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Title

  • Sunte Birgitten Openbaringe.

Names

  • Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373.
  • Poppy Printer, active 1487-1500, printer.
  • Petrus Olai, of Alvastra, approximately 1307-approximately 1390.
  • Petrus Olai, of Skänninge, -1378.
  • Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Lübeck [The Poppy printer] 1496.

Headings

  • -  Germany--Lübeck

Genre

  • Incunabula--Germany--Lübeck--1496

Notes

  • -  Combines extracts from Birgitta's revelations with an adaptation of her life originally written by Petrus Olai of Alvastra and Petrus Olai of Skänninge.
  • -  The poppy device appearing on the borders of some illus. and on the verso of the last leaf was apparently used by several printers working for Hans van Ghetelen. Cf. E. Voulliéme's Die deutschen Drucker des 15. Jahrhunderts, 1922, p. 95.
  • -  Library of Congress. Lessing J. Rosenwald collection, 177
  • -  Goff, F.R. Incunabula in American libraries, B-690
  • -  Hain, L. Repertorium bibliographicum, 3206
  • -  Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke, 4395
  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  LC copy: on leaf xxviiib the first half of lines 22-30 printed on a label mounted over blank space.

Medium

  • cciii [i.e. cciv] leaves. woodcuts: illus., initials, printer's device. 18 cm. (4to)

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Incun. 1496 .B5 BX4700.B6

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 47044056

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Bridget, Of Sweden, Saint, Approximately, Active Poppy Printer, Of Alvastra Petrus Olai, Of Skänninge Petrus Olai, and Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. Sunte Birgitten Openbaringe. [Lübeck The Poppy printer, 1496] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/47044056/.

APA citation style:

Bridget, O. S., Poppy Printer, A., Petrus Olai, O. A., Petrus Olai, O. S. & Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection. (1496) Sunte Birgitten Openbaringe. [Lübeck The Poppy printer] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/47044056/.

MLA citation style:

Bridget, Of Sweden, Saint, Approximately, et al. Sunte Birgitten Openbaringe. [Lübeck The Poppy printer, 1496] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/47044056/>.