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PETRUS DE ROSENHEIM. Rationarium evangelistarum. 1507

PETRUS DE ROSENHEIM. Rationarium evangelistarum. 15 full-page woodcut illustrations. [18] leaves. 4to, 19th-century Jansenist-style crimson morocco by Canapé & Corriez, with small dent in center of front cover; light marginal dampstaining toward end, bookseller's catalogue description tipped to front pastedown. (Pforzheim: Thomas Anshelm, 1507)

  • Notes: First published in 1502, an illustrated handbook for memorizing the Gospels based on the 15th-century block book Ars memorandi. The symbolic woodcuts, representing the Evangelists and events and persons connected with them, are keyed to explanatory captions and verses on the facing pages. Adams P926; VD16 ZV 12363.
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