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INCUNABULA
2Q (Thomas a Kempis.) De imitatione Christi. J oh. Gerson. De
meditatione cordis. Augsburg, Erhard Ratdolt, 1488.
4*0. Goth. letter, 2 cols., 40 lines, 48 unn. II. with woodcut
capitals. Hf. vellum. Frs. 300- ~
Hain*-Cop. 9094. Brit. Mas. Cat. II, p. 382. Voullieme, Bln. 285. Proctor
I878. Puyol, p. 408.
The nicely printed Ratdolt edition with tasteful woodcut-capitals.
Clean copy with wide margins.
30 Thurocz, Joh. de. Chronica Hungarorum. Rogerius magister.
Miserabile carmen super destructione regni Hungaricae temporis
Belae IV per Tartaros facta. Augsburg, Erhard Ratdolt for
Theobald Feger at Buda, 1488.
4to. Goth, letter, 38 lines, 172 unn. leaves with sign., one blank,
the two other blanks missing. With 66 cuts, some full-page, three
of them in contemporary colouring and partly heightened
with gold, others uncoloured and with 241 fine initial let-
ters all heightened with gold and silver and nicely co-
loured. Old brown calf, back gilt. Frs. 38OO.—
Hain*-Cop. 15.518. Proctor 1874. Brit. Mus. Cat, II, 381. Schreiber V,
4395- Muther 329, Taf. 75—78. Baer, lllustr. Historienbiither, 152—56, LX1V—
LXVI. Potthast I, 665: ”sehr selten" and II, 980.
An absolutly perfect and finely preserved copy of the oldest Chro-
nicle of Hungary which ranks among the rarest illustrated books of the
15th century.
This is the first edition, published June 3, 1488. The Brilon edition
of March 20, 1488 was published after ours, for the date is due to mistake.
Potthast states regarding the Brunn edition: “Ebert no. 4141 halt diese Ausg. mit
Unredit fur die erste; sie ist jedenfalls in Bezug aufs Datum gefalsdit. Eine Ver-
gleidiung beider stellt die Prioritat der eistern fest”. It is the first illustrat-
ed book published by Ratdolt at Augsburg and one of his most
beautiful productions.
From the cuts we may mention the representation of the rescue by Ladis-
laus of the daughter of the Grofiwardein Bishop from the Tures, the arms of
Mathias Corvinus within a circle and the invasion of the Tartars. Other cuts
depict kings, scenes of battles etc. The first two cuts mentioned above were
painted in colours, gold and silver. The circle with the arms was cut out
and mounted at an early date.
Our copy is in the first state and conforms to the first Brit. Mus. copy.
The book itself was printed at expenses of Theobald Feger, book-
seller at Buda.
Clean and well preserved copy with some old MS. notes and a few small
stains. No complete copy readied the market during the last years. Per-
fect copies are extremely rare.
Only three copies in U. S. A. (acc. to Census).
See Reproduction, opposite.
CATALOGUE 233 — PRICES IN SWISS FRANCS
INCUNABULA
2Q (Thomas a Kempis.) De imitatione Christi. J oh. Gerson. De
meditatione cordis. Augsburg, Erhard Ratdolt, 1488.
4*0. Goth. letter, 2 cols., 40 lines, 48 unn. II. with woodcut
capitals. Hf. vellum. Frs. 300- ~
Hain*-Cop. 9094. Brit. Mas. Cat. II, p. 382. Voullieme, Bln. 285. Proctor
I878. Puyol, p. 408.
The nicely printed Ratdolt edition with tasteful woodcut-capitals.
Clean copy with wide margins.
30 Thurocz, Joh. de. Chronica Hungarorum. Rogerius magister.
Miserabile carmen super destructione regni Hungaricae temporis
Belae IV per Tartaros facta. Augsburg, Erhard Ratdolt for
Theobald Feger at Buda, 1488.
4to. Goth, letter, 38 lines, 172 unn. leaves with sign., one blank,
the two other blanks missing. With 66 cuts, some full-page, three
of them in contemporary colouring and partly heightened
with gold, others uncoloured and with 241 fine initial let-
ters all heightened with gold and silver and nicely co-
loured. Old brown calf, back gilt. Frs. 38OO.—
Hain*-Cop. 15.518. Proctor 1874. Brit. Mus. Cat, II, 381. Schreiber V,
4395- Muther 329, Taf. 75—78. Baer, lllustr. Historienbiither, 152—56, LX1V—
LXVI. Potthast I, 665: ”sehr selten" and II, 980.
An absolutly perfect and finely preserved copy of the oldest Chro-
nicle of Hungary which ranks among the rarest illustrated books of the
15th century.
This is the first edition, published June 3, 1488. The Brilon edition
of March 20, 1488 was published after ours, for the date is due to mistake.
Potthast states regarding the Brunn edition: “Ebert no. 4141 halt diese Ausg. mit
Unredit fur die erste; sie ist jedenfalls in Bezug aufs Datum gefalsdit. Eine Ver-
gleidiung beider stellt die Prioritat der eistern fest”. It is the first illustrat-
ed book published by Ratdolt at Augsburg and one of his most
beautiful productions.
From the cuts we may mention the representation of the rescue by Ladis-
laus of the daughter of the Grofiwardein Bishop from the Tures, the arms of
Mathias Corvinus within a circle and the invasion of the Tartars. Other cuts
depict kings, scenes of battles etc. The first two cuts mentioned above were
painted in colours, gold and silver. The circle with the arms was cut out
and mounted at an early date.
Our copy is in the first state and conforms to the first Brit. Mus. copy.
The book itself was printed at expenses of Theobald Feger, book-
seller at Buda.
Clean and well preserved copy with some old MS. notes and a few small
stains. No complete copy readied the market during the last years. Per-
fect copies are extremely rare.
Only three copies in U. S. A. (acc. to Census).
See Reproduction, opposite.
CATALOGUE 233 — PRICES IN SWISS FRANCS
