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Breviarium Romanum, in 8⁰, 1588

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A. Version with woodcut-illustrations.

Record ID cp010773
Voet reference number834
Museum Plantin-Moretus c:lvd:3249139
Uniform title BREVIARIUM
Title page transcription[Within double rules:]BREVIARIVM ‖ ROMANVM, ‖ Ex decreto sacrosancti Concilij ‖ Tridentini restitutum. ‖ PII V. PONT. MAX. ‖ iussu editum.‖ Additis aliquot SS. Officiis, ex præcepto ‖ S.D.N. Sixti Papæ quinti. ‖ V. ‖ ANTVERPIÆ, ‖ Ex officina Christophori Plantini, ‖ Architypographi Regij. ‖ M.D.LXXXIIX. ‖ Cum Priuilegiis Pont. Max. & Regis Catholici.
Collation8⁰ [145]: A⁸, **-***⁸, ****⁴, A-Z⁸, a-r⁸, s⁴, AA-RR⁸, SS⁴, a-h⁸; pages [1-56], 1-648, 1-278, [279-280], 1-128 (Errors: in 2nd part: 81 not numbered, 234 for 134, 8 for 281, 323 for 332). Printed in black and red, within double rules, on two columns, separated by double rules, with the exception of pages [3-9], [14-25], [50-52] (on one column)
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Pages[1]: Title [2]: Blank [3-6]: Pius episcopus…ad perpetuam rei memoriam (Rome, 9 July 1568, signed by Cae. Glorierius and H. Cumyn) [7]: Privilege (Rome, 22 November 1568, s. Cae. Glorierius; Brussels, Privy Council, 10 January 1568, and Council of Brabant, 11 January 1568, s. De Langhe) [8-25]: Calendar [26-52]: Rubricae generales [53-55]: Absolutiones et Suffragia [56]: illustration 1-648: Text 1-278: Proprium Sanctorum [279-280]: Indices (part on three columns) 1-82: Commune Sanctorum 83-104: Officium Beatae Mariae 104-115: Officium defunctorum 115-117: Psalmi graduales 117-128: Septem psalmi paenitentiales cum litaniis and other prayers
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IllustrationsWoodcuts: 1) V. on title-page, 27 × 39 (St. Petrus and St. Paulus) 2) 8 illustrations, 110 × 75, all with the monograms of the designer, Pieter van der Borcht, and the woodcutter, Antoon van Leest, and printed within a border of typographical fleurons, in 1st part, page [56], 2nd part, pages 110, 148, 354, 436, 459, and 3rd part, pages [180] and [242]
CopiesMuseum Plantin-Moretus (A 1240). Not checked which version: CambridgeFurstliche Thurn und Taxissche Hofbibliothek, Regensburg
Bibliographical referencesRuelens-de Backer, page 307 (1588, no. 8) Bohatta, no. 355 (doesn't distinguish between the edition in 1 vol. and the 1588 in 8⁰-edition in 2 vols.)
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Note 1Of the edition two versions were issued: one with woodcut-illustrations (as described here), and one with copper engraving-illustrations (see following no.).
Note 2Edition 'ad longum'.
Note 3Plantin told de Cayas on 5 July 1588 that within a short time he would finish an in 8⁰ breviary (…brevi absolvemus favente Domino Breviarium in-8⁰ unico volumine an longum…).
Note 4Listed in M 296, folio 2r ([Breviarium] In 8⁰ uno voll[umine] 88, f[euilles] 71, [price for the copies with woodcut-illustrations:] stuivers 32, fig[uris] aen[eis] [= price for the copies with copper engraving-illustrations:] stuivers 42), and Ms. 321.
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B. Version with copper engraving-illustrations.

Title page transcription[Within double rules:]BREVIARIVM ‖ ROMANVM, ‖ Ex decreto sacrosancti Concilij ‖ Tridentini restitutum. ‖ PII V. PONT. MAX. ‖ iussu editum. ‖ Additis aliquot SS. Officiis, ex præcepto ‖ S.D.N. Sixti Papæ quinti. ‖ V. ‖ ANTVERPIÆ, ‖ Ex officina Christophori Plantini, ‖ Architypographi Regij. ‖ M.D.LXXXIIX. ‖ Cum Priuilegiis Pont. Max. & Regis Catholici.
Collation8⁰ [145]: A⁸, **-***⁸, ****⁴, A-Z⁸, a-r⁸, s⁴, AA-RR⁸, SS⁴, a-h⁸; pages [1-56], 1-648, 1-278, [279-280], 1-128 (Errors: in 2nd part: 81 not numbered, 234 for 134, 8 for 281, 323 for 332). Printed in black and red, within double rules, on two columns, separated by double rules, with the exception of pages [3-9], [14-25], [50-52] (on one column)
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IllustrationsCopper engravings: 1) V. on title-page, 45 × 70 (St. Petrus and St. Paulus) 2) 8 illustrations, 110 × 70, some with the monograms of the designer, Pieter van der Borcht (PB), and the engravers, Abraham de Bruyn (ADB), and Joannes Wiericx (IW), and printed within a border of typographical fleurons, in 1st part, page [56], 2nd part, pages 110, 148, 354 (PB ?, IW), 436 (PB, ADB), 459, and 3rd part, pages [180] (IW) and [242]
CopiesLandesbibliothek, Stuttgart- Theol. 8⁰ 2279
Bibliographical references See preceding no
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Note 1Of the edition two versions were issued: one with copper engraving-illustrations (as described here), and one with woodcut-illustrations (see preceding no.).
Note 2For more details see preceding no.
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