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1494 Incunabula Medieval Latin Mammotrectus Bible Leaf with Rubricator's Red Ink

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Binding: Manuscript/Unbound Printing Year: 1494
Subject: Religion & Spirituality Origin: European
Topic: Christianity, Bibles Year Printed: 1494

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First of all, this particular leaf of the 1494 Mammotrectus has two (2) large, hand-drawn red initial letters (see the 1st and 3rd scanned images).  Also, this leaf has a contemporary handwritten scribal annotation (see the 4th scanned image).  This leaf is very interesting and contains the following entries: Forceps; Fragrantia (fragrance); Furor (fury or anger); Galea (helmet); Gazophilacium (treasure, as seen in Mark 12:41); Genealogia (genealogy); Gigas (giant); Glutio (swallow); Gutta (drop); Heredes (heirs); and Holocaustum (holocaust or whole burnt offering).  Very interesting.

On auction is a leaf in Black Letter (Gothic) type from a Latin work by Johannes Marchesinus entitled "Mammotrectus."  It was published in Strasbourg in 1494 by the printer, Martin Flach.  This is just thirty-nine years after Gutenberg's work of 1455!   By definition, an incunabulum (the singular of "incunabula") or "incunable" (French) or "inkunabel" (German) must be printed from 1455 to 1500.  However, those books printed in the later 1480s and the 1490s, as well as the year 1500 (which is technically the last year of the 15th century), had more and more woodcut printed initials.  In Latin, the term "incunabula" means "baby clothes" or "things of the cradle," and can refer to the earliest stages or first traces in the development of anything.  This leas has red rubrication marks all added by a scribe's own hand.  The size of the quartto sheet is 5 1/2 in. x 8 in.  This is a unique incunable of the popular and academic work known as Mammotrectus super Bibliam, which means “The Breast-Feeding Milk [The Basics] about the Bible" or "The Nourisher upon the Bible.”  The Mammotrectus is an early guide to understanding the text of the Bible and was very popular with preachers in the later Middle Ages. It explained difficult words in the Scriptures, both etymologically and grammatically, and provided explanations of the festivals of the Church year, the legends of the saints, and various liturgical texts.  It was especially used within the Franciscan order for semantic and liturgical instruction of the novices.  The heading  (on the two sides) has in Latin "Alphabetica Tabula," which means "The Alphabetic Table."  Only the Biblical "chapters" are given, because modern-day "verses" were not invented until over a half-century later!   As can be seen in the scanned images, there are many instances on this leaf where the rubricator used red ink to highlight letters, as well as some red underlining of the text.   Full bibliographic description is found in in Frederick R. Goff, "Incunabula in American Libraries," M-253; also see Hain II,1, M10573; BMC I, 150.   The 15th century sheet of paper is in good condition. A very impressive incunabula leaf.  This is an original 15th century printed page, not a reproduction.  Its authenticity is 100% guaranteed. 

Johannes Marchesinus or Giovanni Marchesini (around 1300) was an Italian Franciscan friar or monk from Marchesio in the province of Reggio Emilia, near Modena. He taught in Imola, Faventia and Bologna. Numerous literary works have referred to him as the author, including homiletic and educational works. His most famous work is the Mammotrectus super Bibliam written around 1300.

Guarantee of Authenticity.  All of the leaves (whether handwritten manuscripts or printed texts) we sell are ORIGINALS. We guarantee everything we sell to be original and authentic. Due to their age, some imperfections can be expected, so please read our descriptions and view our scanned images carefully. We stand behind our inventory and want to make sure that all of our clients are completely satisfied with their purchases.

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