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Book/Printed Material Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen

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Title

  • Das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen

Names

  • Müntzinger, Johannes, -1417, attributed name
  • Sorg, Anton, active 15th century, printer
  • Gerardus, de Vliederhoven, active 14th century
  • Fürstlich Oettingen-Wallerstein'sche Bibliothek, former owner
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • [Augsburg, Anton Sorg, ca. 1482]

Headings

  • -  Eschatology--Early works to 1800
  • -  Germany--Augsburg

Genre

  • Incunabula--Germany--Augsburg--1482

Notes

  • -  Title extracted from incipit (leaf [3a]): Hie hebt sich an das Büchlin vo[n] dem sterbenden Me[n]schen ...
  • -  A free translation of the Cordiale quattuor novissimorum, often erroneously attributed to Hans Münzinger. Cf. Franz Falk's Die deutschen Sterbebüchlein, 1890, p. 80.
  • -  Signatures: [a-m⁸].
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 91
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, M-870
  • -  Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 11628
  • -  Schramm, IV, p. 33, 51, and illus. 574-578
  • -  LC copy: illus. and large initials hand-colored. Contemporary blind-stamped brown calf over boards, clasp broken.
  • -  LC copy has partially-excised ink stamps of the F. Öttingen Wallerstein'sche Bibliothek on front and rear pastedowns.

Medium

  • [96] leaves. woodcuts: illus. 20.9 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. X .B9
  • BT820 .G47

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48040447

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Müntzinger, Johannes, -1417, Attributed Name, Anton Sorg, De Vliederhoven Gerardus, Former Owner Fürstlich Oettingen-Wallerstein'Sche Bibliothek, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Das Büchlin von dem sterbenden Menschen. [Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 1482] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48040447/.

APA citation style:

Müntzinger, J., Sorg, A., Gerardus, D. V., Fürstlich Oettingen-Wallerstein'Sche Bibliothek, F. O. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1482) Das Büchlin von dem sterbenden Menschen. [Augsburg, Anton Sorg] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48040447/.

MLA citation style:

Müntzinger, Johannes, -1417, Attributed Name, et al. Das Büchlin von dem sterbenden Menschen. [Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 1482] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/48040447/>.