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° Martinus Polonus - Margarita decreti seu tabula martiniana. Strassburg [ Printer of the 1493 "Casus breves decretalium" (Georg Husner ?] 1493; Chancery folio. Double column, 52 lines,
initial spaces,some with printed guides. COLLATION 104 of 106 leaves the last leaf blank. Lacking a2 and blank r8. Title Page Title Page Margarita decreti seu tabula martiniana decreti. Colophon, r7v Impressa Argentine Anno domini MCCC.xciii
REFERENCES HC 10847* , Goff M -327, BMC. I 160 ( IB 2329 ) Polain 2626, Donau Inc. 347 with Johannes Nivicellensis (pseudo-) Concordantiae bibliae et canonum. Modus legendi abbreviaturas in utroque iure. Basel Nicolaus Kesler 22nd June -12th July 1487 Chancery folio. Double column, 51 lines + headline, initial spaces,some with printed guides. COLLATION 75 of 98 leaves the final leaf blank. Lacking H6, quires I-L. Title - page Concordantie Biblie & Canonum cum Titulis totiusque Iurisciulis. First Colophon lacking ; second colophon : Impressus per Nicolaum kesler. Anno Domini Mccc.lxxxvii. Quarto idus mensis Iulii.
The missing leaves of pseudo-Nivicellensis were never bound in; they contain the concordances for the gospel of John, the Pauline and Catholic Epistles, and Apocalypse.
REFERENCES HC 9416* , Goff J -380, BMC. III 765 ( IB 37591 ) Sack 2105, Donau Inc. 512
289 x 203 mm. Rubricated The first work unrubricated; headlines, chapter headings, and colophon in the second work heightened with yellow wash, alternating red and blue paragraph marks, one red lombard at the beginning of the Tituli decretalium (m l r). Binding : contemporary blind-stamped and roll tooled half pigskin over unbevelled beech boards, edges plain, centre splayed brass clasp, spine lettered in ink. Two works bound in one volume ,the first lacking 1 text leaf and the second 23 leaves, as described above. lower flyleaf partially cut away, occasional light soiling, some dampstaining at the end, small worm trails in gutters of outer leaves. Head of spine repaired.
Provenance: Sotheby's Incunabula from the Court Library at Donaueschingen London Friday 1st July 1994

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