PLATEA, Franciscus de (d.1460). Opus restitutionum, usurarum, excommunicationum. Padua: Leonardus Achates de Basilea, [not after 28 July] 1473.
PLATEA, Franciscus de (d.1460). Opus restitutionum, usurarum, excommunicationum. Padua: Leonardus Achates de Basilea, [not after 28 July] 1473.

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PLATEA, Franciscus de (d.1460). Opus restitutionum, usurarum, excommunicationum. Padua: Leonardus Achates de Basilea, [not after 28 July] 1473.

Chancery 2° (288 x 210mm). Collation: A10 B8 a-f10 g6 h-q10] (A1r tabula, a1r Restitutio, h1r Usura, m2r Excommunicates, q10 blank). 172 (of 174, lacking sheet b2.9) leaves. 40 lines. Type: 1:104R. (Some minor marginal worming in gutter.) Although a well-margined copy, the signatures which appear in the British Library copy have been trimmed here. H *13036; BMC VII, 909 (IB. 29876); Goff P-753; CIBN P-431; IGI 7841.

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Johannes de TURRECREMATA (1388-1468). Quaestiones Evangeliorum de tempore et de sanctis. Nuremberg: Friedrich Creussner, 1478.

Chancery 2°. Collation: [110 2-108 1110 1210] (1/1 blank, 1/2r Quaestiones de sanctis, 12/9r colophon, 12/10 blank). 102 (of 288, without Quaestiones de tempore) leaves. 35 lines. Type: 1:110G. (Small hole in 12/9 touching 2 letters, tiny marginal wormhole in a few leaves.) H *15711; BMC II, 450 (IB. 7633); Goff T-546; Polain(B) 3870; IGI 9888.

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Johannes GERSON (1363-1429). De arte audiendi confessiones et De remediis contra recidivum peccando. -- ANTONINUS FLORENTINUS. Decisio consiliaris super dubio producto de indulgentiis. -- ALANUS DE INSULIS. De sex ales Cherubin. -- GERSON. De septem miseriis hominum in hac vita. [Nuremberg]: Friedrich Creussner, [not after 13 September] 1478.

Chancery 2°. Collation: [1-38] (1/1 De modo audiendi confessiones, 1/5v De remediis contra recidivum peccando, 2/2r Antoninus Florentinus tract, 3/3v Alanus de Insulis tract, 3/7v De septem miseriis hominum in hac vita, 3/8 blank). 24 leaves. 35 lines. Type: 1:110G. H *7661; BMC II, 450 (IB. 7630); Goff G-192; Pellechet 5131.

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SIXTUS IV (Pope, Francisco della Rovere, 1414-84). De sanguine Christi. Edited by Johannes Philippus de Lignamine (fl. 2nd half of 15th century). Nuremberg: Friedrich Creussner, 1473.

Chancery 2°. Collation: [1-810.8.8.8 9-1110] (1/1r blank, 1/1v editor's prologue addressed Pope Sixtus IV, 1/2v author's dedication to Pope Paul II, 1/3r De sanguine Christi, 10/9v colophon, register, 10/10-11/1 blank, 11/2r De potentia Dei, 11/10v blank). 87 (of 98, without blank 10/10 and final quire 11 containing a second work). (Tiny wormhole in final quire touching a few letters.) 33 lines. Type: 1:110G. Hain *14797; BMC II, 446 (IB. 7586); Goff S-580; Polain(B) 3552. Second edition, first state with the printed date 1473.

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CAROLUS IV (Holy Roman Emperor, 1316-78). Bulla aurea. [Nuremberg]: Friedrich Creussner, 1474.

Chancery 2°. Collation: [110 2-38] (1/1r blank, 1/1v tabula, 1/2r text, 1/6-8 blank). 21 (of 26, lacking 1/2.9 and without final 3 blank) leaves. (Tiny wormhole touching a few letters.) 32 lines. Type: 1:110G. H *4075; BMC II, 446 (IB. 7589); Goff C-205; Pellechet 3317. First edition of the Golden Bull, promulgated in 1356, regulating the election of the king; Creussner published a German edition the same year.

3-8-line initials, paragraph marks and capital strokes in red throughout. Contemporary blindstamped sheepskin over wooden boards, stamps not in Kyriss, brass centre- and cornerpieces, clasps (lacking one thong, worn, leather torn from top spine compartment), 15th-century vellum MS. leaves as pastedowns, yellow edges. Provenance: some contemporary annotations, "No. 218" on first leaf.

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