The inscription is repeated on the first leaf of the third volume, on the last leaf of which is inscribed an anecdote about the priests and a comment thereanent, in hands apparently of the 17th century. Armorial bookplate of Mr Baron Maule below front pastedowns. Bought by the Advocates Library at his auction 5 March 1782.
19th-century calf with blind rolled border of 3 fillets, blind rolled board edges and later reback. Flyleaves bear watermark date 1829.
Theology
France Strasbourg.