Farfel Notebook 09: Leaves 572-618

The newly revised Missal following the directives of the Council of Trent was first published in Rome in 1570, but very soon on July 28 1570, Plantin acquired the exclusive right for the printing of Missals + other liturgical books for the Low Countries, Spain + the Spanish colonies. The 1st Plantin edition appeared in 1572. At first, until 1576 Plantin's almost complete output of Missals was intended for the Spanish market. 2nd ed. April 1572; 3rd ed. May 1572 Voet #1675, Vol. 4, f^0 (294x200 [260] 2 col. red + black

589 Cohasco, Inc. Yonkers, N.J. Nov. '03 $25

Bible. German. Luther. Biblia, das ist: Die Heilige Schrift.....

See #450 #585 #688

Germantown: Christoph Saur, 1743 4^0 Ref: Sabin 5191 D. + M. 4240 Evans 5127/8. Copy: HEHL, L.C. New York Public Lib, Am. Bible Soc. --> #48160

The 1st Bible printed in America in any European language. 2 impressions of the title page. The 2nd Bible printed in America after J. Eliots Indian Bible of the 16601. Nehemiah 6:7 --> 7:63 p. 445, 446. The Wall finished. The Gates closed at night. List of those who first returned from Babylon. (24.5x18cm) Kkk^3 (of 4)

4 leaves, 995 + 277 pp., 1 leaf. 2 vol. in 1. 2 columns, 51 lines + headline.

Christopher Saur Jr. 1721-1784. Martin Luther. 1483-1546.

Evans # 5127 Saur (1743) pp (2), (2), 995; (2) 277, (3), (4) 2nd title pp (2), 277, (3), (4) #5128 The same. (2nd impression) pp (2), 995; (21, 277, (3), (4) #9343 pp (4), 992, 277 (3) (1763) c a new preface --> HEHL #34101

Das Buch Nehemiah beings p. 440 HEHL #48160 ends p. 454

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590 Pirages McMinnville, Oregon Dec. '03 Cat. 49 #114 $95.00

John of Wales (Johannes Galleneis) d. 1303. Summa Collationum, sive Communiloquium Spain: ca. 1400 MSS on vellum 14x9 1/2"

2 columns, 48 lines. Written in dark brown ink. Regular Gothic book hand in Latin on vellum. Heading (a single number or letter at the top of each column) in blue c red penwork or red c purple penwork, capitals touched in yellow, paragraph marks in red or blue, rubrics in red. Foliaiton in red.

The work is an interesting guide to conduct in every station in life. It is notable (+ little known) fact that this ed. (strassburg, G. Husner) 1489. HC 7444) contains the 1st purely symbolic consideration of chess (fol c^6 recto)

The work is a collection of extracts intended to provide moral lessons + examples for the edification of men in all walks of life. It was intended as an aid to preachers.

text 1:3:7

headings

recto III D xxvij verso I P 19(in pencil)

simple uncrossed tironian et appears and as frequently et is written out.

Communiloquium 1.3 contains 20 chapters of varying length, on the personal virtues of princes

1.3.7-John justifies the need for the prince to be illuminated by knowledge. His reason is that the prince will then be able to institute laws conforming to the devine law.

The ruler ("princeps")

John of Wales - Britich Franciscan scholar born ? 1210-30 Bachelor of Theology from Oxford. Lectorship at Oxford 1259-62? went to Paris around 1270. 1281-3, Regent Master of Theology at Paris. died April 1285 - buried in Paris. His use of source material is one of the most distinctive features of his works.

Communiloquium - completed by c 1270.

quotes some 122 works from 45 authors dating from before AD 450 + some 82 works from 56 authors of a later date. There are 1600 non-biblical references in the whole work including 14 to Aristotle's Ethics:

aims to discuss all the different groups in society.

the section which gave a moralisation to the game of chess escaped from the main text on more than one occasion. 4 MSS survive which contain only this section of John's work among their contents. All are of the 15th C. + appear to be English in origin.

John's works - the hundreds of surviving MS copies range in date from the late 13th C. to the late 15th C.

a dual tradition, Visigothic + Carolingian which governs the development of handwriting in Iberia.