Den wijngaert va[n] Sinte Franciscus vol schoonre historien, legenden, ende duechdelijcke leeringhen allen menschen seer profijtelijck.

3 parts in 1 vol., folio: [4]-ccccxviii-[6] ff. (ff. [1-2], and xxvii-xxviii in facsimile, browning, foxing and soiling, water stains, stronger on first ff., last quires loosening, sm. worm tracks from f. ccxcviii to cccxvij without touching the text, sm. marg. tears).

Later quarter leather (worn).

Extremely popular Dutch compilation of Franciscan literature. The 1st part deals with the branches of the vineyard (St Francis), the 2nd with the flowers (the Franciscan saints), and the final part with the grapes (the fruits and workings of the Order). At the end : "Een schoon refereyn lof van s. Franciscus" (6 couplets of 12 verses). Large woodcut title portrait of St Francis within decorative border. Title and calendar printed in red and black. Text printed in Gothic type, in double columns.
Ref. NK 2208. - USTC 402931 = Pettegree (NB) 12468. - Adams F-905. - STC Dutch (BL) 78.
Prov. Libr. stamps on title.