Duranti Guillelmus (c 1230 1296) Rationale divinorum officio

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Duranti, Guillelmus (c. 1230-1296) Rationale divinorum officiorum. Quarto, a-z8, A-D8, E8; 224 of 226 leaves, (lacking the final two leaves: E9 & E10) edited by Johannes Aloisius Tuscanus; printed in two columns in small gothic types throughout, woodcut initials and guide letters, contemporary ownership inscription to title; manicules and small doodles in red ink scattered throughout the text; bound in ca. 18th century likely Spanish parchment over stiff boards, later binding but the text likely not trimmed; some worming and water stains to text, 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Lyons: [Jean Bachelier (and Pierre Bartelot?)], 12 April 1499.

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This liturgical staple, originally written in the late 13th century, concerns itself with the meaning and origin of Christian religious rituals. Popular before printing was invented and throughout the incunabula period, the Rationale Divinorum Officiorum was published forty-five times between 1459 and 1500.

HC 6500; C 2135; Pell 4518; CIBN D-306; Frasson-Cochet 111; Parguez 404; IBE 2242; IGI VI 3645-A; Martín Abad D-97; Hubay (Ottobeuren) 151; GW 9142; ISTC id00439500.