http://www.maggs.com/catalog.asp? Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:08:23 GMT en-gb RSS Search Feed for RSS Feed for Continental Books Woodcut headpiece and printer's device on each title (and to the tavola of Rime), larger device on verso of last leaf and full-page woodcut portrait of Bembo in the Rime & Le Prose.

3 works in one volume. 12mo. 17th century vellum. 192, 143pp; (26)ff. 258pp. (1)f; 238pp.A fine collection of Bembo's most important works all printed by Giolito de' Ferrari. The Rime is edited by T. Porcacchi and Le Prose by L. Dolce.

I. Bongi II, p. 145-6 (1562 ed., our copy a reprint of this ed.). II. Adams B575, Bongi II, p. 141 (a reprint of 1556 ed.).]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16349.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16349.asp Printer's device on title-page, numerous woodcut diagrams and tables (one of them full-page).

4to. (6), 178, (2)ff. 19/20th century vellum back marbled boards.First edition of this treatise and one of the most important works on geomancy, astrology, magic and "secrets" in general. This is the variant issue with Corrozet's name appearing in the imprint. It was extremely influential and a further three editions appeared before 1577, with an English translation appearing in 1591. It is illustrated with elaborate tables for the casting of horoscopes and genitures; the wheel of Pythagoras on folio 175v is mentioned by Brun (Le livre Français illustré de la renaissancep. 150) who says it is in the style of Oroncé Finé. Edited by Gabriel du Préau who is also known for his translation into French of the Hermetic dialogues Pimander.

Geomancy has a medieval rather than a classical background and is a system of divination related to markings on the ground, and it became very popular during the Renaissance. Cattan cast geomantic tableaux for his acquaintances at the French court. "The text describes the method of casting the points and forming the figures; discusses the meanings of the figures and their correspondences with elements, animals, planets, etc.; summarizes the questions appropriate to each house (with examples); and thoroughly covers the various ways to interpret the tableau" (Elizabeth Z. Bennett, Medieval Geomancy).

Title-page and last leaf soiled, one preliminary ink stained and remargined, one upper margin defective (corrosion due to ink), elsewhere a few minor stains.

Adams C1128 (Gilles issue). Thorndike VI, p. 472. Caillet 2093.]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19643.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19643.asp Five-line ornamental woodcut initial on first page, first page of text printed within a single rule.

Sm. 4to. 6 leaves, the last blank. Later wrappers.One of only two editions of this tract which purports to be a collection of speeches addressed to Emperor Maximilian by certain great cities of old (Babylon, Troy, etc.) congratulating him on the occasion of his victory over the Hungarians at Stühlweissenburg (Alba Regia) in November 1490; Babylon, Troy, Byzantium and finally Rome are introduced as speakers, extolling the military prowess of the young king of the Romans, and exhorting him to lead at last the long desired war against the Turks, prophesying a glorious victory for Maximilian and the state of Christendom. The author Caviceo (1443-1571), a native of Parma, became very well known after the publication of his romantic novel Il Peregrino in 1508. GW assigned the printing to Benalius, but this is not accepted by BMC or IGI VI while the second edition is assigned to Matteo Capcasa after 16 Mar. 1491.

HC 4805*. BMC VII, 1146. IGI 2655. GW 6433. Goff C355.]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19617.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19617.asp 9 fine half-page woodcuts (c. 170 x 165mm.) one at the beginning of each book; large printer's device on verso of penultimate leaf (Polain 44).

Large folio. (335 x 240mm.) 308ff. (of 312 - lacks a1(title-page), bifolium G1&G8 (replaced with repeated bifolium G2&G7), and blank final leaf (S8); 3 other blanks present). 56 lines and headline. Late 17th/early 18th century mottled calf (expertly rebacked, corners and lower cover restored).Extremely rare third edition of the French translation of Valerius Maximus and the second to be illustrated. Huss's first illustrated edition was published in 1485 and this is a reprint of that edition with the same woodcuts and with the error of imposition in the table of contents of book viii corrected. The translation was begun by Simon de Hesdin in 1375, for Charles V, and completed by Nicholas de Gonesse at the request of Jaquemin Courau, treasurer of Jean, duc de Berry, and finished 1401. It was popularly produced as a luxury illuminated manuscript in the 15th century and the first edition of 1475-77 (Southern Netherlands, Printer of Flavius Josephus) left a space of half a page at the beginning of each book for the insertion of a miniature. Examples from the incunable editions of the French translation (a fourth edition was published by Verard in 1499) are scarce with only a very few copies located in institutional collections (see ISTC) or found on the market. The only copy that we can trace on ABPC-online of any of these editions is the Bute copy (part two only, 152ff.) of the 1489 printing sold at auction in 1995.

