A. Version with woodcut-illustrations.
| Record ID | cp011543 |
| Voet reference number | 1699 |
| Museum Plantin-Moretus | c:lvd:3241996, c:lvd:3241997 |
| Uniform title | MISSALE ROMANUM |
| Title page transcription | MISSALE ‖ ROMANVM, ‖ EX DECRETO SACROSANCTI ‖ Concilij Tridentini restitutum. ‖ PII V. PONT. MAX. ‖ IVSSV EDITVM. ‖ V. ‖ ANTVERPIÆ, ‖ Ex officina Christophori Plantini. ‖ M.D.LXXXV. ‖ CVM PRIVILEGIIS. |
| Collation | 4⁰ [195]: *ˉ***⁸, *ˉ***⁴, A-Z⁸, a-d⁸, AA-EE⁸; pages 1⁰) I-XXXVI, [XXXVII-LVI]; 2⁰) 1-430, [431-432]; 3⁰) I-LXXVIII, [LXXIX-LXXX] (Errors: V, 214, 228, 256, 394 not numbered; in 1st part: XXI-XXII for XXII-XXIII, XXV-XXVI for XXVI-XXVII). Printed in black and red, on two columns (except pages I-V) |
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| Pages | [1]: Title [II]: Blank III-[V]: Bull of Pius V on the reformation of the missal (Rome, 14 July 1570, signed by Cae. Glorierius and H. Cumyn) [V]: Privilege (Rome, 28 July 1570, s. Cae. Glorierius; Antwerp, Privy Council and Council of Brabant, 7 October 1570, s. De Lange) VI-X: Rubricae generales XI-XXV: Ritus servandus in celebratione missae (parts in italic type) XXV-XXXVI: Various prayers (parts and marginals in italic type) [XXXVII-LV]: Calendar (parts in italic type) [LVI]: illustration 1-307: Proprium missarum de tempore (parts in italic type and music, marginals in roman type) [308]: Blank 309-430:Proprium missarum de sanctis (marginals in roman type) [431-432]: Blank I-LXXVIII: Commune sanctorum (marginals in roman type) [LXXIX]: Series chartarum [LXXX]: Blank |
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| Illustrations | Woodcuts, representing scenes from the New Testament, the Evangelists, saints, and the sacraments, many with the monograms of the designer Pieter van der Borcht (PB), and the woodcutters Antoon van Leest (AVL), Arnold Nicolai (A), and Cornelis Muller (C): 1) V. on title-page, 100 × 100, representing St. Peter and St. Paul (PB, AVL) 2) 5 large illustrations on pages [LVI] (190 × 124), 214 (175 × 117), 228 (195 × 134), 256 (200 × 135), 394 (190 × 125), all with the monograms PB and AVL 3) 7 illustrations, 110 × 75, on pages 309, 315, 333, 341, 349, 370, 422, all with the monograms PB and AVL 4) 5 illustrations, 90 × 77, on pages 247, 267, 270, 346, 367, all with the monograms PB and AVL 5) 1 illustration, 98 × 56, on page 403 (A) 6) 3 illustrations, 88 × 58, on pages 19, 35, 406 (all three: A) 7) 25 illustrations, 54 × 54, on pages 16, 17, 20, 22 (C), 23 32 (C), 123, 139, 143, 153, 363 (PB, AVL), 380 (PB, AVL), 386, 390 (PB), 412 (PB), I (PB), XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XL, XLII, XLIII, XLIIII, LV, LXV 7) Border of small woodcuts of various sizes and in the text small woodcut (c. 23 × 23): on page 215 |
| Copies | Museum Plantin-Moretus- R 54.28: with annotations and corrections in view of a new editionKBR Royal Library of BelgiumNot checked which version: CambridgeAustrian National Library |
| Bibliographical references | Ruelens-de Backer, page 276 (1585, no. 2) Weale-Bohatta, no. 1256 Bib. catholica Neerlandica impressa, no. 3871 |
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| Note 1 | Two versions were issued: one with woodcut-illustrations (as described here), and one with copper engraving-illustrations (see following no.). |
