Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Catholic Church

Title:

[Missale Herbipolense]

Alternate Title(s):

Missal (Würzburg)

Published / Created:

[Würzburg] : [Georg Reyser], [after 8 Nov. 1481]

Physical Description:

1 volume : 2 illustrations (copper engravings) ; 335 mm (fol.)

Holdings:

Rare Books and Manuscripts
Leaf Collection no. 0302
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Classification:

Books

Notes:

Title and imprint from Incunabula short title catalogue.

Date from Zehnacker.

The Bodleian copy has buyer's date: '1481 Johannes Kewsch vicarius in ecclesia herbipolensi hunc librum comparavit proprijs expensis et pro omnibus. scilicet pergameno Impressura, Rubricatione, illuminatum et ligatum xviij flor. 1481'. The contractual date for the completion of printing, mentioned in Rudolphus von Scherenberg's prefatory letter, was 8 Nov. 1481.

Bod-inc, M-256

Oates, 1204

Zehnacker, F. Catalogues régionaux des incunables des bibliothèques publiques de France, XIII, 1610

Incunabula short title catalogue, im00663900

Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 11309

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M24419

Schreiber, W.L. Manuel de l'amateur de la gravure sur bois et sur métal au XVe siècle, 4704

BAC Leaf Collection no. 0302: Imperfect: incipit leaf, with text beginning "Ad te domine levavi anima[m] mea[m] deus meus in te confido no[n] erubesca[m]". With large initial 'A' painted in colors on a background of burnished gold, with extended floral decorations to the margins. From a collection of fifteenth- and sixteenth-century printed leaves compiled by Frederick Werther, with his enumeration stamped in ink.

Subject Terms:

Werther, Frederick, 1881– -- Ownership. | Incunabula in Yale Library.

Form/Genre:

Incunabula. | Missals (Service books) | Fragments (object portions) | Hand coloring.

Contributors:

Rudolf, von Scherenberg, 1401–1495. | Reyser, Georg, -1504, printer.