Title: Sexta Pars Biblie cu(m) glosa ordinaria & expositiõe lyre litteralo & morali, 1498
Author: Nicolas de Lyra
Publisher: Basel: Johannes Petri and Johann Froben
Condition: Very Good
The first edition of the sixth part of the six volumes of Sebastian Brant’s Bible, which notably includes the “Glossa ordinaria”, the “Expositiones” by Guillelmus Brito, the “Moralia” by Nicolas de Lyra.
This volume contains eleven epistles (to the Romans, Corinthians, Hebrews, etc.), the Acts of the Apostles, the epistles of James, Peter, John and Jude, and the Apocalypse.
The volume has been beautifully rubricated throughout in red and blue, with extravagant flourishes, and all of the capitals additionally highlighted in red.
This volume bears the provenance of an unidentified monastery of the Theatin Order.
The final blank is lacking.
One volume in folio, 279 of 280 leaves
This volume is in good shape, with some rubbing and wear to the binding, and the lower half of the spine leather peeling, though the cords still hold strongly. There is light, marginal damp staining affecting some pages. There is very light worming affecting the margins of the initial leaves.