Incipit prologus in librum de consolatione theologie
By: fratris Iohannis de Tambaco ordinis predicatorum provincie Teuthonie sacre theologie professoris.
Contributors: Georg, of Speier, fl. 1478-1480, printer.; Reyser, Georg, d. 1504, printer.; Beckenhaub, Johannes, printer.; Bibliotheca Oberalteichiana,
Publisher: Georgius de Spira
Published: 1476
Place of publication: [Strassburg
Language: lat
Number of pages: 294
Subjects: Theology, Doctrinal.; Incunabula -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Work titles: Consolatio theologiae.
Notes: Title from leaf [7a].

"Hic ponuntur loco tabule libri partiales et capitula totius libri consolatione theologie"--Leaf [1a].

"Explicit liber de [con]solatione theologie p[er] fratrem Iohannem de Tambaco ordinis predicato[rum] p[ro]uince theuthonie sacre theologie p[ro]fesso[rum] [con]summatus. Anno d[omi]ni. M⁰.ccc⁰.lxvi⁰. In die Ambrosij"--Colophon [leaf 294a].

Printed in a single column, 44 lines per page. Spaces left for capitals. These have been supplied by hand in red and blue ink.

Unsigned issue: apparently printed before addition of signatures.

Probably printed by Georgius de Spira with Georg Reyser and Johann Beckenhub.

First printed edition of this work, which was written in 1366. The author was a Dominican of Strassburg until 1347 when he was appointed to a lectureship at Prague.

Hain, 15236.

BM(15th century), II, 484.

Goff, J-436.

WSU MASC copy bound in wooden boards with heavy white pigskin back.

WSU MASC copy inscribed on leaf [1a]: "Biblioth. oberaltac."

WSU MASC copy is: 002-112449418.