[Dialogorum libri quattuor.] [Augsburg: Johann Wiener, 1475-1479]. 86 leaves, 38 lines, Gothic letter. Initials supplied in blue and red, several with trailing extensions, rubricated throughout, early ink marginalia, 5-page manuscript contents list. Folio. Modern vellum. Scattered wormholes, rubbed. An attractive copy of an important work of hagiography, the second book telling the life of Saint Benedict. The other books concern miracles, other saints, and the afterlife. Goff G401; Hain 7958*; BMC II 358. See illustration.
[Dialogorum libri quattuor.] [Augsburg: Johann Wiener, 1475-1479]. 86 leaves, 38 lines, Gothic letter. Initials supplied in blue and red, several with trailing extensions, rubricated throughout, early ink marginalia, 5-page manuscript contents list. Folio. Modern vellum. Scattered wormholes, rubbed. An attractive copy of an important work of hagiography, the second book telling the life of Saint Benedict. The other books concern miracles, other saints, and the afterlife. Goff G401; Hain 7958*; BMC II 358. See illustration.
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