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Augsburg : J. Schobsser , 26 April 1497. fo Das L blat
Ref: Goff E 86 H. 6744 Schr 4976 Voull (B) 281
Cop: MMu (P)L. Plate #14-Schreiber woodcuts 1487
(not seen)
Hain 3973
Schreiber
4965
Census (1940)
E61 (E-84)
Gimbles Cat. (1941) #214 Epistolae et Evangelia (German) Goth. Type,
237 leaves (lacks 1st blank, 1/2 of the 2nd folio & leaves 8-9, 17, 98,
& 121. 57 small cuts & 3 large initials. $287.50
exceedingly scarce ed. This is the German translation
of the Epistoles & Gospels, together - a glossary for the benefit
of laymen who had no knowledge of Latin. It represents
one of the earliest attempts to place the scriptures within
reach of the people & because of their popularity they were
literally read it to pieces & few copies have survived.
-The Plenarium, a lay devotional text, contains translations of
the Epistole & Gospel readings for the Mass throughout the year.
The earliest printed editions of the German Plenarium were
all produced in Augsburg. (Sorg., G Zainer, J. Bamler)
- one of a distinct class of verbnacular devotional / service books,
derived from the Missel, known as Plenaria. A Plenarium text
contains translations of the Epistle & Gospel readings for the Mass
throughout the church year, augmented - glasses & - moralizing
stories drawn from the Bible & saints lives. Its purpose
was to assist the layman in understanding the Latin service
of the church. The earliest manuscript Plenaria appear to
be Dutch , of the Latin 13th C. numerous 15th C editions of
The Plenarium were printed in a variety of languages, but
particularly in Dutch & German. Most of these were
illust. - woodcuts.
Schr 4965 Le frontipice est celui du No 4950 ( A Sorg Dec 19, 1478 H 6728),
tandis que les 59 g.s.b. de 70:63 mm., parmi lesquelles plusiers se
repetent, sont nouvellement gravees.
The number of illust. books printed by Schrobsser is not insignif.
but his woodcuts are either to be found in other Augsburg books
or are copies . The frontpiece of the Plenarium (Schr 4965) comes
fromSorg's press & the 59 woodcuts were recut from those
used by Martin Schott in Strassburg.