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413 Dr. Eichenberger Bein Wil Am See May '94 S.F. 75 = $53 Augustinus, (pseudo) Aurelius (354-430) Feast Aug. 28. Canones iuxta regulam. (Opus canonum) f0 Ambrosius Massarius Coriolanus, comm. T. Limperger, Fedderer + Schener ed. Strassburg: Martin Schott, 1490. Ref: H 2076 Goff A-1229 Pell 1568 Polain (B) 393 IGI 965 Pr 403 BMC I 95 GW 2937 (Pseudo Augustinus) Kristeller #29 Cop: HEHL, LC, NYPL (S), Paris BNm Colmar St B, Mainz St B (2ffnc, 133ffc, 12ffc.) fo. I a3

a8 b-l8.6 m-s6 tv8; AB6. 148 leaves, 136+7 blank. 3-135 numbered Fo. I-CXXXIII 2 col. (except in the dedication + the index. 4a: 52 lines + headline, 206 (224)x130mm. Types: 180 headings; 80 text. 2 to 5 line spaces for capitals, many with guide letters. with 4 woodcuts a3 - Life of S. Augustine followed by a cammendation of his rule. 80 - small text type 180 - large type for titles + headings.

M. Schott - the earliest dated book is a Plenarium 4 Oct. 1481. He died 22 Nov. 1499.

HEHL (102546) - only rubrication is on my leaf. a3(of 8) "A" differs - fo I begins with index. / Life of St Aucustine - f. I (a3) to f. VII (b1) price when purchased 21 L

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414 Dr Eichenberger Bein Wil Am See May '94 S.F. 70 = $50

Thomas a Kempis (c. 1380-1471) Opera: Sermones, epistolae et alia opuscula f0 Nuremberg: Casper for Peter Damnhauser Hochfeder, 29 Nov. 1494 (1st press) Ref: Goff T-352 HC (+ Add) 6769 Polain (B) 3777 Pr 2291 BMC II 475 Haebler plate #71 Cop: HEHL, Folg SL, LC, New L, B. Royale Sermone, folio 123 Liber Epistolarum. Fo. CXLIIII

1st edition of the Works of T. a Kempis "Imitatio Christi" - the most popular + influential devotional work of the later Middle Ages. Thomas's autograph of "Imitatio Christi", with other of his devotional writings is preserved in the Biblio. Royale, Brussels. It was widely diffused in manuscripts already before his death. Most of the many incunable editions assign authorship mistakenly to Jean Gerson. Zainer's ed. princepts makes the correct attribution in its colophon (Goff I-4) to Thomas Augustinian canon regular of Agnietenberg. Diocese of Utrecht. (close to Zwolle)

184 leaves, 5-182 numbered i-clxxviij (leaves xxxix-xlij being numbered xxxix) 2 col. exvept in the preliminary letters. 53 lines + headline. 222(234)x144mm. Types: 168a title + headline; 83 text. Capital spaces, with guide letters. The headlines give the titles of the tracts + the foliation. 5a, 'de limitatione Christi', followed by the other works enumerated in the tituli on I6: 184b blank. 168a title type of the common rounded form. Used from 14911-9407. 83 Latin text type.

The 1st blank printed by Hochfeder was the works of St. Anselm, dated 27 March 1491; in 1498 or 9 he went to Metz + continued printing there + at Krakow 1503-5 in the 16th C.

HEHL (103583) rub. in red + blue my leaf f. CXLIIII x6(of 6) Liber Epistolarum - begins f. CXXX (Verso) t6 bends f. cXLvi (recto) gii Eplaru sequentium - Epl's incit atiua ad spuale pfectu. - Epl'a de custodia hinda ad sei pm De imitatione Christi (4 books) Begins folio I (a1) ends folio XXVII (d5)

2nd ed. + the 1st to contain the Vitae. Most of Thomas's shorter works were written to guide novices. On the whole Thomas emphasizes the virtues of the devotio moderna as exemplified by its founder: poverty, humility, withdrawl from the world, prayer meditation + intense study of religious works, all in the persuit of a life in imitation of Christ. - A very important ed. which, after an introduction by Pinckheimer is dedicated to Petrus Danhaussev. There then follows the Imitatio libri IV, a life of Geert Grota, Florent Radewijns' Liber de humilitate, Gerson's de meditatione cordis, etc. - Hochfeder - a native of Heligbrun - from 1491-98 worked at Nuremberg, printing there about 30 books. * He then [inserted] * moved to Mutz + issued his 1st book there about 1498 Afterwards he printed at Cracow. [end inserted] - Peter Danhauser edited Nuremberg ed. of writings by St Anselmas (Goff A 759), Dionysius Cartusianus, Guillelmus Alvervus (Goff G 708) + Thomas a Kempis.

- The publication of this volume was brought about ath the instance of Gerog Pirckheimer, whose letter to, and the answer from Peter Danhauser is on folios 2 + 3.