Prologus primus Venerabilis fratris Nicolai de Lyra ordinis seraphyci Francisci, in testame[n]tu[m] vetus de commendatione sacre scripture in generali incipit
Contributors: Renner, Franciscus, active 1472-1483
Publisher: Impressum est Venetijs hoc opus biblie vna cum postillis venerandi viri ordinis mino[rum] fratris Nicolai de Lyra, per Franciscu[m] Renner de Hailbrun
Published: 1482
Place of publication: Venice]
Language: lat
Work titles: Bible Latin Vulgate 1482
Notes: One of the earliest eds. of Nicholas of Lyra's Commentary. Vulgate text in 2 cols., surrounded by the commentary.

Incipit title.

Colophon transcription from BM 15th cent.

1211 (or 1212) leaves, variously distributed among 3 vols.

Spaces left for illustrations (especially in Exodus), but OONL copy has no ill., and none are mentioned in the Refs. listed below.

Some copies bound with Additiones of Paul, Bishop of Burgos.

Signatures (based on BM 15th cent. for leaves 2a7 to end): (v. 1) a-c⁸ d-f¹⁰ g⁸ h¹²( -h8) i-k¹⁰ l⁸ m-y¹⁰ 2a-2l¹⁰ 2m⁸ 2n-2x¹⁰ 2y¹² (a1 blank).

OONL copy. NL has part of v. 1 only (leaves a1-2a6, Nicholas of Lyra's prologue to the end of the Book of Ruth). Capitals on leaves a2a, a3b, a4a illuminated in gold and colours; first leaf of Genesis (c1a) entirely illuminated, initial and all margins, in gold and colours.

Includes bibliographical references (BM 15th cent. V 197 (IB 19883) ; Hain-Copinger 3165; Goff B612; GW 4287; Pellechet 2344; Pollain 674; Proctor 4180).
Table of contents: title: (For v. 1 to leaf 217): [blank] (a1); title: Prologus primus Venerabilis fratris Nicolai de Lyra (a2a-a2b); title: Incipit prologus secundus de intentione auctoris [et] modo procedendi (a2b-a3b); title: Incipit ep[isto]la Sancti Hieronymi ad Paulinu[m] presbyte[rum] de o[mn]ib[us] diuine historie libris, Cap[itu]l[a]m I (a4a-b8b); title: Genesis [through] Ruth (c1a-2a6b).