Sadly our copy lacks the title-page and the bifolium G1&G8 is replaced by the repeated bifolium G2&G7, an error which must have taken place in the printer's shop.

Provenance. Manuscript notes in a near contemporary French hand on ff 11-13, 159, 168 and 312. 18th/19th century bibliographical notes inside front cover. Ownership stamp on f. a2 of "C.P. Carey".

A few small holes to f. a2, mostly marginal, a little dampstained in places, especially towards the end with final leaf frayed at edges, otherwise a fine, well-margined and unwashed copy.

BMC VIII, p. 263 (imperfect - wanting ff. 109-16, quire, and last blank). CR 5933. Pr 8563. IGI 10077. Goff V45. ISTC (locates: France - 3 copies; United Kingdom & U.S.A - 2 copies each; Germany, Italy & Netherlands - 1 copy)]]> Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19592.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19592.asp Two full-page engravings in second work.

2 works in one. (4)ff. 280pp.; (3) (of 4)ff. 198pp. (1)f., later carta rustica, uncut.Two works by the Benedictine and Brescian nobleman Tito Prospero Martinengo (d. 1590), both of them first editions. The Poemata diversa (bound here first) are selected poems in Greek, but with two longer poems on the Virgin Mary, and SS. Peter and Paul in a Latin translation opposite the Greek text. Although most of the poems are on religious topics, this part ends with Greek poems on classical subjects.

The Theotocodia lacking the fourth preliminary leaf with full-page engraving.

Somwehat waterstained in places.

Censimento CNCE 38668 & 38674.]]> Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO18493.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO18493.asp Large woodcut illustration of bee-hives.

Size of leaf: 306 x 215mm.A single keaf from the Grüninger Vergil. Lightr marginal foxing and staining.]]> Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19833.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19833.asp One three-line and 2 two-line initials in red and blue respectively, each decorated with a calligraphic border in red in intricate penwork along the length of page, thus making a total of three borders. Head-line and chapter numbers in red and blue, initial strokes in red.

Size of leaf: 303 x 224mm. 47 lines of text written in brown ink in an attractive rounded gothic hand in double columns.A handsome leaf with wide margins from a fine Bolognese bible; apart from slight loss of the upper margin caused by damp (a feature of many leaves from this Bible), the leaf is in excellent condition. The text is from St. Matthew's Gospel, witwh chapters 15 and 16 in full, the end of chapter 14, and the beginning of chapter 17. This is an important passage which describes Jesus walking on water, Jesus predicting his death and the Transfiguration, as well as the feeding of the 4000 (a later episode than the feeding of the 5000).]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO17819.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO17819.asp Initials and paragraph marks in red and blue.

Size of leaf: 356 x 242mm. 50 lines of gothic text in double columns, surrounded by 88 lines of commentary.The text proceeds from 50.15.4.2 ("iubeture qui fuit census") to 50.16.5 ("appellatio lacior est"). Much of this text is from the section entitled: "De verborum significatione", which explains Latin legal terms. Outer margin defective with slight text loss at ends of lines of commentary, verso without any text.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16865.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16865.asp Large divided initial painted in red an blue and decorated with intricate designs in red an mauve penwork, full border of J-motifs in red and blue, 3 other large initials in red or blue. S uare musical nottaion on red 4-line staves.

Size of leaf: 359 x 254mm. 7 lines of interlinear gothic text.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO17047.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO17047.asp Two large divided initails in red and blue, with calligraphic penwork decoration in red and mauve, two initials on verso in red and blue alternately, square musical notation on 5-line red staves.

Size of leaf : 359 x 254mm. 7 lines of interlinear gothic text.Some rubbing to the initials.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO17050.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO17050.asp
The duke is not named but he must have been Ercole I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara 1471-1505. Another Ercole d'Este, Lord of San Martino in Rio, married Angela Sforza, daughter of a cousin of Isabella of Aragon. She was born in 1479, married in 1491 and died in 1497 in Ferrara.Thus the document would hgave been written between 1491 and 1497.

In excellent condition.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16877.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16877.asp Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19719.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19719.asp One-line initials in red, chapter numbers in roman numerals written in margins.

Size of bifolium: 200 x 293mm. 47 lines in a minute gothic script, double columns.The first leaf offers on the recto, Jeremiah 38. 18-40. ("effigies de manu eorum - ergo ecce solui"), and on the verso Jeremiah 40. 4-41-41.9 ("te hodie de cathenis - filius nathanie occisis"). The second leaf goes from Jeremiah: 47.3 to 49.20.

