- Lacks 17 lvs. (index lvs. 3-8, CLXXXIII-CLXXXVII, CCXXXVIII-CCXXXX, CCLXXII, CCLXXXVI and the last leaf) which are supplied in photocopies and bound accordingly; ±40 lvs. repaired mainly in lower blank margin (6 lvs. w. loss of text/ image); fingersoiled throughout; heavily annotated in blank margins and between text in 2 different hands, one hand dating back to 1520 and one 17th cent. hand. Professionally rebacked w. use of orig. binding; leather over covers worn; backcover stained.
= The most ambitious and elaborate printed work of the 15th century. This is the first rare German edition (approx. 350 copies are presently known). Hain/ Copinger 14508; BMC II, p.437; Schreiber 5203; Goff S307. SEE ILLUSTRATION PLATE CXXXVII.