Yale Center for British Art

Title:

Das büch sagt vo[n] Herczog Ernsten. : Auch von dem Schildtberger vnd von Sant Brandon. Vnd von den selczsamen wundern so sy erfaren vnd gesehen habent auf de[n] möre vnd aufdem land.

Alternate Title(s):

Büch sagt von Herczog Ernsten

Published / Created:

[Augsburg] : [Anton Sorg], [approximately 1485]

Physical Description:

[224] pages : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 26 cm (folio)

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Leaf Collection no. 0259
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Also includes Hans Schildberger's Reisebuch (half title "Von dem Schildtberger" on leaf A1r) and Saint Brandan's Legende (half title "Von Sant Brandon" on leaf 2a1r).

Signatures: a-f⁸ A-E⁸ F⁶ 2a⁸ 2b¹⁰ (2b10 blank).

Incunabula short title catalogue, ie00104000

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, E-104

Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, 6675*

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 12537

Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Inkunabelkatalog, H-299

Incunabula in the Huntington Library, 1059

Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, 1724.3

Schreiber, W.L. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur métal au XVe siècle, 3911

BAC Leaf Collection no. 0259: Imperfect: 13 non-consecutive leaves: a3, a5, c1, c5, c7, d4, d7, e1, e2, e5, C6, and two woodcut cuttings. Woodcuts are hand-colored. From a collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves compiled by Frederick Werther, with his enumeration stamped in ink.

Subject Terms:

Ernst II, Duke of Swabia, 1007–1030 -- Romances. | Romances, German -- 15th century. | Schiltberger, Johannes, 1380 or 1381– -- Travel -- Middle East. | Brendan, Saint, the Voyager, approximately 483–577 -- Legends. | Middle East -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership. | Incunabula in Yale Library.

Form/Genre:

Incunabula. | Woodcuts. | Fragments (object portions) | Hand coloring.

Contributors:

Sorg, Anton, active 15th century, printer. | Schiltberger, Johannes, 1380 or 1381– Reisebuch. | Brendan, Saint, the Voyager, approximately 483–577. Legende.