Formatting the Word of God: The Charles Caldwell Ryrie Collection
3. The Text with Commentary
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Biblia Latina cum postillis Hugonis de Sancto Charo. Basel: Johann
Amerbach for Anton Koberger, 1498-1502. Shown: Tertia pars hui[us]
operis: continens postilla[m] domini Hugonis Cardinalis super Prouerbia
Ecclesiasten Cantica Libru[m] sapientie Ecclesiasticum.
Folio. Vol. 3. [268] leaves, 13¾ × 9¼
inches. Printed on paper; eight gothic typefaces present, double column,
70 lines. Initial spaces with printed guides. Contemporary pigskin over
wood boards, intersecting triple fillets, blind-stamped with large rosettes
and “Maria” on covers; 10 original brass bosses and plates, brass clasps
stamped “Maria,” decorated brass catchplates; original iron chain of 11
inches, with 10 links and two rings, attached at top of lower cover; fragments
of vellum manuscripts affixed to inner portion of boards; title and shelf
mark in later hand on spine with four panels, raised bands with double
thongs. In original state without pastedowns. § BM III 759 (IB.37901);
GW 4285; Goff B-610; ISTC ib00609000.
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