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Breviarium Moguntinum, Mainz, 1517, Stb Ink a 36 b

Title: Breviary Moguntinum

printing location: Mainz

Print Year: 1517

size: 461 (27) Journal

Format: Octave

cover material: wooden lid with leather and metal clasp

Binding Description
as material for the binding timber lids were used, which were covered with leather (probably leather?) and to which were attached two metal closing. The closing are simply decorated and in full. For aesthetic reasons, the edges of the lids were slanted.

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).

On the front page of the name of a previous owner was obscured by streaking. Readable nor the location information of Mainz and the number 44th This type of entry on the title and also the repayment are identical to those of the Breviary tr Ink a 36 d (see below). To assume is that the handwritten entry before binding made was because the words are slightly above cut.

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.

typography

For the Latin text were used broken Gothic fonts. It is Schöffer T5 (Textura, Johann Schöffer used since 1503) and T9 and 17 (Gotico-Antiqua, used since 1506 or 1509). The font size varies within the book. The front main section was printed in a larger 31-line script in the following parts in a small 35-line (T17 with the smallest font size). The variation is also reflected in content and was therefore probably intended for defining the subject.

red and black print alternate, with the black print is dominant in the main parts. The initials and paragraph marks in the respective award retains color, as is the Initialmajuskeln (full Lombards), which are somewhat larger set and broken with the paragraph mark the text instead of paragraphs.

The mirror is set aside register of small parts made of two columns. Abbreviations and ligatures were still frequently used. At the bottom sheet signatures are also appropriate to ij with the letter and start on the next leaf zij.

Illustration

are located on the front page are two small woodcuts, which display to match the religious content of Peter and Paul. They are recognizable by their attributes, because according to their iconography with Peter (left) has a large key and Paul (right) a sword.

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.