Ars moriendi 'Quamvis secundum philosophum tertio Ethicorum ..." [French] L'art de bien mourir (I) (Tr: Guilielmus Tardivus). Aiguillon de crainte divine (II). Antichristus [French] Ladvenement de antechrist; Les Quinze signes précédant le grand jour du jugement de Dieu. Les joies du paradis (III). Ars bene vivendi [French] Le bien vivre (IV)
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TitleArs moriendi 'Quamvis secundum philosophum tertio Ethicorum ..." [French] L'art de bien mourir (I) (Tr: Guilielmus Tardivus). Aiguillon de crainte divine (II). Antichristus [French] Ladvenement de antechrist; Les Quinze signes précédant le grand jour du jugement de Dieu. Les joies du paradis (III). Ars bene vivendi [French] Le bien vivre (IV)
ImprintParis : Pierre Le Rouge and Gillet Couteau with Jean Ménard, for Antoine Vérard, 1492
Formatf°
NotesWoodcuts. In four parts, dated: I) [undated, by Le Rouge]; II) 18 July 1492, by Couteau and Ménard; III-IV) 28 Oct. 1492, by Couteau and Ménard; V) 15 Dec. 1492, by Couteau and Ménard. The note of GW regarding a variant of the Ars moriendi refers in fact to the 1496 edition (CIBN). For variants see CIBN
Language of itemfrm
Reference worksGoff A1122; H 1840 = HC 10151 (incl H [not C] 1840 + H 6553 [= 1838] + 1151); GfT 167; Macf 18, 19; Sotheby's (London) 27 June 1995 lot 17; Pell 1352 + 1353; CIBN A-606; Coq 43; Schäfer 19 & Abb; Pr 8096 = 8230; BMC VIII 110 (I) & 168 (II-IV); GW 2586
Related resourcesMicrofiche: Primary Source Microfilm (an imprint of Cengage Learning), 2005. Incunabula: the Printing Revolution in Europe 1455-1500. Unit 66 - Printing in French Part II, FR 120
Holdings
FRParis, Bibliothèque nationale de France (5: I vell, I-II vell, imperfect, II-III vell, imperfect, IV [2, 1 vell, both imperfect])
Paris, Bibliothèque de l'École Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts (imperfect)
GBLondon, British Library (IB.40027) (Imperfect)
USSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (IV, vellum)
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