In primum librum Mose enarrationes
By: reuerendi patris D.D. Martini Lutheri, plenę salutaris & christianae eruditionis, bona fide & diligenter collectae ; cum indice rerum memorabilium.
Contributors: Dietrich, Veit, 1506-1549.; Besold, Hieronymus, ca. 1520-1562.; Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560.; Cruciger, Kaspar, 1504-1548.; Rörer, Georg, 1492-1557.; Martin Luther Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Per Iohannem Montanum & Vlricum Neuberum
Published: 1552
Place of publication: Impressum Noribergae
Language: lat
Subjects: Bible. O.T. Genesis -- Commentaries.
Other titles: In Genesin enarrationum.
Notes: VD 16 B 2996, B 2999, B 3000
NUC pre-1956 NL 0568968
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Vols. 2-4 have titles: In Genesin enarrationum ... tomus secundus [-quartus].
Vol. 1 printed in 1555; v. 2 edited by Vitus Theodorus, printed in 1556; v. 3-4 edited by Hieronymus Besold, printed in 1552 and 1560 respectively. Vol. 2 contains preface by Philipp Melanchthon.
Vol. 1 edited by Kaspar Cruciger and Georg Rörer. Cf. NUC pre-1956.
Vol. 1: [16], CLXVII [i.e. CLXXI], [1] leaves; v. 2: [19], CCLIIII [i.e. CCLVI], [1] leaves; v. 3: [6], CCXVI [i.e. CCXVII], [1] leaves; v. 4: [20], CCLI [i.e. CCXXXIX], [1] leaves.
Signatures: v. 1: a⁶ *⁶ [leaf]⁴ A-2F⁶ (2F6 blank); v. 2: &⁴ [alpha]⁶ [beta]⁶ [gamma]⁴ A-2T⁶ 2U⁴ ([gamma]4 blank); v. 3: A-2N⁶ 2O⁸; v. 4: [alpha]⁶ [beta]⁸ A-2S⁶ (2S6 blank).
Titles printed in red and black. Title within historiated woodcut border on v. 1, dated 1552. Woodcuts at head of titles on t.p. in v. 2-4 and before colophons on v. 1-4. Some woodcut initials throughout all volumes.
LC copy bound in 2 v. Front boards detached. Inscription on front paste-down of v. 1: "Liure a Mr Cartier". Signed on t.p. of v. 2: "Cartier".
Table of contents: title: Vol. 2. Continens historiam S. patriarchae Abrahae; title: v. 3. Continens historiam duorum patriarcharum Isaac et Iacob; title: v. 4. Continens historiam sanctissimi patriarchae Ioseph.