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INCUNABULA
65
Hain (not seen) -Cop. 6946. Proctor 8858. Campbell 1479. Holtrop, Mon.
typogr. pl. 39, 40. Conway, Woodcutters of the Netherlands, p. 17, 22, 208, 211,
325. Schreiber V, 5122 a. Baer, Die illustrierten HistorienbQcher p. 64-68, and
XVIII, 107. Cat. Hawkins 466.
The first edition in Dutch of this famous dironicle. This edition is
decorated with the finest and most interesting woodcuts of all other editions of
this book issued in the XVth cent. The cuts are probably the work of the
printer Jan Veldener himself and he has also enlarged this edition by Chronicles
of France, England, Brabant, Utrecht, Flanders, &c. The usual work
ends on leaf 193, and nearly half the book is a „supplement”, not contained in
the other editions and here appeared for the first time.
The interesting cuts, illustrating the Chronicle are of special interest.
About 12 of them (including the border) are cut especially for this edition by Vel-
dener, and these cuts belong to the best artistic works of this artist (cf. Baer p. 66).
The magnificent woodcut flower border on 1. 1 and 9 is certainly the finest
book-decoration executed in this time. The views of Ninive (1. 35) and
Babylon (1. 38 v) show the siege of these towns, and a. o. a handgun and a
cannon. The fine, large cut on 1. 71 vo. represents St. Peter admitting souls
into Heaven. The numerous coats of arms are of pretty design.
Pollard in Cat. Hawkins p. 266 says: „This edition, which, as set forth
in the colophon, is altogether on a larger-scale than any other, contains wood-
cuts of several subjects not usually illustrated, e. g. Moses holding the tables of
the law, two variants of the building of a town, two others of the battery of a
town, a large cut of Jerusalem, another of St. Peter receiving a soul into Paradise
and numerous very decorative little coats of arms.”
Conway, in Woodcutters of the Netherlands p. 23 f. says a. o.: „Some of
the new cuts in the Fasciculus temporum are of considerable interest. In one,
Moses is seen over the two Tables of the Law, resting one hand on the top of
each The little cut of the Building of Rome is not uninteresting. The ma-
son kneeling at work on a stone with hammer and chisel, the pile of mortar by
his side, his dinner basket and jug of ale, and the three stones put together in
front to represent the new wall, are all incidents of a real character, letting us
into the everyday life of the time . .. .”
The great importance of the contents of this chronicle is known. It contains
a. o. also reports of plague and other epidemic diseases, monsters, &c.
Of some typographical interest is the use of a sign to connect
a sentence over two pages, at the end of one line and beginning of next. The
remarkable resemblance in the type to one of C ax ton’s, and the numerous
interesting watermarks being also formed in the books of Caxton has started the
opinion that Caxton probably procured his materials from the same source as
Veldener.
Fine copy of this very scarce book, with entirely uncoloured cuts in
very good impressions. The borders are slightly cut into as is usual being
so large, an insignificant waterstain is on the top margin, a few small rents are
repaired, in 1. 318 a quite small hole.
GILHOFER & RANSCHBURG, WIEN I, BOGNERGASSE Nr. 2.
65
Hain (not seen) -Cop. 6946. Proctor 8858. Campbell 1479. Holtrop, Mon.
typogr. pl. 39, 40. Conway, Woodcutters of the Netherlands, p. 17, 22, 208, 211,
325. Schreiber V, 5122 a. Baer, Die illustrierten HistorienbQcher p. 64-68, and
XVIII, 107. Cat. Hawkins 466.
The first edition in Dutch of this famous dironicle. This edition is
decorated with the finest and most interesting woodcuts of all other editions of
this book issued in the XVth cent. The cuts are probably the work of the
printer Jan Veldener himself and he has also enlarged this edition by Chronicles
of France, England, Brabant, Utrecht, Flanders, &c. The usual work
ends on leaf 193, and nearly half the book is a „supplement”, not contained in
the other editions and here appeared for the first time.
The interesting cuts, illustrating the Chronicle are of special interest.
About 12 of them (including the border) are cut especially for this edition by Vel-
dener, and these cuts belong to the best artistic works of this artist (cf. Baer p. 66).
The magnificent woodcut flower border on 1. 1 and 9 is certainly the finest
book-decoration executed in this time. The views of Ninive (1. 35) and
Babylon (1. 38 v) show the siege of these towns, and a. o. a handgun and a
cannon. The fine, large cut on 1. 71 vo. represents St. Peter admitting souls
into Heaven. The numerous coats of arms are of pretty design.
Pollard in Cat. Hawkins p. 266 says: „This edition, which, as set forth
in the colophon, is altogether on a larger-scale than any other, contains wood-
cuts of several subjects not usually illustrated, e. g. Moses holding the tables of
the law, two variants of the building of a town, two others of the battery of a
town, a large cut of Jerusalem, another of St. Peter receiving a soul into Paradise
and numerous very decorative little coats of arms.”
Conway, in Woodcutters of the Netherlands p. 23 f. says a. o.: „Some of
the new cuts in the Fasciculus temporum are of considerable interest. In one,
Moses is seen over the two Tables of the Law, resting one hand on the top of
each The little cut of the Building of Rome is not uninteresting. The ma-
son kneeling at work on a stone with hammer and chisel, the pile of mortar by
his side, his dinner basket and jug of ale, and the three stones put together in
front to represent the new wall, are all incidents of a real character, letting us
into the everyday life of the time . .. .”
The great importance of the contents of this chronicle is known. It contains
a. o. also reports of plague and other epidemic diseases, monsters, &c.
Of some typographical interest is the use of a sign to connect
a sentence over two pages, at the end of one line and beginning of next. The
remarkable resemblance in the type to one of C ax ton’s, and the numerous
interesting watermarks being also formed in the books of Caxton has started the
opinion that Caxton probably procured his materials from the same source as
Veldener.
Fine copy of this very scarce book, with entirely uncoloured cuts in
very good impressions. The borders are slightly cut into as is usual being
so large, an insignificant waterstain is on the top margin, a few small rents are
repaired, in 1. 318 a quite small hole.
GILHOFER & RANSCHBURG, WIEN I, BOGNERGASSE Nr. 2.
