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N+N Pavlov $37.50
Dobbs Ferry N.Y. Feb. 85
S.F. Bookfair
Biblia Latina. (cum glossa ordinaria Walafridi Strabonis
aliorumque et interlineri Anselmi Laudunensis)
not after 1480. f0 (shortly after Sept 23, 1481)
Ref: Goff B607 HC 3173 BMC I 92 GW 4282.
Cop: PML, HEHL. Nesmias CIIII, CV
(470x330mm)
Vol. 1 (254 leaves) 2. (186 leaves) 3. (252 leaves) 4. (228 leaves)
5. (291 leaves) Total. 1211 leaves
The printed signature in this case being of no use for
preserving the order of the quines, may perhaps represent the
7 or 8 presses at which the work proceeded.
Printed in 2 col. of interlinerted text surrounded by a closseary
2a, b 41. of text type without interlineation, 338x200 mm;
4a, 731. of commentary, 337x200mm.
5a, text + commentary, 340 (or with headline 365)x200mm.
Types: 180?, headlines + beginnings of chapters; 10b text,
92, commentary; 68 interlineated commentary.
spaces left for capitals.
Rusch appears to have printed this ed. with Amerbach's types
180 used at Basel by J. Amerbach in 1478.
106 used at Basal in 1481
92 " " " in 1478
68 used for glosses.
The earliest Latin Bible printed with glosses.'
in the margens - glosses of W. Strabe (849), from Rabanus Maurus Archbishop of Munz (d. 856) + Alcuin etc.
(glossa ordinaria) that of Aurelm (1117) of Laon fl. with 1100 (the glossa
interlinaris) + the commentary of N. de Lyra.
-it is the only book which can be positively attributed to A. Rusch
on the basis of documents published by Ch. Schmidt (zur Gesck,
der alter Bibl. zur Strassburg p. 160)
(Walsfridus) - Walahfrid Strabs (with 809-849) German poet, a monk who
finally became Abbot of Reichenau - one of the great writers
of the Carolingian Renaissance