
printing location: Mainz
Print Year: 1517
size: 461 (27) Journal
Format: Octave
cover material: wooden lid with leather and metal clasp
Binding Description

Both front and back cover are completely decorated in the same way with blind printing. A rectangular midfield and two up and down adjoining free strip pulls a frame. Both Defense and frame, was working with roles in midfield clearly visible at the overlap of Flechtranken. Small gaps were filled with coating iron lines. This stress also pointed out the frets front of the back.
The back shows a total of four exposed double frets and with a signature plate. Despite the relatively conservative composition of the cover is a Renaissance binding, as has been maintained in Germany, this kind of design, longer than in other countries.
Provenance
find in this breviary is little evidence of previous owners. Only on the front mirror was affixed with a pencil on the library stamp a note. It refers to the city of Mainz and the printer John Schöffer in 1575 (MNC. Schöffer Jo 1575).
paper
The only meaningful part of a watermark can be seen on the endpapers. There are two parts of a great eagle, the result of the format - is published four shared - octave.


initials
Initialmajuskeln Besides, there are still some large decorative initials, usually at the beginning of a main part. Striking are a B and a C-initial. They are white designs on black background. The B-Initial is decorated with a flower, the C-Initial contrast with figural motifs. Nevertheless, both are similar in style, there are Lombards with split ends. By its design, negative on a dark surface, they are typical of the Renaissance initials.
content and structure
The book is a breviary from the ceremonies. It contains so that a collection and reduction of various common for Catholic Liturgy of the Hours books. Content, it still follows the old Roman rite.
begins after the title page of text with an introduction ("Praefatio ad lectores") on 6 leaves and follows a calendar section (7 pages). It directly connects to the first body, beginning with "officiis diebus ad matutinas. Finally, two more distinct parts. It is striking that the pages are severely cut, recognizable by the partially trimmed headline.
The Breviary was printed 1517 in Mainz by Johann Schöffer. It is thus part of a new edition, according to the the first order of the diocese of Mainz was printed 1509th 1517 was the last time at which the breviary under John Schöffer Mainz in Mainz Offizin were prepared. Intended as an owner, it was also used as such.