| Annotation | Colophon: Impressum Daventriae per me Jacobum de Breda. Place of publication and printer taken from colophon. Also contains: Dialogus de nativitate Christi, by Alexander Hegius. On title page: Vita divi Antonii ... Incipit una cu[m] dialogo quoda[m] de nativitate Christi. Signatures: A-C⁶ (6C is blank). Dating according to 'Incunabula in Dutch libraries': 10 April 1497 or later. According to Dr. J.C. Bedaux, staff member of the Atheneum in Deventer who has written a thesis on Hegius, the book must be dated as "not before December 27, 1498". On the title page printed "...olim rectore", which means "former rector". Hegius, who remained rector until the end of his life, was buried on 27 Dec. 1498. Dating is also based on the woodcuts, according to Kok. Woodcut on title page has "IHS" and emblems of the four evangelists. Incunabula in Dutch libraries, Incunabula printed in the Low Countries, Campbell, M.F.A.G. Annales de la typographie néerlandaise au XVe siècle, Nijhoff, W. Nederlandsche bibliographie van 1500 tot 1540 (1923-61 edition), Someren, J. F. van. Incunabelen Bibliotheek der Rijksuniversiteit te Utrecht, Short title catalogue Netherlands, Incunabula short title catalogue, Kok, I. Woodcuts in incunabula printed in the Low Countries, 4590 2145 1713 01195, 0591 507 10507859X iv00119500 p. 455, 458 | Translate |
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