29th May, 2025 11:00

Books & Works on Paper
 
Lot 7
 

Diurnale monasticum [1572]

Diurnale monasticum
[Diurnale monasticum secundum rubricam Romanam, et secundum ritum consuetudinemque fratrum monasterii s s. Udalrici et afre augustensis ordinis sancti Benedicti.]

Lacking title-page and final blank,printed in red and black, woodcut initials in red, index tabs to pages, early annotations to front and rear endpapers, manuscript list of Abbots also at rear naming 30 from Theodoricus to Christophorus of the Imperial abbey of Donauworth from 1601, contemporary blind tooled calf over wooden boards, later reback, leather lettering label, worn, lacking straps and clasps, 8vo., [(Augsburg: Valentin Schonig, 13 December 1572)]

**** Provenance. Benedictine monastery of the Holy Cross, Donauworth, list of abbots on final blank and notes on inside front cover and in calendar, [their library acquired by]; the princes of Oettingen-Wallerstein, armorial ink stamp on a2; Ampleforth Abbey library, ink stamp on front flyleaf.

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