Expositio himnorum
Subtitle: cu[m] notabili co[m]me[n]to q[uo]d semp[er] implicat hystorias cu[m] optimis allegatio[n]ib[us] sacre scripture illo[rum] sancto[rum] vel sancta[rum] de q[ui]b[us] tales hymni deca[n]tant[ur] : ex q[ui]b[us] p[ossu]nt facile de eisdem sanctis colligi sermo[n]es p[er]optimi : subiu[n]ctis quoru[n]da[m] vocabulor[um] expositio[n]ib[us]
Contributors: Hilarius (Hymnologist); Furter, Michael, d. 1517; Catholic Church
Publisher: Impressus per Michaelem Furter
Published: 1504
Place of publication: Basilee
Language: lat
Subjects: Catholic Church -- Hymns. -- Early works to 1800.; Catholic Church -- Hymns. -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800.; Hymns, Latin -- Early works to 1800.; Hymns, Latin -- History and criticism -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Expositio hymnorum per totum annum
Work titles: Expositio hymnorum
Notes: Imprint from colophon (leaf L6 verso): Hymnarius cum bona expositione notabiliq[ue] co[m]mento: magna cu[m] diligentia: cum q[ua]m pluribus alijs hymnis prius non additis: elaboratissime Basilee impressus per Michaelem Furter: Anno incarnationis dominice. M.ccccc.iiij die proxima post natiuitatis gloriosissime virginis Marie.

Considered anonymous by most sources; H. Gneuss names a hymnologist known as Hilarius as the author. Cf. Hymnar und Hymnen im englischen Mittelalter. Helmut Gneuss, p. 200.

"Sequitur tabula hymnoru[m] in numerum foliorum": leaf L6v-leaf L7r.

Running title: Expositio hymnorum per totum annum.

Signatures: A⁸ B⁴ C⁸ D⁴ E⁸ F⁴ G⁸ H⁴ I-L⁸

Leaves I, LXIX, and LXXI not numbered. Leaf L8 is blank.

Gothic type.

Title page woodcut vignette showing the Christ child with the symbols of the four evangelists, woodcut illustration depicting the cruxifiction on verso of title page, text in red and black throughout, initials.

Without music or calendar.

VD 16 H-6510

RELICS 717

c.1: 00/01 1397R.