Manuscript on paper of Sebastian Brant (1457-1521), De praestantia artis impressoriae elogium, a 52-verse poem in praise of the art of printing, addressed to the German priest, humanist, printer and publisher Johann Bergmann von Olpe (ca. 1460-1532).
Description:
Collection of Bernard M. Rosenthal, Booksellers, Berkeley CA (MS 205)., Script: Written in a small vertical Humanistica Cursiva., and Undecorated.
Subject (Topic):
Laudatory poetry, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven, Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library, and Printing