Antonius de Vercellis - Sermones quadragesimales fratris...

First edition of the Pentecost sermons by Vercellis From the Franciscan monastery of Besançon, 1492 Author Antonius de Vercellis (1430-1483) Title Sermones quadragesimales de XII mirabilibus christianae fidel excellentiis. With additions by Ludovicus Brognolo. Printer Johannes and Gregorius de Gregoriis, Venice, 16/11/1492/93. Last leaf with colophon and dating. Description First edition of the Pentecost sermons of the Franciscan friar of the Observants, a prolific writer who is identifiable under the name Antonius de Balacho. He hails from Balacco near Vercelli in Piedmont. This edition is also the only incunabula edition; after 1500 eleven further editions followed. In his Pentecost sermons the author discusses the “Twelve Wonders of Christian Faith,” in reference to the outpouring of the Holy Spirit during the so‑called “Pentecost miracle,” when the twelve apostles, together with Mary after Christ’s death, gathered and, according to the Acts of the Apostles, the Holy Spirit poured over them and sent them as apostles of the mission into the world. Particularly interesting in this copy is the 15th‑century motto written in French on the back flyleaf: “Qui a filles, vignes et vieilles maisons Il a des affaires en toute saisons ...”, – …“Who has daughters, vineyards and old houses, he has business in every season ...” …signed by a “p. Notarij.” Equipment Two-column Gothic type in 51 lines. Empty initial spaces and a woodcut printer’s mark at the end. Chapter headings and the first five lines in red ink. Format: 16 x 11.5 cm. Page measurements: 21.6 x 15.2 cm. Collation 263 numbered leaves; 5 unnumbered leaves. Complete. Signature formula: 268 leaves a-z8; ä8; ö8; ü8; A-G8; j4. Binding Original leather binding of the period. Blind‑stamped calfskin over pasteboard covers. Diagonal stroke lines. Lilies in the fields. Back and corners carefully restored with substantial preservation of the original substance. Good condition with signs of wear. Binding and book block solid and stable. Covers stained and somewhat rubbed. Spine renewed. The four cords removed. Inner hinges restored, flyleaves newly mounted. Quarto: 22.5 x 16.5 x 4 cm. Condition Very good. Clean copy with only a few scattered, small stains and some contemporary marginalia. Flawless and without damage or losses. Provenance Franciscan Order of Besançon – Under the last column of the index, the manuscript ownership note “Fr(ater) Johannes de Abanco 1497” in red ink with a seal cipher. On the front flyleaf an entry by another Minorite friar “Fr(ater) Franciscus Amerti ord(inis) fr(atru)m minorum comitatuum civitatis Bistuntinensis". References ISTC ia00918000; GW 2260; BMC V, 343; BSB-Ink A-644; ÖNB-Ink A-394; Hain 15949; Goff A-918; Proctor 4522; Günther 3220; Hubay 155; Madsen 280; Oates 1810; Raffel 20; Sallander 2041; Scardilli 25. We hereby confirm the originality and sound provenance of the offered incunabulum. It is free of third-party rights at the time of sale. Information on shipping, customs and export The shipping costs include careful packing of the objects as well as insured shipping to the appropriate destination country. For shipments outside the EU with a purchase price of 1,000 EURO or more (as of 2023), customs documents must be requested. We provide this service for the buyer. The costs for this service, amounting to 60 EURO, are already included in the stated shipping costs. Customs processing typically takes about 2–3 days. Obtaining export licenses for the export of objects subject to cultural property protection under the law takes about 20 days and costs about 200 EURO. These costs are also included in the shipping charges.

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