1494 Incunabula Latin Mammotrectus Bible RubricatedLeaf

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First of all, I must mention that this particular leaf of the Mammotrectus" contains Joshua, summaries for chapters 6-23. On auction is a leaf from a Latin work by Johannes Marchesinus entitled "Mammotrectus." It was published in Strasbourg in 1494 by the printer, Martin Flach. This is just thirty-nine years after Gutenberg's work of 1455! By definition, an incunabulum (the singular of "incunabula") or "incunable" (French) or "inkunabel" (German) must be printed from 1455 to 1500. However, those books printed in the later 1480s and the 1490s, as well as the year 1500 (which is technically the last year of the 15th century), had more and more woodcut printed initials. In Latin, the term "incunabula" means "baby clothes" or "things of the cradle," and can refer to the earliest stages or first traces in the development of anything. This leaf has red rubrication marks all added by a scribe's own hand. Size of the quarto sheet is 5 1/2 in. x 8 in. This is a unique incunable of the popular and academic work known as Mammotrectus super Bibliam, which means “The Breast-Feeding Milk [The Basics] about the Bible" or "The Nourisher upon the Bible.” The Mammotrectus is an early guide to understanding the text of the Bible and was very popular with preachers in the later Middle Ages. It explained difficult words in the Scriptures, both etymologically and grammatically, and provided explanations of the festivals of the Church year, the legends of the saints, and various liturgical texts. It was especially used within the Franciscan order for semantic and liturgical instruction of the novices. The text of this leaf contains the summaries of "The Book of Joshua," containing chapters 6-23. Only the Biblical "chapters" are given, because modern-day "verses" were not invented until over a half-century later! As can be seen in the scanned images, there are many instances on this leaf where the rubricator used red ink to highlight letters, as well as some red underlining of the text. Full bibliographic description is found in in Frederick R. Goff, "Incunabula in American Libraries," M-253; also see Hain II,1, M10573; BMC I, 150. The 15th century sheet of paper is in good condition. A very impressive incunabula leaf. This is an original 15th century printed page, not a reproduction. Its authenticity is 100% guaranteed. Johannes Marchesinus or Giovanni Marchesini (around 1300) was an Italian Franciscan friar or monk from Marchesio in the province of Reggio Emilia, near Modena. He taught in Imola, Faventia and Bologna. Numerous literary works have referred to him as the author, including homiletic and educational works. His most famous work is the Mammotrectus super Bibliam written around 1300.