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BONAVENTURA (attributed to). Sermones de tempore et de sanctis , part II only. [Ulm:] Johann Zainer, 1481. Collation: [part II: 37-51 8 52-53 10 ( Sermones de sanctis , 53/10v blank)]. 140 leaves. 41 lines and headline. Type: 4:96 . G, 5:136G. 3- to 6-line initials and paragraph marks in red. (Lightly browned, paper flaw in 38/2 with omitted word supplied in early manuscript.) [ Bound with the following 5 works :] BONAVENTURA (attributed to) [Conradus Holzinger de Saxonia]. Speculum beatae mariae virginis . [Augsburg:] Anton Sorg, 20 September 1477. Collation: [1-4 10 5 10 (6+1)] (1/1 blank, 1/2r text, 5/10r colophon, 5/10v blank). 51 leaves. 37 lines. Type: 1:103G. Large woodcut Maiblumen initial opening text, smaller woodcut outline lombard initials, all coloured in red, red paragraph marks and capital strokes. SECOND EDITION. H *3567; GW 4818; BMC II, 345 (IB. 5812-3); Goff B-960. NICOLAUS CISTERCIENSIS. Imago beatae virginis . [Augsburg: Anton Sorg, 1477]. Collation: [1-3 10 4 . . ] (1/1r table, 1/2v text, 4/12 blank). 42 leaves. 37 lines. Type: 1:103G. 3- to 10-line initials, paragraph marks and capital strokes in red, woodcut outline lombard initials coloured red. FIRST AND ONLY 15TH-CENTURY EDITION. H *11759; BMC II, 345 (IB. 5841); Goff N-95. JOHANNES DE PECKHAM (PETRUS DE LIMOGES). De oculo morali . - Matthias FARINATOR. Tabula . [Augsburg: Anton Sorg, c.1477]. Collation: [1 8 2 10 3 8 4-6 10 7 6 ] (1/1 blank, 1/2r table, 1/8v blank, 2/1 De oculo morali ). 62 leaves. 3 lines and headline. Type: 1:103G. Large woodcut Maiblumen initial opening text, smaller woodcut outline lombard initials, all coloured in red, several initials, paragraph marks and capital strokes supplied in red. SECOND EDITION. HC *9427; BMC II, 345 (IB. 5845); Goff J-391. BERNARDUS CLARAVALLENSIS. De consideratione . - [pseudo-BERNARDUS]. De conflictu civitatis Babylon et Jerusalem - [pseudo-AUGUSTINUS]. Liber Cypriani de duodecim abusionum gradibus . [Augsburg: Anton Sorg, c.1475-77]. Collation: [1-3 10 4 6 5 8 (5+1) (1/1 text, 5/8v blank). 45 leaves. 38 lines. Type: 1:103G. Large woodcut Maiblumen initials and woodcut outline lombard initials coloured in red, other initials, paragraph marks and capital strokes in red. (4/6 repaired at lower margin.) SECOND EDITION, the first with the supplementary texts. H *2887; 5900; GW 3914; BMC II, 345 (IB. 5817;5828); Goff B-368. ANDREAE, Johannes. Super arboribus consanguinitatis . Nuremberg: Friedrich Creussner, 1477. Collation: [1 . 0]. 10 leaves. 34 lines. Type: 1:110G. 2 full-page woodcut 'trees' and one full-page woodcut diagram. 3- to 6-line initials, paragraph marks and capital strokes in red. (Tree woodcuts shaved, a few small wormholes.) H *1030; GW 1688; BMC II, 449 (IB. 7609); Goff A-604. 6 works in one volume, chancery 2° (280 x 198mm). Uniformly rubricated. Contemporary German blindstamped calf over unbevelled wooden boards, front cover with lozenge- and heart-shaped ornaments, back cover with rosettes (stamps not in Kyriss or Schwenke-Sammlung , two fore-edge clasps fastening at centre of front cover on metal pins, 4 brass bosses on each cover, early paper contents label on front cover, evidence of chain staple at back, top and bottom spine compartments painted grey and lettered, vellum MS pastedowns preserved as flyleaves, leather index tabs (new pastedowns, lightly rubbed, some wear at extremities); modern morocco-backed folding case. Provenance : some early annotations. A FINE SAMMELBAND. The four Sorg editions were evidently printed at about the same time and were available for purchase either together or separately. They often survive together, and Imago beatae virginis contains the blind impression of text from De oculo morali .