Sermones de tempore.

Folio: [322 (of 330)] ff., 39 ll. (lacking 5 ff. [D1-5] of "Tabula" and 3 blanks [A1, D6, ll10]; blank a1 present; cut somewhat short shaving headlines of final quires, some quires toned, 1st ff. soiled, a few sm. stains, hole in f.1 repaired with sm. loss, tear in s7 and hh1 repaired, hole in A1 & gg6 touching a few letters, sm. tear at top of h1; last 2 quires with rather heavy (water?)stains).

Mod. quarter brown morocco, marbl. paper on covers, gilt spine on 3 raised bands. Good copy.

Only incunable ed. of a collection of sermons by the French Franciscan theologian and scholastic philosopher François de Meyronnes (1285-1327), printed by the Brussels Brethren of the Common Life (press active 1475-1485). Printed in gothic type, in 2 cols. Capital spaces with a single occ. guide-letter. Ref. ISTC im00094500. - Goff Suppl. M-94a. - ILC 1521. - Polain 1516. - IDL 3180. - BMC IX:175. - BSB-Ink F-248. Prov. A number of old reader’s marks and notes., i.a. at bottom of f. 1r "Conu(entu)s S. Francisci Serres.". - Albert Ehrman (1890-1969), English diamond merchant, founder of the famous Broxbourne Library collection of incunables sold by auction 1977-1978 (collector’s stamp and bookpls). The present copy not listed in the auction catalogues (armorial bookpl.: Pro viribus summis contendo).