Der Statt Wormbs Reformation.

Der Statt Wormbs Reformation.

Title in ISTC: Reformation der Stadt Worms

[Speyer] : [Peter Drach], [27 May 1499]

[12], clxiij [that is, clxix], [1] leaves : illustration ; 35 cm (folio)

Printer and place of imprint from ISTC; date of imprint from colophon.
Signatures: pi¹⁰ a-m⁸ n⁸ (±n1) o-x⁸ y⁴ (leaves c6, d4, k1, n6, q8, and t7 blank.). Leaves pi2-5 signed ii-v.
Woodcut title with decorative initials and borders on pi1r and a1r; full-page woodcut featuring Worms' coat of arms on a1v.
Leaf n1 is a folded woodcut illustration.
Printed in 1 column; types 19:155G and 20:93G.
Spaces for initial letters left blank; guide letters supplied.
Colophon (y4a): Reformacion der Stat rVormbs [that is, Wormbs] Recht, Gesetze, Ordenung, vnd Statuta zu lobe de[n] almechtigen Got, zubehalten firden vnd einigkeit, zu furdernus Rechts und meru[n]g gemeines Nutzs getrurver guter meynung durch einen erbarn Rat egemelter Stat rVormbs furgenommen auch zu notdurfft de[n] gemeinen Volck vorzrveytrecht Irthumkriegen kosten vnd scheden zuuerhuten ingesetzt eroffenet vnd vszgangen in dem Iare nach Cristi vnsers lieben hern gepurt Tusent Vierhundert Nuntzig vnd Acht, nachmals zu trucken angebben vnd vollendet in dem nun vnd nuntzigisten vff Montage nach dem Sontag Trinitatis.
The blanks are distributed differently in different copies. Blanks not included in foliation.

Robbins copy has: initials supplied in red and black ink; paraph marks in red ink; and marginal annotations.

Incunabula short title catalogue, ir00040000 (https://data.cerl.org/istc/ir00040000)
Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 13719*
Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, II, p. 501 (IB 8664)
Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, R-40
Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, 2399
Polain, M.-L. Catalogue des livres imprimés au quinzième siècle des bibliothèques de Belgique, 3320
Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M51812 (https://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de/docs/M51812.htm)
Bayerische Staatsbibliothek Inkunabelkatalog, R-26 (https://inkunabeln.digitale-sammlungen.de/Ausgabe_R-26.html)

Provenance: General Theological Seminary of the Protestant Episcopal Church (book plate on upper pastedown; library stamps on first title page and final two leaves); William E. Eigenbrodt (presentation bookplate on upper pastedown); Helmut N. Friedlaender (bookplate on upper pastedown); Ioan. Prichardus (inscription on first title page).

Quarter-bound in blind-tooled red morocco over wooden boards; blind-tooled title on spine; clasps partially wanting; with endpapers from the Decisiones Rotae Romanae printed by Schöffer in 1477. Wear at joints.

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

Germany -- Speyer.

KKC9870 .A45 1499 Incun. Folio

German