Titles of the first books from the earliest presses established in different cities, towns, and monasteries in Europe, before the end of the fifteenth century / by Rush C. Hawkins.

  • Hawkins, Rush C. (Rush Christopher), 1831-1920.
Date:
1884
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Credit: Titles of the first books from the earliest presses established in different cities, towns, and monasteries in Europe, before the end of the fifteenth century / by Rush C. Hawkins. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CORRECTIONS. Marienthal, page 8. According to Campbell, the Brussels chapter of “ The Brothers of Common Life,” between May 25, 1476, and 1487, issued thirty-six books, twelve of which were dated. Messina, page 35. Panzer, without qualification, states that Mastro Rigo and Aiding were the same. He accepts as his authority an account of Aiding contained in a work of J. Petrus Apulus, printed by Andreas de Bruges at Messina in 1497. The first two books of that city — one of 1473, the other of 1478 — are explicit as to the name ©f the printer. In each he is “ Mastro Rigo dalmania.” If, as asserted. Aiding was the printer of these books, why did he not give his German name ? Rigo is the Italian word for line, while Aiding was and is a common Ger- man name; between the two there can be no possible analogy. In the third book of Messina (Psalterium, 1478), we find the name “ Henricum Aiding ” given in full for the only time in that city. Albi, page 107. In putting together the manuscript for the printer an inexcusable blunder was perpetrated. The titles were copied by one hand, and the notes written by another upon separate slips of paper. In this instance the copyist took the title of the book from the work of some writer who had assigned it to Albi, Savoy, while the note was written from information obtained from a work of M. Claudin, giving it to the first press at Albi, in Languedoc, France. This book in its correct chronological position would be No. 9, of France, the number erroneously given to Rougemont. According to M. Claudin, the work in question is a quarto having thirty leaves and thirty-three engravings, and the following title, viz.: Meditationes Reueredissimi patris et dhi dhi Johanis de Turrecremata. (Colophon:) Expliciunt Meditationes reueredissimi patris et dhidfii Johannis de Turrecremata sacro sancte Romane ecclesie Cardinalis Impresse albie. Anno domini Mil. cccc. octuagesimo prime. Et die xvii mensis nouembris. DeO GrAtiAS. AMEN. £a/e, page 57. Fourth line of title, for “ Balileae ” read Basileae. Klosterneiiburg, page 102. Omit the word “ Colophon” from the title. [I am under obligations to Mr. T. L. De Vinne for the active interest he has taken in the preparation of this work, as well as for the personal supervision he has given to its execution. In many instances I have found his advice of great assistance. To Monsieur A. Claudin, of Paris, who has furnished me with valuable information from his great store of bibliographical knowledge, I am also very thankful. ] , 19