BEIN 1973 +7: Imperfect: volume 1 only; first and last leaves, blank, wanting.

BEIN 1973 +7: Multi-line initials in red ink. Rubricated throughout.

BEIN 1973 +7: Purchased in January 1970 on the Edwin J. Beinecke Memorial Book Fund.

BEIN 1973 +7: Binding: contemporary blind-tooled brown leather binding. Traces of metal furniture. Modern metal corners and clasps.

First edition of the Dutch translation of the Legenda aurea (Golden Legend) compiled by Jacobus de Voragine, archbishop of Genoa. This collection of saints' lives and legends is arranged according to the liturgical calendar of the Utrecht diocese and is divided into winter and summer parts, Winter (Winterstuc), dated 31 July 1478 and Summer (Somerstuc), dated 10 May 1478.

Title from incipit of part I on leaf A2 recto. Incipit of part II on leaf A1 verso.

Part I colophon on leaf aa7 verso: Bider gracien goods is hier voleynt. dat winterstic vanden possionael. bi mi gheraert leeu ter goude in hollant Anno domini M. cccc. lxxviij. den lesten dach van Iulio.

Part II colophon on leaf B4 verso (printed in red): Hier is voleyndet bider gracien goods dat somer stuc vande[n] passionael. bi mi gheraert leeu ter goude in hollant Int iaer ons here[n] M.CCCC en[de] lxxviij. op die pinxter auont den tienden dach in meye.

Gerard Leeu's device A on leaf aa7 verso of part I (sometimes printed in red) and leaf B4 verso of part II (printed in red).

Foliation: Part I. 266 leaves, 4-265 foliated I-CClxv, with errors. Part II. 268 leaves, 3-268 foliated I-CClxviij, with errors. The numbers 74 and 88 are omitted in the foliation of part I, and 66 and 85 in that of part II.

Signatures: Part I. A¹⁰ a¹⁰ b⁸ c¹⁰ d⁸ e¹⁰ f⁸ g¹⁰ h⁸ i-l¹⁰ m⁸ n¹⁰ o⁸ p¹⁰ q⁸ r¹⁰ [s]⁸ [long s]¹⁰ s⁶ t-v¹⁰ u⁸ x-z⁸ [et]⁸ [con]⁸ aa⁸ (leaves A1 and aa8 blank). Part II. A¹⁰ b-d¹⁰ e⁸ f-i¹⁰ k-l⁸ m¹⁰ n⁸ o¹⁰ p⁸ q¹⁰ r⁸ [s]¹⁰ [long s]⁸ s¹⁰ t⁸ v¹⁰ u⁸ x¹⁰ y⁸ z¹⁰ [et]⁸ [con]⁸ ²A⁸ B⁴.

Dit is die tafel van desen teghenwoerdighen boec datmen hiet dat winter stuc vanden passionael

Beginning of volume 1 on leaf A3 recto: Hier beghint dat prologus va[n] dat passionael ende is ghehete[n] in latijn aurea legenda dat beduut in duutsche die gulden legende

Hier beghint dat prologus van dat passionael ende is gheheten in latijn aurea legenda dat beduut in duutsche die gulden legende

Incipit of volume 2 on leaf A1 verso : Hier beghint een nuttelijc boec dat me[n] hiet dat passionael dat welc in latijn is gheheten Aurea legenda dat beduut in dyetsche. die gulden legende of dat passionael

Hier beghint een nuttelijc boec dat men hiet dat passionael dat welc in latijn is gheheten Aurea legenda dat beduut in dyetsche. die gulden legende of dat passionael

Campbell, M.F.A.G. Annales de la typographie néerlandaise au XVe siècle (1962 edition), 1755

Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum, v. IX, page 31

Copinger, W.A. Supplement to Hain's Repertorium bibliographicum, 6508

Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, M11537

Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, J-139

Incunabula short title catalogue, ij00139000

Polain, M.-L. Catalogue des livres imprimés au quinzième siècle des bibliothèques de Belgique, 2216

Proctor, R. Index to the early printed books in the British Museum, 8914

Christian hagiography > Early works to 1800.

Christian saints > Biography > Early works to 1800.

Christian saints > Legends > Early works to 1800.

Literature, Medieval > Translations > Early works to 1800.

Incunabula.

Booksellers’ labels.

Biographies.

Early works.

Legends.

Metal clasps.

Fl. Tulkens, bookseller.

Netherlands Gouda.