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BRB1386
This collection of fifty-two biographies of female saints was compiled by Aegidius Albertinus, the Bavarian court librarian and royal secretary in Munich. The biographies are illustrated with portraits by Raphael Sadeler II (1560–1632), the court…
BRMS 122
This large folding triptych is a cartagloria, an illuminated manuscript bearing essential Latin texts for the Mass ceremony. The central miniature of the triptych replicates Leonardo da Vinci's fresco of the Last Supper at the Dominican Convent of…
BRB1470
A biography about St. Benedict of San Philadelphio (1526–1589), also known as St. Benedict the Moor. Considered the patron saint of African American Catholics, African missions, and the towns of San Fratello and Palermo in Sicily, St. Benedict…
07044
Three Christian tracts issued together as a single publication by Ulrich Zel (fl. 1465–1503). The first is a sermon on the Lord's Prayer, the second title is on Christian symbolism, and the last is about drunkenness. They were all attributed falsely…
BRB0099
This treatise describes the many ways in which the saintly conduct of St. Francis of Assisi (1182–1226) conformed to the life and teachings of Christ. The original manuscript of this work, presented to the Franciscan Order by the Franciscan friar…
07061
This is the first edition of a collection of eleven sermons composed by St. Bernardino of Siena in praise of the Virgin Mary. An immensely popular preacher and Franciscan missionary, St. Bernardino came to be regarded as the "Apostle of Italy." The…
BRB1454
"Pocket" edition of the book of Psalms. They were published by Daniel Bomberg (d. 1549), a Christian who specialized in the printing of Hebrew books with the assistance of Baruch Adelkind, an orthodox Jew.
BRB1494
The first Bible publisehd by a woman, Yolanda Bonhomme (ca. 1490–1557), the widow of Thielman Kerver. This Bible features four woodcuts inherited from Kerver's stock.
BRB1015
In this picture Bible by Johann Buno, a Lutheran school teacher in Leburg, the fifty-four engravings illustrate virtually every chapter of the scriptures. Within each engraving, the individual pictorial elements represent particular chapters, while…
BRB1146
This suite of fifteen etchings depicts the various methods of martyrdom suffered by the Twelve Apostles mentioned in the Gospels (including Judas Iscariot, who committed suicide by hanging) as well as Judass replacement, St. Matthias, and two…
BRB1300
This uncut, unfolded sheet preserves two copies of a rare Nahuatl catechism in their pre-publication format. The text consists of a Catholic curriculum of twenty-two questions and responses on doctrinal concerns such as the virginity of St. Mary and…
BRB0981
Illustrated with thirteen masterful woodcuts, this vernacular Italian retelling of Christ's Passion was composed by a disciple of St. Catherine of Siena. The text, written in ottava rima (with an "abababcc" rhyme scheme), was performed as a sacra…
BRB0930
This rare hymnal in Armenian was compiled by Grigor Gapasak'alean, a priest and musicologist at Constantinople who also wrote a treatise on traditional Armenian musical notation. Printed on paper with a light blue tint, this hymnal is decorated with…
BRB1418
This Spanish translation of the Imitatio Christi bears the title Contemptus mundi ("contempt for the world"). Many early editions of the Imitiatio Christi, such as this one, were attributed to Jean Gerson (1363–1429).
BRB0228
This richly illustrated Pontificale, a liturgical book that contains services to be conducted by Catholic bishops, was published by Luca Antonio de Giunta (1457–1538), the son of a Florentine printer.
BRB0615/B
The most popular devotional book of the Middle Ages, the Book of Hours brought a structured sanctity to each day of the year. Designed for private devotion to Christ, the Virgin Mary, and particular saints at appointed times of the day, its Latin…
BRB1309
Composed in tribute to the Virgin Mary, this sermon was delivered by its author in the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe in Mexico City. The text praises the many blessings brought to Mexico by the Virgin of Guadalupe. The published sermon…
07060
This publication contains three short theological treatises in Dutch: Spiegel der volcomenheit ("Mirror of Perfection"), Devotio moderna, and two works on the Holy Sacrament by Simon van Venlo.
BRB0387
First published in 1548, the Spiritual Exercises were the primary means by which the devotional practices of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, were disseminated throughout Europe. They consist of instructions for private…
07073/A-E
The texts bound together here include works by (or attributed to) three Doctors of the Church, two from the Western tradition (St. Isidore of Seville and St. Augustine) and one from the Eastern Church (St. John Chrysostom). As a group these texts…
BRB1086
This Swedish Lutheran hymnal offers important evidence of the gradual transition to worship in the vernacular. In this hymnal, plainchants in Latin and Swedish are provided for use by both the clergy and the laity.
07071/A-C
Three Latin dictionaries comprise this fifteenth-century Sammelband, still preserved in its original binding. The first of the three dictionaries, by Johannes Melber of Heidelberg, was intended for unschooled preachers and therefore includes…
BRB1413
As a child William Moon contracted scarlet fever, which eventually caused him to lose his sight. Dissatisfied with early reading systems produced for the blind, which were difficult to comprehend through touch, Moon devised a simplified alphabetical…
BRB1310
The exhibited engraving on silk depicts the Virgin of Guadalupe. Produced by the Spanish Royal engraver in Madrid, the print shows the traditional image of the Virgin Mary in prayer, standing upon a crescent moon, clothed in the rays of the sun,…
07062
Peter of Blois' letters to numerous heads of church and state were collected and printed for the first time by the Brethren of the Common Life, whose press at the Nazareth Cloister in Brussels was the first press established in that city. Rubricated…
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