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J. Sensenschmidt - 1st printer of Nuremberg
1st book 1470 Retza, Comestorium
Marganita poetica, could be disrcibed as medieval in plan, if humanist
in content. The 1st part is a very full guide to the art of rheroric,
which in typically late medieval fashion is taken to be largely the
art of composing letters. The second part is an anthology from
the classical authors, while the third consists of a series of so-
called Orations, some of the Eyb himself composed.
- a textbook of humanistic rhetoric constisting of a collection of
passages in press + verses from Latin authors, to which
are added specimens of humanistic eloquence.

-contains verse+ prose extracts both of classical + Renaissance writers
The author was on of the earliest German writers, who studied
at Paris + Bologna; he formed a notable library which became
the basis for this anthology. The work is also a sounce book of
humanistic poetry + rhetoric + begins to a treatise on the art.

Sensenschmidt was the 1st printer in Nuremberg + was
associated to 2 other working printer there, Heinnich
Kefer + Andreas Frisner. Kefer has been identified
to one of Gutenberg's servants.

(boxed and crossed out)
my leaf from the middle of the book (Leaf 162)
subsicated in red T7
from Dominica atenciadocima Seamol IX
(4 leaves)
HEHL (31135) subricated in red + blue
red (?) blue (paragraph marks)
my leaf D 10 (of 10) - cclxv of texg
-tabula before

Sections are arranged alphabetically Section O- nomina propais Orosius- folio cclxiiii

heading on cclxiiii
Nanqz habitus sic est: vt manibs extensis celum precemum. Et
hec de habitudine mundi sive de cosmographia Lutn Apulen
Incipiunt nunc Orosii. Pauli Orosii de ormesta autoritates
Lucio Apuleio

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