9. Saint Bonaventura, ca. 1217-1274

Opuscula, pars I

Strassburg: Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedlinburg, i.e. Georg Husner, 1495

Description

Paper. [26], CCLV (i.e. 353), [1] leaves; 275 x 190 mm (fol.). Gothic type; double columns. Copy lacks 2 of the preliminary leaves, XXIII-XXX (whole of sig. d), and the final 3 leaves (including colophon and blank). Text begins after tabula: 'Incipit prima pars parvo[rum] opusculo[rum] beati Bonave[n]ture doctoris seraphici'. Guide letter unpainted.

Binding

Half-bound calf over buckram boards which are detached. Spine broken, with spine cover partially disintegrated. Spine title reads: 'Bonave'.

Printer

George Husner has been recognized as the Printer of the 1483 Jordanus de Quedlinburg. He flourished in Strassburg about 1473-1505, and printed in partnership with Johann Beckenhub. He was a goldsmith prior to turning to printing. His Speculum Judiciale of 1473 has been described as a masterpiece of typography.

Provenance

1. Canon William Ardene Shoults 2. Selwyn College; Otago University Library

Reference

HC 3468*; BMC I 144; Goff B928; Kaplan 119; ISTC ib00928000; GW 4648

Illustrations

Prologus page, Incipit.