Farfel Research Notebooks

Rostock - Fratres Domus Horti Viridis ad Sanctum: Michaelem The Brothers of the Common Life of Graen Garden at Rostock (Michael is bruder) appear to have begun - printing in 1476 + continued into the 16th C. The only 15th C pritners in Rostock. Lactantius Opera 9 April 1476 + the 1st dated book printed at Rostock (Goff-L7. BMC II 516. Hain 9812. Proctor 2660. Copy: HEHL)

Proctor Part II 1501-20 German VXII Rostock - 1476 1) Fratres vitae communis - still at work in 1521. 2) L. Dietz -1st book, 1505 June 7. 3b books or pieces from this press in 1505-1520 3) Nicolaus Marschalk (Gunther Winter of Erfurt) 1514 Types 1) (1505) latin text gothic. 2) small canon type (short letters 9mm); strance C (line 1 of title - Dat nye .....) 3) larger church text 4) smaller church illust. on figure 57 5) text schwabacher - double hyphen, short comma, C with turned back tail; 92 6) large round Gothic 7) Church type.

18. Von dienst zweyer herren. (Of Serving Two Masters) 19. Von vil schwetzen. (Of Idle Talk) To Vele B Spreken 20. Vol schatz fynden. (Of finding Treasures) Ver Schat vynden 21. Von stuoffen und selb tun.

Ship of Fools - has been claimed that it was the 1st printed book giving an account of contemporaneous events + living persons, instead of the old German heroes + the French knights who peopled the story books of the period.

436 Dr. Eichenberger Bein Wil Am See July '95 Gift

Brant, Sebastian 1457-1521 Narrenschiff, Low German: Dat nye schip van narragonien. XLI h Rostock: Ludwig Dietz, ? Dec. 7 1519 small 4^0 (19cm) Ref: Panzer 964. Muther 1980. Murray-German - 186x132mm. 90 Index Aureb. 123.696, Brunet I. p. 1203 Copy: Library of Congress, Kopenhagen Kgl B, London BM ([crossed out] 170 plus [end crossed out] register) on G4-5vo plus 3 leaves unnumbered Sigs A2 + 3 marked A + Aij Sig: A-B^4, C^8D4E4-F^4, G^8, H^8-Z^4 (alternatively), A^8-F^4 (alternatively) G^6. (Colophon) In addition to the title cuts, printers mark + capitals, there are 110 indicudual woodcuts + 4 repeats (114 total) Floreated initials. The translator is unknown. THe translation would appear to have been made from one of the ed. in German printed say before 1497 - most probably it was reprinted from the Lubecked. Second ed. in Low German; the 1st was printed at Lubeck in 1497 (Schreiber 3561; Proctor 2641; BMC II p. 559) Text begins on 3rd leaf (marked A2). Brunet L'ed. de Roztock dorth Ludovicum Dietz, 1519 in 4^0 .... donne une redaction en vers bas-saxons faite sur le texte interpole de Nurmb. 1494, avec la copie des planches de cette meme ed; elle a ete vendu 1 liv. lish. en mar. r. chez Rich, Heber. M. Graesse dit que probablement l'ed. de 1519 a ete precedu par une autre de Lubeck, 1497.

-At least 12 German editions appeared before brant's death in 1521. -The printer L. Dietz moved later to Lubeck where he printed in 1433 a beautiful Low (Platt) German Bible. Later he moved back to Rostock; where he died in 1559.

The Brothers of Common life, who had introduced printing into Rostock in 1476, continued to print there until 1530 + in 1526 they printed an ed of the N.T. in Danish + Latin. Of the sismaining printers in Rostock, L. Dietz from Speyer worked there for half a century from 1509 to 1559, apart from a visite to Copenhagen in 1548-50 when he was called upon to printe the Danish Bible. In 1558 he was appointed Univ. Printer. The 2nd 1/2 of the C. saw the establishment of the printing house of Stephan Millemann, who in turn became Univ. Printer + was active from 1561 to 1610. The name of the printer Dietz, 1st appears in 1509, but it is probable his 1st production is that dated 1505 June 7. The 1st Luther Bible in Low German was printed by Dietz at Lubeck in 1533-4. He was back in Rostock in 1549? where he died in 1559. (Jan. 9) D + M #4198 - L. Dietz. Lubeck 1553, 34. De Bible. folio. copy HEHL THe 1st Low German ed. of Luther's Bible. Prepared by Johann Bugenhagen (1485-1558), one of Luther's colleagues. The printer Dietz employed the same cuts [crossed out] from [end crossed out] for an ed. of the N.T. 1539-40 + also for the Damian Bible of 1550. This letter contains all Altdorffer's cuts which appear in the Lubock Bible + 1 in addition. Benzing Z147 B47 1) Druckerei der Bruder vom gemeinsameri Leben 1476-1530. 2) Herman Barkhusen 1507-1512. 3) L. Dietz 1509-1559. 1509at 2); 1529 citizen of Rostock, took over offices of 2), from 1531-34 was temporarily in Lubeck (Perhaps also between the years 1523-39. His inheritors continued printing until 1560.