The small compact, easily portable, one-volume Bibles, developed in France, largely supersede the multi-volume Bibles with their extensive glosses. Our bifolium exhibits contemporary corrections and has marginal chapter numbers that accord with present usage in the Vulgate Latin Bible.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16523.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16523.asp Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19718.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19718.asp
Size: 312 x 275mm. 12 lines of text in old Slavonic.The charter is dated 9 July 1590 and confirms a grant to the monastery of SS. Michael and Gabriel and to the Abbot Spiridon and his monks by Vintula, son of Stanchiula, confirmed by Miatra, the Great Dvornik, and the Zhupan Prerul, the Great Logothete . . . and Radul the Komis and Michael the Stolnik and . . . Radul the Second Logothete. There are endorsements in Greek and Rumanian as well as Slavonic. Small cut in one of the folds affecting a little text.]]> Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO11374.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO11374.asp Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19711.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19711.asp
Bound with a sacred epic in honour of the Annunciation of the Mother of God.]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO14768.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO14768.asp
Caillet 3832-33.]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO18909.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO18909.asp La Henriade, first published in 1723. This edition is in three parts: the text of the poem, Remarques sur le premier chant, and Poésies diverses de Monsieur de Voltaire.

Some staining.

Bemgesco 364.]]> Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO18936.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO18936.asp sententiae or maxims of ancient and modern writers, with Spanish proverbs, accompanied by a French translation, appearing on pp. 543-590.

Brown stain on title-page.

Brunet II, 1017.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO18983.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO18983.asp Two 2-line initials in red, each decorated with a calligraphic border in blue in intricate penwork to form a full border; headline chapter numbers in red and blue, initial strokes in red.

Size of leaf: 305 x 225mm. 47 lines of text written in brown ink in an attractive rounded gothic hand in double columns.A handsome leaf with wide margins from a fine Bolognese Bible. The text is from Book of Numbers, ch. 21, vv. 6-35, 22. vv. 1-41, 23, vv. 1-4. Waterstain resulting in fraying affecting upper edge, and a few letters indistinct at top of recto, and a horizontal tear in blank ouetr margin.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16925.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO16925.asp 12 one-line initials in burnished gold on mauve and blue grounds, line-fillers in similar colours.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm. 16 lines of gothic text.Excellent condition.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19239.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19239.asp 2 two-line initials in blue and pink respectivel, infilled with floral decoration on a burnished gold ground, 14 one-line initials in burnished gold on mauve and blue grounds, line-fillers in similar colours, panel border on each side of the leaf composed of small gold leaves on hair-line stems, and small flowers.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm. 16 lines of gothic text.Light wear to text.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19242.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19242.asp 2 two-line initials in blue and pink respectively, infilled with blue and orange flowers on curly stems on a burmished gold ground, 5 one-line initials in burnished gold on mauve and blue grounds, 5 line-fillers in similar colours, panel border on each side of the leaf composed of small gold leaves on hair-line stems, and small flowers, also a decorative flower on a gold ground.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm.16 lines of gothic text.Excellent condition.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19222.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19222.asp 2 two-line initials in blue, infilled with blue and orange flowers on curly stems on a burmished gold ground, one-line initial in burnished gold on mauve and blue grounds, panel border on each side of the leaf composed of small gold leaves on hair-line stems, and small flowers, also a decorative curly stem on a gold ground.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm.16 lines of gothic text.Excellent condition.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19219.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19219.asp 2 two-line initials in pink and blue respectively infilled with blue and orange flowers on a burnished gold ground, panel border on each side of the leaf composed of small gold leaves on hair-line stems, and small flowers.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm. 16 lines of gothic text.Excellent condition.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19241.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19241.asp 2 two-line initials in pink and blue respectively infilled with blue and orange flowers on a burnished gold ground, panel borders composed of small gold leaves on hair-line stems, and small flowers.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm. 16 lines of gothic text.Excellent condition.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19248.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19248.asp 2 two-line initials in pink and blue respectively infilled with blue and orange flowers on a burnished gold ground, three panel borders composed of small gold leaves on hair-line stems, two of the borders with green and blue floral decoration on a burnished gold ground, a strawberry and small flowers.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm. 16 lines of gothic text.Excellent condition.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19243.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19243.asp 2 two-line initials inmauve, infilled with blue and orange flowers on a burnished gold ground, 10 one initials in burnished gold on blue and mauve grounds, panel border on each side of the leaf composed of small gold leaves on hair-line stems, and small flowers, with decorative blue flower on burnished gold ground in border on verso.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm. 16 lines of gothic text.In excellent condition.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19246.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19246.asp 3 two-line initials in blue and pink respectivel, infilled with blue and orange flowers on a burnished gold ground, one line-filler in blue and mauve, panel border on each side of the leaf composed of small gold leaves on hair-line stems, and small flowers.

Size of leaf: 180 x 133mm. 16 lines of gothic text.]]> Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT Continental Books and Manuscripts http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19244.asp http://www.maggs.com/title/CO19244.asp