farfel_n06_119_460

460
Maggs
London June '97
15L = $24.81

Jacobus de Voragine
Legenda aurea
Venice: Antonius de Strata de Cremona and Marcus Catanellus Schaluicola,
1 July 1480 f^0
Ref: Goff J-95 Polain(B) 2193 Oates 1826 IGI 5014
C. 6421 BMC V 292 h4
Copy: HEHL, LC, PML, W Art GL.
(Otto Ege, famous books #9)

184 leaves, the 1st blank. 2 col: 3^a: 58 lines, 213x131mm.
Types: 150 G^a, heading on 2^a; 73 G Capital spaces
a^10 b-p^8 qnr^6 s-u^8 x^6 y^8 s^6
150 G^a - [P2] hading type, with Dr. Haebler's M98. In use 1480-84, 89
The measurement is approximate.
73 G (P1+7] plain text type. Variants of several capitals,
notably C+S. In the books of 1480+81 the measurement
is about 73mm. The lower left angle of M is closed.
In used in 1480-84, recieved in 1489.

The printer's name 1st appears in conjunction with that of
Marcus Catanellus Schaluicola in the colophon of books of 1480,
the earliest of which is the Legenda aurea. He was in more
or less regular work alone from 1481-86 but dated
nothing in 1487 + there is a further gap between Dec.
1489 + July 1492 except for a Breviary on 28 May 1490.
THe 1st book printed by A. de Strata of Cremona
of whose early production in companionship with Marcus
Catanellus only 2 other books (also 1480) are known.

HEHL #99500 rub. in red + blue my leaf h4 (of 8) marked folio 61.
from De ascensione domini car lxi
before. De letanus car lx
after De spirita sancto car. lxii
De sancto Gordiano car. lxiiii
De Sancta brigida car. clxxiiii
" " Affra car. clxxv

De adventu car i
De sancto Andrea
car ii
Volume ends with
De sancto
Bernardino
car. clxxvii