Methodius primũ olympiade :
et postea Tyrii ciuitatum episcopus. ... multa edidit documẽta et presertim de mundi creatione eidem in carcere reuelata ...

Description

Main Author

Methodius, of Olympus, Saint, -311.

Related Names

Brant, Sebastian, 1458-1521.
Aytinger, Wolfgang.

Language(s)

Latin

Published

[Basel]: Finit Basilee per Michahelem Furter, Anno 1.4.9.8. Nonis Januarijs.

Subjects

Catholic Church > Catholic Church / Early works to 1800.
Bible > Bible / History of Biblical events > Bible / History of Biblical events / Early works to 1800.
Islam > Islam / Relations > Islam / Relations / Christianity > Islam / Relations / Christianity / Early works to 1800.
Prophecies > Prophecies / Early works to 1800.
History, Ancient > History, Ancient / Early works to 1800.
Woodcuts > Woodcuts / Switzerland > Woodcuts / Switzerland / 15th century.
Incunabula > Incunabula / Switzerland > Incunabula / Switzerland / Basel.

Note

Illustrations: 61 woodcuts, including 6 repeats. For reproductions, cf. Schramm, A., Bilderschmuck der Frühdrucke, XXII, 561-614, 1141. Some initials (over half) supplied in spaces provided.
"Incipit Tractatus super Methodium qui in se continebit quinque capitula quorum primus est oc possessions terre sancte" by Wolfgang Aytinger, named at the conclusion, sig. d5-i6, supplements the Revelations with discussions of the conflict between Christendom and Islam and of the schisms and abuses in the church, and prophesies the destruction of the Turks.
Dedicatory preface by Sebastian Brant ... "opera et vigilantia Sebastiani. Brant" -- colophon.
Signatures: a-g⁸h-i⁶.
Gothic type (Proctor 7738); 36-38 lines.
Caption title. Below caption title is woodcut with its caption: De reuelatione facta ab angelo beato methodio in carcere detẽto.
Imprint from colophon; date rendered with "4" inverted.

Physical Description

[68] leaves: [61] ill. (woodcuts) ; 22 cm.

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