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    Introductorium in astronomia[m] / Albumasaris Abalachi octo continens libros partiales

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    Translation by Hermannus Dalmata. Chancery quarto, with paper measuring 21.2 x 15.5 cm. Text in one column. Woodcut initials. Signatures: a-h⁸ j⁶. Binding: half calf with marbled paper boards.

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  • Incipit libellus de vita [et] moribus philosophorum [et] poetarum

    Incipit libellus de vita [et] moribus philosophorum [et] poetarum

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    Chancery quarto, with paper measuring 21.2 x 14.8 cm. Text in one column measuring approximately 12.9 x 7.7 cm. Spaces left for initials. Signatures: [a-m⁸ n⁶ (a1 blank)]. Imperfect: initial blank leaf (leaf [a]1) lacking. Binding errors: leaf d[8] bound before leaf [d]7 and leaves [f]5 and [f]6 bound before leaves [f]3 and [f]4. Initials and rubrication in red. Binding: blue morocco.

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  • Herbarius

    Herbarius

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    Title and imprint from colophon. Full colophon reads: Gedruckt vnd seligklich volendet diser Herbarius durch Hannsen Schönsperger in der Keyserlichen stat Augspurg am Montagnach vnnsers herzen hymelfart. Nach Christi geburdt tausent vierhundert. vn[d] in dem neün undneüntzigisten iare. Edited by Johann von Cube. Chancery folio, with paper measuring 27.4 x 18.5 cm. Text in two columns, each measuring approximately 20.5 x 6.2 cm. Illustrated throughout with woodcuts, mainly depicting plants, but also some animals and apparatus, etc. Signatures: pi⁴ a-v⁸ w⁸ x-z⁸ A-D⁸ E⁶ F⁸ G-H⁶ I⁸ (I8 blank). Huntington Library copy is hand colored. Imperfect: leaves pi1, pi4, a1 and a3 lacking. Leaves e2 and e3 missing lower right corner, with slight loss of text. Binding: contemporary German blindstamped calfskin over wooden boards; remnants of two clasps. Rebacked.

    103539

  • Die natürlichen meister haben in irer schul vnd vbung für genume[n] vn gedisputirt em hübsche gemeine frag. Ob ei[ne]m Ma[n]ne sei zu nemen ein elich Weibe

    Die natürlichen meister haben in irer schul vnd vbung für genume[n] vn gedisputirt em hübsche gemeine frag. Ob ei[ne]m Ma[n]ne sei zu nemen ein elich Weibe

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    Chancery quarto, with paper measuring 21.1 x 14.6 cm; text in one column measuring approximately 12.3 x 8.5 cm. Signatures: [a-c¹⁰ d⁸ e⁶ f-g¹⁰ h-i⁸ k-n¹⁰ (a1 blank)]. Initials in red or blue; rubrication in red. Imperfect: initial blank leaf (leaf a1) lacking. Modern binding using a 15th century German[?] manuscript parchment leaf from antiphonal as a covering.

    87167

  • Ortus sanitatis : de herbis et plantis. De animalibus [et] reptilibus de auibus et volatilibus de piscibus [et] natatilibus de lapidibus [et] in terre venis nasce[n]tibus de vrinis et ea[rum] speciebus tabula medicinalis cum directorio generali per omnes tractatus

    Ortus sanitatis : de herbis et plantis. De animalibus [et] reptilibus de auibus et volatilibus de piscibus [et] natatilibus de lapidibus [et] in terre venis nasce[n]tibus de vrinis et ea[rum] speciebus tabula medicinalis cum directorio generali per omnes tractatus

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    With three full-page woodcuts, and 1061 illustrations of plants, animals and minerals. Chancery folio, with paper measuring 29.8 x 21.2 cm. Text in two columns. Capital spaces with guide letters. Signatures: a⁸ b-k⁶ l⁸ m-r⁶ s⁸ t-z⁶ 2A⁶ 2B⁸ 2C-2E⁶ 2F⁸ 2G-2I⁶ A⁸ B-C⁶ D⁸ E-H⁶ I⁸ K-Q⁶ R⁸ S-T⁸ V⁸ 2a⁶ 2b⁴ 2c-2e⁶. "Tractatus de animalibus" and "Tractatus de urinis" have separate half-titles on leaves A1r and 2a1r respectively. Binding: contemporary German blindstamped calf over wooden boards; white deerskin[?] spine; label with ms. title on front. In box.

    88408

  • Hÿ̈e nach volget das püch der natur, das Innhaltet

    Hÿ̈e nach volget das püch der natur, das Innhaltet

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    Based on the Latin work, De natura rerum, by Thomas de Cantimpré́.--Cf. BM 15th cent. Leaf [a]2r printed in red and black. Chancery folio, with paper measuring 29.3 x 20.1 cm. Text in one column, 28 lines. With ornamental woodcut and printed lombard initials and printed paragraph marks; without foliation, signatures, and catchwords. Includes 12 full-page woodcut illustrations. Signatures: [a¹² b-h¹⁰ i⁸ 2a⁶ 2b-2d¹⁰ 2e-2g⁸ A-H¹⁰ 2A¹⁰ 2B-2C⁸ 2D-2E¹⁰ 2F⁸ 2G⁸ *² (2G8 blank)]. Imperfect: leaves 2G7-2G8 lacking. Binding error: gathering [*] misbound at beginning. Binding: contemporary German [Augsburg?] blindstamped calfskin; extensively restored.

    85861