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Collection: Invention and Discovery: Printed Books from Fifteenth-Century Europe
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06448
This treatise defends the Franciscan Order's devotion to the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary within the womb of St. Anne, an article of faith that was opposed by the Dominican Order. This edition features an illumination of the Nativity.
06471
This Missal was printed specifically for use in Carmelite monasteries. The gathering of paper leaves containing the Canon of the Mass in Bridwell Library's copy was replaced with sturdy contemporary vellum leaves bearing the same text copied out in…
06486
First printed edition of Nicolaus de Lyra's commentary on the Bible. This edition includes fruits, birds, and insects in the manner of the Venetian painter Carlo Crivelli (c. 1430–c. 1495).
06502
A critique of Jewish beliefs concerning the Messiah, this work includes a rudimentary introduction to the Hebrew language, a misleading summary of Jewish beliefs, and transliterations from Hebrew sources.
06516
Treatise on the Seven Deadly Sins. The rubricator inscribed that they finished in 1473, although it was previously thought that this work was dated 1475.
06578
The painted coat-of-arms added to the first page of this official history of Venice depicts the two-faced god Janus, who signifies the ability to look to the past and the future.
06658
Tenth-century Greek encyclopedia. Text in original Greek, some prefatory matter, colophon and terminal matter in Latin. This first edition was printed at the expense of its Athenian-born editor, Demetrius Chalcondylas, one of the preeminent Greek…
06668
This copy of Summa theologica has an armorial woodcut bookplate for Hilprand von Brandenburg and inscription by librarian, Jakob Louber, that states the title and a note with the donor's name.
06670
This three-part work was the most comprehensive and systematic statement of medieval Christian dogma. Printed by Johann Mentelin, the first successful printer located outside of Mainz.
06714
In fifteenth-century Missals, tradition required that the beginning of the Canon of the Mass ("Te igitur") should be illustrated with an image of the crucified Christ or a related image of sacrifice. This edition shows Christ on the Cross.
06721
King Ferdinand I invited the Bishop of Coria to write the Luzero de la vida cristiana (Morning Star of the Christian Life") in order to expel the darkness of ignorance" in Spain, particularly among Jews and Muslims who had endured forced conversion…
06724
Printed by Thomas de Blavis in 1489, this single leaf of text served as the printer's advertisement for that Liber sextus Decretalium.
06780
The most popular Christian prayer book of the Middle Ages, the Book of Hours was designed for private lay devotion at appointed times of day. Much of the success enjoyed by manuscript Books of Hours was due to their colorful illuminations of scenes…
06881
St Bridget's account of her experiences of "celestial revelations" of Christ's life, the Last Judgment, her own "mystical marriage" to Christ, and divine instructions to found the Brigittine Order. This is a reprint from the 1492 Lübeck edition.
06951
Johannes Richenbach (d.1486) decorated his bndings using metal rolls with patterns.
06958
St. John Chrysostom encouraged a lapsed monk to return to ascetic life. This edition includes a table of contents of five publications that were bound together. The table of contents was writted by fifteenth-century librarian of St. Mary in…
06962
First edition of the most influential confession manual of the fifteenth century.
06967
This first edition of the processional music used by the Dominican Order was one of only a dozen fifteenth-century Spanish editions printed with musical notation. One of only five Spanish musical publications of the 15th century.
06977
Falsely attributed to St. Albertus Magnus (c. 1206–1280), the "Secrets of Women and Men" was compiled from a variety of Western and Arabic treatises on medicine and astrology. This text shows the primitive state of medicine at the time through its…
06982
This book binding was created with a time-saving method called panel stamping on the front and the back. The front depicts "Ecce Homo" but is stamped upside down. The back has dragons, falcons, and monstrous dogs amid twisting vines and is also…
07013
A little-known text often attributed to St. Augustine, it was likely actually writted by Honorius of Autun. According to a flyleaf, this book was bound with five works by Jean Gerson.
07015
A letter of indulgence by the Bishop of Sebenico (Croatia) which could be bought for the remission of sin in the Jubilee Year of 1480. With Schoeffer's Lombard initial L and "Psalter" initial M. The type used for the headings is Gutenberg's 42-line…
07017
The text of the Psalms, printed in large letters, is surrounded with commentary by David ben Joseph Ḳimḥi (c. 1160-c. 1235) in smaller types. A Christian censor used ink and small sheets of paper to omit words from commentary and entire passages.
07023
Compiled by a Franciscan friar, this collection of 71 sermons was intended to provide sample texts for those preachers who could not create their own. Bridwell Library's copy of this rare Louvain edition was rubricated with elaborate flourishes and…
07035
A rhyming introduction to Latin grammar.
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