| Note 2 | This edition is mentioned in some of Plantin's letters to de Çayas at the end of 1585: on 28 November 1585 (Corr., VII, no. 1047, page 218: '[mailed by the way of Paris, together with two breviaries:] le Missel en petit volume duquel il ne s'en est plus trouvé, parquoy je l'ay incontinent rimprimé sur la nouvelle correction qui m'en a esté envoyée de Rome par ung bon Prelat…' [i.e. Buyssetius: cf. Corr., VI, no. 866, 4 March 1580, and no. 881, 24 June 1580]), on 1 December 1585 (Ibidem, no. 1048: referring to the mailing of the copy) and on 16 December 1585 (Ibidem, no. 1054: idem). Cf. also Plantin's letter to F. Lucas, 3 December 1585 (Ibidem, no. 1049, page 226). |
| Note 3 | Listed in M 296, folio 11v ([Missale Romanum] In 4⁰ mediocri, a⁰ 1585, f[euilles] 72, [price:] florins Carolus guilders 2 stuivers 10 [= for the copies with woodcut-illustrations], cuivre: florins Carolus guilders 3 stuivers 10), and M 321. |
| Note 4 | A number of copies must also have contained an additional part of some 4 pages: Missae sanctorum (cf. no. cp013064. |
| Note 5 | Was also included in the edition: Regius, Indices Romani missalis (cf. no. cp011846. |
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B. Version with copper engraving-illustrations.
| Title page transcription | MISSALE ‖ ROMANVM, ‖ EX DECRETO SACROSANCTI ‖ Concilij Tridentini restitutum. ‖ PII V. PONT. MAX. ‖ IVSSV EDITVM. ‖ V. ‖ ANTVERPIÆ, ‖ Ex officina Christophori Plantini. ‖ M.D.LXXXV. ‖ CVM PRIVILEGIIS. |
| Collation | 4⁰ [195]: *ˉ***⁸, *-***⁴, A-Z⁸ a-d⁸, AA-EE⁸; pages 1⁰)I-XXXVI, [XXXVII-LVI]; 2⁰) 1-430, [431-432]; 3⁰) I-LXXVIII, [LXXIX-LXXX](Errors: see version A) |
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| Illustrations | representing scenes from the New Testament, the Evangelists, saints, and the sacraments: I) Woodcuts: border of small cuts of various sizes, and in the text small woodcut (c. 23 × 23): on page 215; II) Copper engravings and engravings: some with the monograms of the designer and/or etcher, Pieter van der Borcht (PB), the designer Crispijn van den Broeck (CVB), and the engravers Abraham de Bruyn (ADB), Jan Sadeleer (JS), Pieter Vten Waele (PVW) and Joannes Wiericx (IHW): 1) V. on title-page, 75 × 75 (St. Peter and St. Paul) (also reproduced on page 367) (PB) 2) 5 large illustrations, pages LVI (190 × 124), 214 (168 × 110; CVB, IHW), 228 (172 × 118; JS), 256 (165 × 113), 394 (165 × 115) 3) 5 illustrations, c. 110-115 × 75, on pages 341, 349 (PB), 370, 403, 422 4) 1 illustration, c. 100 × 75, on page 35 (PB) 5) 1 illustration, 95 × 64, on page 19 6) 9 illustrations c. 72-75 × 72-75, on pages 247, 267, 270, 309, 315, 333, 346, 367 (PB), 406 7) 16 illustrations c. 55 × 55, on pages 16 (PB), 17, 22, 32, 139 (PB, ADB), 143 (PB), 153, I (PB, ADB), XXXVI (PB), XXXVIII, XXXIX, XL (PB), XLII (PB), XLIII, XLIIII, LXV 8) 9 illustrations 55 × 40, on pages 20 (PB, PVW), 23 (PB), 123, 363 (PB, PVW), 380 (PB, PVW), 386 (PB), 390 (PB, PVW), 412 (PB, PVW), LV (PB) |
| Copies | Museum Plantin-Moretus- A 802 |
| Bibliographical references | Cf. preceding no |
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| Note 1 | Of the 1585-edition two versions were issued: one with copper engraving-illustrations (as described here), and one with woodcut-illustrations (see preceding no.). |
| Note 2 | For more details, see preceding no. (version A). |
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