Opera Hrosvite, illvstris virginis et monialis germane, gente Saxonica orte, nvper a Conrado Celte inventa
Contributors: Kulmbach, Hans von, ca. 1480-1522; Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528; Celtis, Konrad, 1459-1508
Publisher: Impressum Norunbergae sub priuilegio Sodalitis Celticae a Senatu Rhomani Imperii impetratae
Published: 1501
Place of publication: [Nuremberg]
Language: lat
Number of pages: 164
Other titles: Opera Hrosvite, illustris virginis et monialis germane
Work titles: Works
Notes: Imprint from colophon.

Illustrations: 8 full-page woodcuts. The 1st (showing Celtis presenting this book to Friedrich, Elector of Saxony) and the 2nd (showing Hrosvita presenting her work to Emperor Otto the Great) derive from sketches by Albrecht Dürer, but were not cut by him. The remaining 6 serve as title ill. to the 6 "comedies." They have been ascribed in the past to various artists but are mostly probably by Hans von Kulmbach; see Meister um Albrecht Dürer.

"In hoc libro haec co[n]tinent[ur]. Comedie sex in emulatio[n]em Therencii. Prima Galli[c]anus. Secunda Dulcicius. Tercia Callimachus. Quarta Abraham. Quinta Paffnucius. Sexta Fides & Spes.   Octto sacrae hystorie uersu hexa. & pe[n]tha. Hystoria beate Marie uirginis. Hystoria Resurrectionis domini. Hystoria & uita sancti gandolfi. Hystoria sancti Pelagii. Hystoria co[n]uersionis sancti Theophili. Hystoria Proterii & sancti Basilii. Hystoria passionis sancti dyonisii. Hystoria passionis sancte agnetis.   Panegiricus uersu hexametro in laude[m] & gesta Oddonis magni primi in germania imp[er]atoris."

Besterman, T.  Art books, p. 89

Meister um Albrecht Dürer, 225

Binding: modern speckled paper over pasteboard, half calf. Front board detached. Spine title tooled in gold: HROSVITE / OPERA. Marbled edges. Booksellers' annotations on both front free endpapers.