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Title

  • Die Histori vo[n] de[m] grossen Allexander.

Other Title

  • Histori von dem grossen Allexander

Names

  • Leo, Archipresbyter, active 10th century.
  • Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340.
  • Hartlieb, Johann, active 1450, translator.
  • Sorg, Anton, active 15th century, printer.
  • Grasser, Erasmus, approximately 1450-1518, former owner.
  • Grasser, Hans, active 1498-1500, former owner.
  • Sponey, Joan Jacob, active 1730, former owner.
  • Wolgemueth, Wolff, former owner.
  • Kurfürstliche Bibliothek (Bavaria, Germany), former owner.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 8 June (Montag vor Viti) 1478.

Headings

  • -  Alexander,--the Great,--356 B.C.-323 B.C.--Romances
  • -  Germany--Augsburg

Genre

  • Incunabula--Germany--Augsburg--1478

Notes

  • -  Leaf [2a]: Hienach volget Die Histori vo[n] de[m] grossen Allexander wie die Eusebius beschribe[n] hat ...
  • -  Translation by Johann Hartlieb of Leo's Alexander romance, here attributed to Eusebius.
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, A-404
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 70
  • -  Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, *786
  • -  Reichling, D. Appendices ad Hainii-Copingeri Repertorium bibliographicum, 375 (variation)
  • -  Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 885
  • -  IGI 297
  • -  LC copy has inscription on front pastedown: Joan Jacob Sponey, Straubing.
  • -  LC copy: inscriptions on leaf [155b]: Das Puech ist Erassm[us] Grasser, Pildhauser. Das Puech ist Hanns Grassers ... Wolff Wolgemueth. Paciens terit ora virtus; WB, 1524, Spes mea ex alto. Ink stamp of Bibliotheca Regia Monacensis and their duplicate stamp on first and last leaves of text. Old stamped half calf over boards, clasp wanting.

Medium

  • [156] leaves (the last blank). woodcuts: illus. 29 cm. (fol.)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1478 .L4

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 48036564

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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IIIF Presentation Manifest

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Chicago citation style:

Leo, Archipresbyter, Active 10Th Century, Of Caesarea Eusebius, Anton Sorg, Erasmus Grasser, Hans Grasser, Joan Jacob Sponey, Wolff Wolgemueth, Former Owner Kurfürstliche Bibliothek, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Die Histori von dem grossen Allexander. translateds by Hartlieb, Johann, Active 1450 Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 8 June Montag vor Viti, 1478. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48036564/.

APA citation style:

Leo, A., Eusebius, O. C., Sorg, A., Grasser, E., Grasser, H., Sponey, J. J. [...] Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1478) Die Histori von dem grossen Allexander. Hartlieb, J., trans Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 8 June Montag vor Viti. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/48036564/.

MLA citation style:

Leo, Archipresbyter, Active 10Th Century, et al. Die Histori von dem grossen Allexander. trans by Hartlieb, Johann, Active 1450 Augsburg, Anton Sorg, 8 June Montag vor Viti, 1478. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/48036564/>.