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(18 Nov 1471-26 May 1472)

Nicolaus (c 1270-1349) (d. 1349), de Lyra - Sweynheym + Pannartz H.10363
Goff N131 Rome 1471, 73 fol. 5 vol. -rubricated in red - folio
[Expositiones librarum Veteris at Novi Testamenti]

BMC IV 14 *Postilla super totam Bibliam edited by Joannes Andreae [inserted] and corrector of the press [end inserted], Bishop of Aleria.

Conrad Sweynheym (d. 1477) + Arnold Pannartz (d. 1476) - introduced printing
to Italy in 1465 (late 1464) - press was set up at the Benedictina house
Santa Scholastica [inserted] whose abbot was Cardinal Juan de Turrecremata (opera) [end inserted], at Subiaco - after printing a [crossed out] copy [end corssed out] Donatus [inserted] grammer 300 copies [end inserted],
of which one copy is extant, they produced De Divinis Institutionibus
of Latantius [inserted] the Greek appearing in this volume was the 1st complete Greek alphabet in printing's short history [end inserted], which was the 1st Italian book to bear a date (1465).
Sweynheym was a Mainz clerk who had worked for Schoffer (Prague?),
and Pannartz is known to have been a native of Cologne.
The Type used by S. + P. was strongly influenced by scrittura
umanistica + bears gothic traces. Despite that , it is considered to be
the 1st roman type. The capitals are roman, + the lines are spaced
more wildely than in gothic. Both these factors helped to incrosse the
roman mise en page of the Sabiaco Type. Aside from the
Donatus + the Lactantius, only 2 other books were printed at
Sabiaco [inserted] birthplace of Benedictine monasticism [end inserted. THese were Cicero's De Oratore + St. Augustine's De
Civitati Dei (1467). THe Cicero is thought to have been completed first,
but it is undated. After printing the St. Augustine, S. + P. moved their
press [inserted] where they cut a new Type -> fully roman. [end inserted] to the place of the de' Massmi (Piero + Francesco) family in Rome (late 1467).
There they printed about 48 books [inserted] mostly of 275 copies each [end inserted], working together until
1473(4) + 4 at Subiaco (total 52)

- In 1467 another printer began to work in Rome, Ulrich Han of Vienna.
*BMC IV Vol I 262x168-70mm, 292 leaves, Type 115 R [inserted] large text type [end inserted]. Capital spaces. 46ll.

- has an editorial precace by J. Andreae, and a Latin translation
of the Letter of Aristeas.

copies Huntington, General Theological Seminary, NYC.

Postilla Vol 1) 18 Nov 1471 - O.T. I Samuel 452 leaves
2) 26 May 1472 452 "
3) 14 Jan 1472 402 "
4) n. d. 234 "
5) 13 March 1472 292 "