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
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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
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Reference worksGoff: Goff, Frederick R. Incunabula in American libraries: a third census. Millwood (N.Y.), 1973. (Reproduced from the annotated copy of the original edition (New York, 1964) maintained by Goff). (Supplement. New York, 1972.) A1122
H: Hain, Ludwig. Repertorium Bibliographicum in quo libri omnes ab arte typographica inventa usque ad annum MD. typis expressi ordine alphabetico vel simpliciter enumerantur vel adcuratius recensentur. 2 vols. Stuttgartiae, Lutetiae, 1826-38. 1840 = HC 10151 (incl H [not C] 1840 + H 6553 [= 1838] + 1151)
GfT: Gesellschaft für Typenkunde des XV. Jahrhunderts. Veröffentlichungen. 33 parts. Leipzig [etc], 1907-39. 167
Macf: Macfarlane, John. Antoine Vérard. London, 1910. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, VII). 18, 19
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Pell: Pellechet, Marie [and M.L. Polain]. Catalogue général des incunables des bibliothèques publiques de France. 3 vols. Nendeln, 1970. (Reproduced from the copy of the original edition (Paris, 1897-1909) annotated by Polain). 1352 + 1353
CIBN: Bibliothèque Nationale. Catalogue des incunables. T. I (Xylographes, A-G); T. II (H-Z). Paris, 1981-2014. A-606
Coq: Coq, Dominique. Catalogues régionaux des incunables des Bibliothèques publiques de France. Vol.XVIII: Bibliothèque de l’École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. Genève, 2012. 43
Schäfer: Arnim, Manfred von. Katalog der Bibliothek Otto Schäfer, Schweinfurt. Teil I: Drucke, Manuskripte und Einbände des 15. Jahrhunderts. Stuttgart, 1984. 19 & Abb
Pr: Proctor, Robert. An index to the early printed books in the British Museum from the invention of printing to the year MD, with notes of those in the Bodleian Library. 2 vols. London, 1898. 4 supplements, 1899-1902. (Part II, MDI-MDXX, Germany, London, 1903). 8096 = 8230
BMC: Catalogue of books printed in the XVth century now in the British Museum [British Library]. 13 parts. London, ’t Goy-Houten, 1963-2007. (Pts I-IX reproduced from the working copies of the original edition (London, 1908-62) annotated at the Museum). VIII 110 (I) & 168 (II-IV)
GW: Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke. Bd. I [etc.] Stuttgart, etc., 1968- [in progress]. (Vols. 1-7 reproduced with additions and corrections from the original edition (Leipzig, etc., 1925-38)). [See also GW Manuskript - GW M: http://www.gesamtkatalogderwiegendrucke.de] 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
FranceParis, 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)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandLondon, British Library (IB.40027) (Imperfect)
United States of AmericaSan Marino CA, Huntington Library (IV, vellum)
Number of holding institutions4
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