Ars vitae contemplativae.
Creussner, Friedrich, active 1472-1499, printer.
Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
text
Incunabula Germany Nuremberg 1473. rbgenr
[Nuremberg, Friedrich Creussner]
1473.
lat
Hybrid block book. This copy is illustrated with two leaves of images and text printed in block-book format. The xylographic illustrations contain 12 vignettes depicting lessons from the bible colored by contemporary hand. Initials and paragraph marks supplied are red or blue.
Leaves [1-4] and [31-32], with text and illus., are printed xylographically.
Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection,
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries,
Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum,
Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke,
Ars & modus conte[m]platiue vite.--Modus meditandi in generali.--Ars memoratiua.--Ars siue mod[us] p[rae]dica[n]di a Sancto Thoma de Aquino [com]posita, necno[n] alio[rum] sacro[rum] docto[rum] scripturis p[er]lustrata.--Modus formandi arborem.
LC copy: illus. hand-colored; initials and paragraph marks supplied in red or blue. Has inscription on leaf [1v]: Fr: V.P.N.P.N. F.V.S.
Meditation--Early works to 1800.
Block books--Specimens.
Germany Nuremberg.
Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Rosenwald.0046.1