Poematum Ioannis Stigelii. Liber I : continens Sacra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stigel, Johann, 1515-1562.

Contributor:

Fincelius, Jobus, 1526-approximately 1589.

Richtzenhan, Donat, active 1559-1600, printer.

Rebart, Thomas, -1570, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

German Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Bible. Psalms--Paraphrases, Latin--Early works to 1800.

Bible.

Bible. Psalms.

Christian poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Early works to 1800.

Christian poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern).

Penn Provenance:

Reimannus, Georgius (former owner) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

240 unnumbered pages ; 16 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Poematvm Ioannis Stigelii

Poematum Joannis Stigelii

Poemata sacra

Fingerprint:

i-s, t:mi t.s, HoNe (C) 1566 (A)

Place of Publication:

Ienae : Excudebat Donatus Ritzenhayn, & Thomas Rebart, 1566.

Notes:

Mostly paraphrases of the Psalms. The first of 8 books published 1566-1569, including a second book of "Poemata sacra."

Edited by Jobus Fincelius.

Signatures: A-P⁸.

Leaves P6-P8 are blanks.

Without pagination.

Title within border of type ornaments.

Woodcut initials and tail-piece.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy bound with: Stigel, Johann. Poematum Iohannis Stigelii. Liber II. Continens sacra. Ienae : Excudebat Donatus Richtzenhain, & Thomas Rebart, Anno MDLXVI [1566] -- Stigel, Johann. Poematum Ioannis Stigelii. Liber tertius. Continens elegiarum libros tres. Ienae : Excudebat Donatus Ritzenhayn, & Thomas Rebart, 1567 -- Stigel, Johann. Poematum Ioannis Stigelii. Liber quartus. Continens elegiarum libros tres. Ienae : Excudebat Donatus Ritzenhayn, Anno 1568.

Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1952.

Penn Libraries copy has early ms. ownership inscription ("Ex librjs Georgij Rejmannj. W[...]ap.") of Georgius Reimannus on title leaf in brown ink.

Penn Libraries copy has illegible ms. inscription at head of front pastedown, next to ms. numeral "828" in a different hand, followed by early ms. transcription of the Latin text and German translation of a maxim from Cicero; maxims in Greek and Latin in early ms. on front free endpaper.

Penn Librararies copy has some early ms. underlines and annotations in brown ink in text.

Penn Libraries copy bound in contemporary full blind-tooled pig over indented wooden boards; initials H and B (emended from D) on either side of a heart tooled in blind on upper portion of left board; date "1568" tooled in blind on lower portion of left board; 3 raised bands on spine; illegible ms. on spine; 2 metal catchplates on left board and evidence of clasps on right board.

Penn Libraries copy: title leaf has small portion of fore-edge margin torn off.

Cited in:

VD 16 S 9092

OCLC:

32228171