Postilla venerabilis fratris Nicholai de Lyra super psalterium feliciter incipit.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicholas, of Lyra, approximately 1270-1349

Contributor:

Balsarin, Guillaume, active 1487-1525, printer.

Incunable Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

Postilla super Psalterium

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Bible. Psalms--Commentaries.

Bible.

Bible. Psalms.

Genre:

Incunabula.

Wooden boards (Binding) -- 15th century.

Clasps (Binding) -- 15th century.

Physical Description:

250 unnumbered leaves (the first leaf blank) ; 25 cm (4to)

Place of Publication:

[Lyons] : [Guillaume Balsarin], quarta die May 1487.

Notes:

Includes the text of the Psalms.

Caption title.

Date from colophon; assigned to Balsarin by IGI.

Leaf [249]a: Explicit postilla supra libru[m] psalmoru[m] edita a fratre Nicolao de lyra ex ordine minoru[m] sacre theologie doctore excellentissimo. Impressumq[ue] Anno domini .M.cccc.lxxxvij. quarta die May.

Signatures: a-z⁸ [et]⁸ A-F⁸ G¹⁰ (leaf a1 blank).

Median quarto, printed with commentary surrounding the text. Leaf a3r: 45 lines of commentary; area of text: 178 x 117 mm. Initial spaces with guide-letters. With signatures; without foliation or catchwords.

Local Notes:

Yarnall Library of Theology (Saint Clement's Church, Philadelphia, Pa.) copy; on permanent deposit at the University of Pennsylvania Library.

Leaf size: 235 x 169 mm.

Without rubrication.

Original 15th century binding: quarter bound in leather over uncovered wooden boards; 3 raised bands on spine; 3 clasps, all wanting; leather on spine mostly wanting; leather on boards mostly covered with paper; both boards detached from spine.

Pinpoint wormholes throughout, resulting in minor loss of text.

Cited in:

GW M26612

Copinger 3712

IGI 6837

Contains:

Bible. Psalms. Latin. 1487.

OCLC:

71249172