Missale monasticum s[ecundu]m more[m] [et] ritu[m] Casinensis congregationis : al[ia]s s[an]cte Iustine cum multis missis de novo additis.

Accession number:

PML 1469

Published:

Venetiis : per dominum Lucantonioum de Giuntis florentinum accuratissime impressum, quingentesimodecimoquinto supra millesimum .xxix. kalends maias [3 April 1515]

Description:

[16], 304 leaves : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 17 cm (8vo)

Notes:

Imprint date "xxix kalendas maias" is irregular.
Colophon: ... divini Georgii maioris auspiciis diligentissime revisum correctum [et] emendatum, ac marginalibus co[n]cordantiis decoratum feliciter explicit: Venetiisq[ue] per d[omi]n[u]m Lucantonium de giu[n]tis flore[n]tinu[m] accuratissime i[m]pressu[m]: Anno a salutifera i[n]carnatione q[ui]nge[n]tesimodecimoq[ui]nto supramillesimu[m]. xxix kal[endas] maias.
Contains 19 full-page woodcuts, numerous smaller ones, and borders, with historiated initials. Woodcut of St. Benedict on title page, Giunta's device on colophon. Gothic type in two columns.
Contains chants for Good Friday, Blessing of Candles, Prefaces, Blessing of Water, Epiphany, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Votive Mass of the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, and BVM, Prefaces for Palm Sunday, Holy Cross, Apostles and Evangelists, and Octaves.
Contains music.
Printed in red and black.
Signatures: +⁸, ++⁸, A-Z⁸, AA-PP⁸: 304 leaves.
With calendar.

Binding:

16th-century Italian (Roman?) gold-tooled brown morocco over paper boards; rebacked with renewed marbled paper pastedowns and endleaves renewed. 2 ties, missing. Gilt edges.

Provenance:

Subiaco (Italy), Benedictines, inscription: "Est mon[aste]ri Sublacensis," 16th century (leaf +1r); Archibald Acheson, Earl of Gosford (1806-1864), signature and shelfmark: D1 (front endleaf 1 verso), entire library purchased in 1878 by: James Toovey (1814-1893), through inheritance to his son: Charles J. Toovey (1848-1925), Burnham Abbey booklabel (front pastedown), entire library purchased in 1899 by: Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), purchased with the Toovey collection, 1899.

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Classification:

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Department:

Printed Books