Praeceptorium divinae legis

Preceptorium Nicolai de Lira ordinis seraphici Francisci, siue Expositio tripharia breuis & vtilis in Decalogu[m] legis diuine : de decimis dandis, interrogationes faciende infirmo morienti, de articulis fidei, de septem peccatis mortalibus, de triplici modo peccandi in Deum, de operib[us] misercordie, compendium de vita Antichristi, de fine mundi et de extremo iudicio, de a[n]i[m]e ho[min]is immortatlitate libellus [per]utilis.

[Cologne] : [Johann Landen], [1496]

[176] pages ; 15 cm (8vo)

Previously attributed to Nicholas of Lyra. Now attributed to Heinrich von Friemar. Cf. Buchberger, M. Lexikon für Theologie und Kirche. (2nd ed.), A. Zumkeller, Manuskripte von Werken der Autoren des Augustiner-Eremitenordens, 1966, p.325.
Cataloged from imperfect copy.
Imprint from ISTC.
Collation: 8vo: A⁸ B-X⁴ [$3 (-A1, B2; +A4) signed]; 88 leaves, unfoliated.
Spaces for initial letters left blank.
Printed in one column; 30 lines.
Epigram in praise of the city of Cologne on verso of the title page.
"Prologus. Venerabilis fratr[is] Nicolai de Lyra ordinis seraphici Francisci preceptori[m] siue expositio tripharia breuis & vtilis in Decalogum legis diuine. Incipit feliciter. [A]udi Israel p[rae]cepta D[omi]ni, & ea in corde tuo quasi in libro scribe, & dabo tibi terra[m] fluentem lac et mel Deutro. vi." -- A2r.

Library's copy has: small manuscript leaf laid-in between A4 and A5; manuscript note on title page "De idoneo ministrante."
Library's copy imperfect: leaf X8 wanting; staining; binding and lower back of leaves are badly gnawed, but without loss of text.
Originally classed as: BX1757 .N52 1497 Incun.

In Latin; printed in black letter type.

Bound with: Casus papales episcopales et abbatiales. Impressi Colonie : Retro Minores, [approximately 1500]; Dicta m[a]g[ist]ri Nicolai de Lyra de sacramento. Germany?, between approximately 1475 and 1500?

Incunabula short title catalogue, in00144000 (https://data.cerl.org/istc/in00144000)
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, N-144.
Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 12208 (https://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de/docs/GW12208.htm)

Contemporary binding: blind-tooled leather over wooden boards; remnant of clasp. Spine largely missing and covers loose. Manuscript on parchment used for endpapers.

Restrictions: Inquiries concerning this item should be directed to the reference librarian for the Robbins Collection.

Germany -- Cologne.

BV4655 .H456 1496 Incun.

Latin