General editor, Benedictus Arias Montanus. and The second of the great polyglots; known as the Antwerp, or Plantin's polyglot, otherwise the Royal polyglot.
Book of hours (Sarum use) and Hore Beate Marie ad usum ecclesie Sarisburiensis
Description:
Colophon: Explicu[n]t Hore Beate Marie, secundu[m] vsum Sar[um], totaliter ad longum, cu[m] multis pulcherrimis orationibus et indulge[n]tijs iam ultimo abiectis. Impresse Parisijs in edibus Francisci Regnault alme vniuersitatis Parisiensis librarij iurati. Anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo trigesimo. Die vltima Aprilis., Date of publication follows title on t.p., Description based upon incomplete copy at Beinecke Library., Foliation error: leaf clxxvi numbered lxxvi., Imperfect: wanting leaves xli-cxii; slight worming; repair to leaves clxxi and [4] at end. Ms. notes by Sir Thomas More, including the prayer in English written in the Tower before his death. Inscription on front paste-down: Liber quonda[m] Thomae Mori militis in multis locis manu sua propria inscriptus. Bound as no. 1 of 2 titles with: Catholic Church. [Psalter (Sarum use)] Psalterium cum hymnis secundu[m] vsum & co[n]suitudine[m] Sarum et Eboracen[sis]. Paris, 1522. To view other titles, search by call number MS Vault More., In Latin, with some English passages., Regnault's device on 2b4v., Signature error: A1,2 signed B1,2., Signatures: A-C⁸ a-z⁸ &⁸ [con]⁸ 2a⁶ 2b⁴., and Table of contents at end.
Publisher:
Apud Franciscu[m] Regnault, in vico Sancti Jacobi, ad signu[m] Elephantis,
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800, More, Thomas, Saint, 1478-1535, and Regnault, François, d. ca. 1540, bookseller
Apparently an incomplete copy of his Primus calamus, Romae, Fabius Falconius, 1663; with a short title, possibly specially set up for this copy, and without the preliminary matter and many plates. and Pages 25-32 wanting in 3d count. Has plates 10-20 mounted wiht no. 13 lacking. Many misnumbered pages: p. 146 misnumbered 156; 150-52, 160-62; p. 180, 178; p. 181, 177; p. 182, 178; p. 183-256, 179-252. Bookplate (armorial) Trevisani.
"Corrigenda"--p. [10] at end., "En Ceretae desideratam hactenus effigiem, nuper Brixiae repertam"--Half title., Includes index., and Signatures: [chi]² [cross]⁸ A-P⁸.