Vocabularius varioru[m] terminoru[m] : ex poetis et historiographis congestus.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Prüss, Johann, 1446 or 1447-1510, printer.

German Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Mythology, Classical--Dictionaries--Early works to 1800.

Mythology, Classical.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

68 unnumbered leaves : illustrations ; 21 cm (4to)

Fingerprint:

ino- ito- ems. Chci (C) 1502 (Q)

Place of Publication:

[Strasbourg] : Impressus per ... Iohannem Pruss ciuem Argentinensem, Anno MCCCCII xviij Kal[endas]. Februarij [18 Feb. 1402, i.e. 1502]

Notes:

Imprint from colophon on leaf F5v, which reads: Finit vocabularius de proprijs nominibus hominum illustrium, vrbium prouniciarum, montium ac fluuio[rum] in poesi, ac historijs maxime conducentium. Impressus per industriu[m] virum Iohannem pru[ss] ciuem Argentinensem. Anno. M. CCCII. xviij. Kal[endas]. Februarij.

Another edition has the corrected date in colophon, M.CCCCCII, and leaf F1 correctly signed.

Signatures: A⁸ B-C⁴ D⁸ E⁴ F⁶.

The last leaf is blank.

Leaves F1 and F3 incorrectly signed "E" and "E iij" respectively; leaf E3 unsigned.

Without pagination.

Woodcut title vignette (Annuciation) and illustration (Virgin Mary enthroned with Child Jesus; banderole reads: Virgo toga [pro]le[m] [que] plebe[m] seruet et vrbe[m]).

Initial spaces with guide letters.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy imperfect: last leaf (blank) wanting.

Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1960.

Penn Libraries copy without rubrication.

Penn Libraries copy has a few early ms. underlines and marginal notes in text; modern ms. bibliographical note in pencil on front pastedown.

Penn Libraries copy: title leaf mended at all margins; horizontal tear in title leaf near head margin mended.

Cited in:

VD 16 V2018

OCLC:

646841220