Albertus of Pauda with Pseudo-Nicolaus de Dinkelsbühl (1360-1433)

Albertus, Patavinus: Jncipit solemne opus expositionis Euangeliorum dominicalium tocius anni reuerendi magistri Alberti de Padua ordinis frat[rum] heremitarum sancti Augustini Add: Nicolaus de Dinkelsbuel: Concordantia in passionem dominicam.

ULM: Johann Zainer, 1480. Chancery folio: 31½ x 21 ½ cm. signatures:   This copy is bound in full contemporary calf over wooden boards with an arabesque or vine decoration, as commonly found on Zainer printed books. And a circular stamp of a stag or elk or deer.   One metal clasp of two remains and with the catches are stamped “AVE”  This book has a very early rebacking, and both the front and rear  paste downs are leaves from a German incunabule.  Probably bound at the workshop named Zu of  Ulm  Adler by Schwenke/Schunke feating the tool Blattwerk 511.  Binding EBDB s013420, Kyriss 080 (round stamp with Stag.) . Goff A340; Hain: H *574; & (Concordantia only H* 11762); Zehnacker 99; Polain(B) 101; IGI 243; SI 65; IBP 175; IBE 215; CCIR A-34; Coll(S) 34; Coll(U) 55; Madsen 101; Šimáková-Vrchotka 48, 49, 50; Martín Abad A-61; Walsh 904, S-904; Bod-inc A-094; Sheppard 1819; Pr 2523; BMC II 526; BSB-Ink A-133; GW 785

As well as pastedowns; Goff S675, very rare BPL only us copy. This copy is bound in full contemporary calf over wooden boards with an arabesque or vine decoration, as commonly found on Zainer printed books. And a circular stamp of a stag or elk or deer.  One metal clasp of two remains and with the catches are stamped “AVE” This book has a This book has very early rebacking, and both the front and rear paste downs are leaves from a German incunabule.  Probably bound at the workshop named Zu of  Ulm  Adler by Schwenke/Schunke feating the tool Blattwerk 511.  Binding EBDB s013420, Kyriss 080 (round stamp with Stag.) . Item #860

Albertus de Padua was an Augustinian Hermit. The [Explanation of Gospel readings for Sundays and Festivals] In Jordan of Quedlinburgs 1300–1380 account of the Augustinian Order, The life of the brethren /Liber vitasfratrum Albert of Padua, there is a substantial support for Alberts views of contemporary mysticism and asceticism. Much more recently there has been scholarship by art historians suggesting Alberts exegetical Gospel cycle present in this book as a possible influence on the structure for the fresco cycle by Giotto in the Arena Chapel in Padua.
Schneyer, Johannes Baptist, Repertorium der lateinischen Sermones des Mittelalters für die Zeit von 1150-1350, 11 vols., Münster, Aschendorff, 1969-90.
 In terms of printing history, the work is remarkable for the clearly visible textile impressions on several sheets, which are a consequence of a printing method which makes use of moist textile sheets, a technical specialty which resulted in an improved printing quality, this method was predominantly used by Johann Zainer  
 This copy has several other interesting contemporary particularities: Ca. 4 sheets in a somewhat smaller size and paper quality,   (cf. A. Schulte, Über das Feuchten des Papiers mit nassen Tüchern bei Joh. Zainer; in Gutenberg-Jb. 1941, pp. 19-22)
Further more the Paste downs are made of single side printings of leaves from the Spiegel des Sünders printed by Johann Zainers brother Günther Zainer in Augsberg (not Ulm) [about 50 mi/82km] There is also a handprint of someone from the time of printing.  
With the Provenance “pro Conventu fratrum Minoru(m) Franciscacanoru(m) Reformatoru(M) Bolzanesium” Franciscan convent Bolzano, Tyrol, Italy 
Paste Down are leafs  2r & 11r each printed on one side only from the Spiegel des Sünders.
Us location BPL only (Goff S675)
Digital reproductions. Electronic facsimile : Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, München

[a12 b–q8 r6+1 s–z8 A–T8 U10 X Y8 Z aa10]. 
Folio 31½ x 21 ½ cm.

Price: $21,000.00