#437 B. Rosenthal Berkeley Oct. '95 $100

Missal. Italy - 1400 (zVellum) 10 1/4 x 14 3/8", 2 columns, 31 lines, written in dark brown + red ink in a rounded Gothic (rotunda) See #102 script. Ruled with ink (brown). Prickings at other edge. 2 line initials alternating red + blue, with vertical penwork decoration in blue + red.

The Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. Epiphany (Jan. 6) - its eve is 12th night. It commemorates a) the baptism of Jesus (Mark 1) b) the visit of the Wise men to Bethlehem (Mat 2) c) the minscle at Carra (Jahn 2) The feast is far more ancient than Christmas.

438 A. Parker's Books, Inc. Sarasota, Florida Feb '96, Book Fair. $85

(Bartholomaeus Pisanus) Bartolomeo de San Concordio (1262 0 - 1347). Summa de Casibus Conscientiae, in Latin on vellum. See #154 S. Germany or Austria, 2nd quarter of 15th Century. Rounded Gothic text written in brown ink, with red + blue 2 line initials. Text, "Electio" (On elections) much abbreviated. 46 lines. Leaf marked folio 62. G Hr8? (177x122mm). 2 columns. 49 Paragraph marks in red + blue.

HEHL 84708 Hain 2526 GW 3450 - THis mss leaf occurs at about the end of the 1st 3rd of this copy. Ebrietas (drunkenness) Ecelesia Primo Secundo - a church Sections - from A to U Electio Primo Secundo (choice) the chosen Elymosina Elemosina [inserted] eleemosyna (elemosyna) - alms (eccl. Lat.) any act of mercy pity, mercifulness, in behalf of one's salvation [end inserted] My MSS leaf printed leaf - See #154 emphyteusis Emphiteosis Emptio (purchase) what has been purchased - long lease

- A Dominican treatise on canon law completed by the author in Pisa in Dec. 1338 during the Pontificate of Benedict XII (1334-1342). - The work is a famous medieval disctionary of cases of conscience arranged alphabetically, + comprising many most curious dissertations. - January - Sancto ioanne elemosynario (alms) (See 453) my listing

439 Estates of Mind Great Neck N.Y. S.F. Bookfair Feb. '96 $800

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616) Mr. WIlliam Shkespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. The First Folio. f^0 in sixes London: Isaac Jaggard, and [for] Ed. Blount, 1623. Ref. S.T.C. 22273. Pforzheimar 905.

Copy: HEHL, Folger Text printed in 2 columns, box ruled. 454 leaves. 310x200mm. 6 leaf Quires. No play is provided with a separate title page. Spellings are those of the compositors. The comedies contain no pagination errors (26 Quires paged 1-303, A-Bb^6 Cc^2) "As you Like it" p. 185 to 207, Q3 to S2 13 5/8 x 8 3/4" -my leaf p. 203-4 - same pages in 2nd + 4th folio; begin + end (R6)Tallest extant copy. 13 3/8 x 8 1/2" No watermark.

with same words, but orthography differs The plays wer all set in a type of which 20 lines measures about 83mm. Each page of text is in 2 col. + each col. contains 66 lines plus a 'direction line' at its foot. In the 1st col. this last line is generally blank: in the 2nd col. it shows the catchword + whenever one is required the signature. - copies printed between 1000+1500 in number. - Feb. 1622 - printing of 1st folio began. - folio Quires F-T + 1st sheet of Quire V - April to mid July 1622. 1590 - "Rosalynde" Thomas Lodge - from this pastoral romance Shakespeare drew most of the incidents + personages of "As you Like it"He made characteristic additions in Jacques, Touchstone + Audrey, who are entirely originals. Rosalynde is a romance in the Euphuistic strain of the time, modelled on the "Arcadia" of Jacopo Sannazaro (1502). [inserted] only Pericles of the Cannonical 37 being absent. [end inserted] 1st folio -36 plays - 20 printed for the 1st time. The volume was edited by Shakespeare's friends + fellw actors John Heminges + Henry Condell. - sold at time of publication at a pound/copy (about 7-8 pounds today (1916) - The volume was carelessly edited + printed.

