583 - The Plenarium, or Gospel Book, Summer and Winter Parts, covering every Sunday throughout the year, including the dates and the saints. The order of the Mass, including its Introit, or beginning: Gloria Patri, Kyrie eleison, Gloria in excelsis, Collect or prayer, Epistle, Gradual or penitential chant, Alleluia or Tract. Sequence or Props. Gospel, concluded with a commentary never before heard among us, accompanied by fruitful and beautiful examples. With a broad woodcut title border by Urs Graf, 138 text woodcuts (some repeated, including 7 full-page ones) by Hans Lützelburger after Hans Schäuffelen, Urs Graf, and Hans Baldung Grien, as well as numerous initials. Basel, Petri, March 24, 1514. 8 unnumbered leaves, 278 leaves. 32 x 22 cm. Contemporary blind-embossed pigskin binding (spine and endpapers replaced, clasp removed).

The Plenarium, or Gospel Book, Summer and Winter Parts, covering every Sunday throughout the year, including the dates and the saints. The order of the Mass, including its Introit, or beginning: Gloria Patri, Kyrie eleison, Gloria in excelsis, Collect or prayer, Epistle, Gradual or penitential chant, Alleluia or Tract. Sequence or Props. Gospel, concluded with a commentary never before heard among us, accompanied by fruitful and beautiful examples. With a broad woodcut title border by Urs Graf, 138 text woodcuts (some repeated, including 7 full-page ones) by Hans Lützelburger after Hans Schäuffelen, Urs Graf, and Hans Baldung Grien, as well as numerous initials. Basel, Petri, March 24, 1514. 8 unnumbered leaves, 278 leaves. 32 x 22 cm. Contemporary blind-embossed pigskin binding (spine and endpapers replaced, clasp removed). VD16 E 4457 - Hieronymus, Petri No. 30 - Hollstein, German XI, 288 d - Oldenbourg, Schäuf. L 98 - First edition of this *Plenarium*, intended for lay readers and published in German for that reason. - 55 of the woodcuts in the text are by H. Schäuffelein, 39 smaller ones by Urs Graf, and 44 others are copies after Hans Baldung Grien. - Page 228 contains a eulogy to book printing: “How good and delightful is the art of printing” with the remark: “…rather than spend a schilling on a book, one would rather spend three schillings at the wine house …" – Wormholes from the beginning through folio 108 and at the end starting on folio 178, mostly along the margins and without loss of text; the first 10 and last 5 folios show slight water stains in the white margins; 4 folios have reinforced margins. - Provenance: contemporary ownership note by Johannes Bracher (also: Prager, d. 1628), pastor in Langenmosen, on the title margin; library of the Barons of Schrobenhausen, dated 1709; Stamp of Hans von Aufsess, founder of the Germanisches Museum in Nuremberg; stamp of the Prussian State Library in Berlin with a duplicate stamp; handwritten dedication on the last (white) page (ca. 1800): “To His Serene Highness and Most Noble Prince and Lord of Württemberg … from Paulus Dauber(?) …” *