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Mirk, John:
Liber festivalis [English]

ISTC No.im00620500
AuthorMirk, John
TitleLiber festivalis [English]
Imprint[Oxford? : Printer of Mirk], 14 Oct. 1486
Imprint19 Mar. 1486/87
Imprint[Theodoricus Rood],
Formatf°
NotesThe colophon reads; (1486), 'the day aftir seint Edward the kyng', and is taken by Duff and Oates to refer to St Edward the Confessor (whose translation was honoured on 13 Oct.), rather than to St Edward King and Martyr, honoured on 18 March (Madan, Proctor, Sheppard). Rood used the style of the Incarnation, commencing the year on 25 March (Sheppard). Variant settings of quires h,i noted between the two Bodley copies (Sheppard)
The printing has been attributed to Theodoricus Rood (cf. BMC)
Language of itemeng
Reference worksH: 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. 7030
Duff: Duff, E. Gordon. Fifteenth century English books. Oxford, 1917. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XVIII). Reprinted with supplement compiled by L. Hellinga. London, 2009. 300
STC: Pollard, A.W. and Redgrave, G.R. A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad 1475-1640. London, 1926. 17958
Oates: Oates, J.C.T. A catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the University Library Cambridge. Cambridge, 1954. 4172
Bod-inc: A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library. 6 vols. Oxford, 2005. M-233
Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7506, 7507
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). 9755
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). XI 243
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] M23745
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Digital reproductionsElectronic facsimile : British Library, London (Harl.5919/139)
Related resourcesMicrofiche: Primary Source Microfilm (an imprint of Cengage Learning), 1998 & 2002. Incunabula: the Printing Revolution in Europe 1455-1500. Unit 32 - Sermons Part II, SM 68; Unit 48 - Printing in England Part I, EN 68

Holdings

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCambridge, University Library (fragment of 3 leaves)
London, Lambeth Palace Library
Manchester, University of Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library (15409 wants 3 leaves)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (2, 1 var., imperfect)
London, British Library (Harl.5919/139 = IA.55329) (Leaf y3 only, in the Bagford Collection)
London, British Library (IA.55330) (Sheet q2-q6, much mutilated, taken from a binding)
United States of AmericaCollection of the late Phyllis and John Gordan, New York NY (leaf o5)
Number of holding institutions7
Last Edit2021-05-05 16:10:57
 

Mirk, John:
Liber festivalis [English]

ISTC No.im00620500
AuthorMirk, John
TitleLiber festivalis [English]
Imprint[Oxford? : Printer of Mirk], 14 Oct. 1486
Imprint19 Mar. 1486/87
Imprint[Theodoricus Rood],
Formatf°
NotesThe colophon reads; (1486), 'the day aftir seint Edward the kyng', and is taken by Duff and Oates to refer to St Edward the Confessor (whose translation was honoured on 13 Oct.), rather than to St Edward King and Martyr, honoured on 18 March (Madan, Proctor, Sheppard). Rood used the style of the Incarnation, commencing the year on 25 March (Sheppard). Variant settings of quires h,i noted between the two Bodley copies (Sheppard)
The printing has been attributed to Theodoricus Rood (cf. BMC)
Language of itemeng
Reference worksH: 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. 7030
Duff: Duff, E. Gordon. Fifteenth century English books. Oxford, 1917. (Illustrated monographs issued by the Bibliographical Society, XVIII). Reprinted with supplement compiled by L. Hellinga. London, 2009. 300
STC: Pollard, A.W. and Redgrave, G.R. A short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad 1475-1640. London, 1926. 17958
Oates: Oates, J.C.T. A catalogue of the fifteenth-century printed books in the University Library Cambridge. Cambridge, 1954. 4172
Bod-inc: A catalogue of books printed in the fifteenth century now in the Bodleian Library. 6 vols. Oxford, 2005. M-233
Sheppard: Sheppard, L.A. Catalogue of XVth century books in the Bodleian Library. [Unpublished MS, 1954-71]. 7506, 7507
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). 9755
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). XI 243
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] M23745
show abbreviated references
Digital reproductionsElectronic facsimile : British Library, London (Harl.5919/139)
Related resourcesMicrofiche: Primary Source Microfilm (an imprint of Cengage Learning), 1998 & 2002. Incunabula: the Printing Revolution in Europe 1455-1500. Unit 32 - Sermons Part II, SM 68; Unit 48 - Printing in England Part I, EN 68

Holdings

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandCambridge, University Library (fragment of 3 leaves)
London, Lambeth Palace Library
Manchester, University of Manchester, John Rylands Research Institute and Library (15409 wants 3 leaves)
Oxford, Bodleian Library (2, 1 var., imperfect)
London, British Library (Harl.5919/139 = IA.55329) (Leaf y3 only, in the Bagford Collection)
London, British Library (IA.55330) (Sheet q2-q6, much mutilated, taken from a binding)
United States of AmericaCollection of the late Phyllis and John Gordan, New York NY (leaf o5)
Number of holding institutions7
Last Edit2021-05-05 16:10:57