5 compositors - 2 main A + B, C + D who set largely in the comedies + E apparently an apprentice who worked in the Tragedies. Quire R - do, go, heer - Compositor B doe, or goe, here - Compositor A*

1st folio - internal V's are pritned as U's. Pforzheimer - Changes, alterations + corrections were made while the book was passing throught the press, with the result that not all copies are exactly similar. The outer forme of sheet R (R^6) in "As You Like It" is presented in one copy as 2 states. In the earlier, p. 193 is numbered 203+204 is 194; the 1st leaf is signed R2 instead of R; the names of the speakers, p. 204 1st col. lines 10-12, are confused 'Orl, Clo, (and) Clo' instead of Clo, WIll, [and] Clo'. In the later states, e.g. the present, all the above errors are corected. - "The Foole doth thinke he is wise but the wiseman. knows himselfe to be a Foole." - Some 750 copies of the First Folio were printed, and about a third of these survive mostly incomplete. The price when complete was probably 20 shillings.

440 Known + Spellman Feb. '96 $50

The Holy Bible. (King Jame's Version). London: Robert Barker, 1613 f^0 Ref: STC. 2226 D.+M. 249 Herbert 322 Copy: BM, HEHL, NYPL, Bible House London, Bodlien

362x225mm. Black letter. 508 ff. leaves, not numbered. The preliminary leaves are set up as in other large folio editions, but the text is printed in smaller Type with 72 instead of 59 lines to the full column. Sig: A^4 B^4 C^6 D^4 A-Z^6 Aa-Zz^6 Aaa-Zzz^6 Aaaa-Mmmm^6 Nnnn^4 (N.T. Vvv^1-Nnnn^4)

The true 1613 folio ed. of the King Games Bible; easily distinguishable from the other large folio editions by its smaller type - the rarest of the great folio authorized versions. Robert Barker - Priinter to the King's most excellent Majestic.

HEHL 69513 chained binding St. Luke Chap. 13+14 Aaaa5 (of 6) St. Luke begins - Zzz^3 Aaaa^5 (of 6) St. Luke begins - Zzz^3 (14 folios) ends - Bbbb4

- more than 100 different ed. of various translations of the Bible were published in England before 1600. - there are approximately 400 textual variations from its predecessors (1611, 1613-11) - Title border - woodcut representing the 12 tribes, etc.

Zakariya b. Muhammab b. Mahmudal - Kamuni alQazwini was born AH 600 (1203 AD) in Kazwin in Persia, + spent some years in Damascus before settling, in Irak where he became Kadi of Wasit + Hilla. He died AH 682 (1283 AD) He wrote 2 compilatory works a Cosmology + a Geography, both of which becaem the classic works of their type within Arabic culture, spread in many manuscripts + several times translated from Arabic into Persian + Turkish.

442 Heritage Los Angeles Feb '96 $125

Plutarchus. (c 46AD - after 120 AD). Vitae illustrium virorum. (Vitae parallelae). See #470 Venice: Nicolaus Jenson, 2 Jan 1478. f^0 Ref: Goff P-832 HC 13127 Polain(B) 3212 Pr 4113 BMC V 178 Cop: HEHL, LC, NYPL, U Cal BL, WArtGL, New L

Translated by various hands. BMC V 178 - VOl. I. 233 leaves the 1st blank (a^10 b^12-1 c-m^10 n^8 o-x^10 yzz^8) Vol II. 226 leaves. 3^a: 50 lines, 280x160mm Types: 115 (111)R. Capital spaces with guide letters at the beginning of each life. large text tyep. Single Qu. Rather broad H. Upright of d extends slightly below the line. Det of i ot rt. of letter. SIngle sloping hyphen. Straight tailed y. HEHL 43413 not rubricated. my leaf i^* (of 10) folio 86 matches this copy Periclis Viri Illustris Vita Ex Plutarcho Graeco In Latinum per Lapum Florentinum Versa. begins folio 82 h^10 before Camilli ends folio 90 i8 after Fabii Maximi Vol 1st - Thesei. this copy - 41.5x27cm. last - Sertorii.

- Third ed. the first printed by Jenson. Plutarch - Greek philosopher, biographer + essayist of the 1st + 2nd C. AD. THe lives are character studies of 50 distinguished Greeks + Romans of whom 46 are arranged roughly chronologically in pairs (1st a Greek, then a Roman, finally a comparison) Pericles - Athenian statesman of the 5th C. B.C. (c 495 BC - 429)

Shakespeare relied almost exclusively on Plutarch for the historical background of ancient Rome. Plutarch is the some from, which he took the plots, + in many cases the characterization + diction, of all his "classical" plays. This borrowing is most evident in Anthony + Cleopatra +