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579 - Library Catalog.

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€500 - 750

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27%

Library Catalog. Handwritten catalog of an unnamed library specializing in theology and the humanities (jurisprudence, philology, natural philosophy, etc.), covering approximately the period from the late 15th century to the first quarter of the 19th century. Large 4°. 253 leaves, of which 186 are written on. Simple 19th-century leather binding (shows signs of wear; partially yellowed; slightly torn). Extensive catalog organized into several sections from A to Z, some with section headings: Hermeneutical, exegetical, and philological writings by unnamed authors; Dogmatic writings by unknown authors; Canon law writings by unnamed authors; Homiletic writings by unnamed authors; Pedagogical and catechetical writings by unnamed authors; Miscellaneous writings by unnamed authors; Philological, literary, and other miscellaneous writings; Ascetic writings without author names, hymnals, and prayer books. Each entry includes the author, title, place of publication, volume number, format, and year of publication. Among many others, the following are listed, for example: *Passional*, that is, the Lives of the Saints (incomplete), Nuremberg 1488; *Missale Romanum*, 1515; Rabani Mauri, *De laudibus...*, Pforzheim 1503; Reuchlin, *De rudimentis hebraicis*, Phorze 1536 (?), Tauler, *Sermones*, Augsburg 1508; Gersonii, Joh., *Opera*, Strasbourg 1494; Franken, Seb., *Das verdütschiert mit 7 Siegeln verschlossene Buch*, 1539; John Chrysostom, *Super Matheum*, Cologne 1487; some works by Luther and Erasmus, Rot. etc. — On paper with the watermark “Marbarg No. 1.” — At the end, 12 leaves have been torn out (included), 6 of which are written on; otherwise, only a few (blank) leaves have been removed.

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Auction details

Auction 146 - Day 1
Wednesday, December 9
10:00 AM
Steubenstrasse, 36
75172 Pforzheim, Germany

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