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Compendium of pilgrim and other texts by Ludolf von Sudheim - c. 1470-80 and 16th century: With a transmission of Ludolf von Sudheim, De itinere terrae sanctae, two further pilgrim writings, and additional texts, Manuscript in Latin and German on paper.

by Ludolf von Sudheim

Compendium of pilgrim and other texts by Ludolf von Sudheim - c. 1470-80 and 16th century

Compendium of pilgrim and other texts: With a transmission of Ludolf von Sudheim, De itinere terrae sanctae, two further pilgrim writings, and additional texts, Manuscript in Latin and German on paper.

by Ludolf von Sudheim

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Perilous Holy Land adventures in a unique pilgrim's guide

This riveting collection of early pilgrim literature has been conveyed in a well-nigh complete copy. The combination of these unusual texts is particularly intriguing and rare. The second text, possibly written by a Franciscan monk from Frankfurt, only survives in this one copy. The volume at hand may have been intended as a pilgrim's guide and a number of blank pages leave room for owner's notes.

The manuscript also includes an engaging calendar of edible winter fish, a recipe for gelatine, and remedies for the Black Death. Filled with fascinating tales of adventurous and often perilous voyages in unknown lands, pilgrim's accounts were highly in demand in the late Middle Ages. A vast number of these travelogues have been "read to shreds" and are gone for good. This compendium had been described in the late 19th century and was long-lost until the present. Luckily, it is still preserved in its original binding.
  • Seller Independent bookstores CH (CH)
  • Format/Binding Contemporary half-pig leather on oak boards
  • Book Condition Used
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Place of Publication Frankfurt/Main (?)
  • Date Published c. 1470-80 and 16th century
  • Size c. 210 x 140 mm
  • Keywords manuscript, history, religion, christianity, pilgrims, compendium, text
  • Size c. 210 x 140 mm
Miscellany including Imitatio Christi, book one; Visio Tnugdali; Tractatus de Purgatorio de...
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Miscellany including Imitatio Christi, book one; Visio Tnugdali; Tractatus de Purgatorio de Sancti Patricii; Historia de spiritu Guidonis; Historia Udonis Magdeburgensis episcopi; De meditatione passionis Christi; Lignum vitae; Reise ins heilige Land; Visio Philiberti; Dialogus beatae Mariae et Anselmi de passione domini (Latin and Dutch versions); and other texts; In Latin, Low German, and Dutch, decorated manuscript on paper

by THOMAS A KEMPIS; MARCUS OF REGENSBURG; HENRICUS SALTERIENSIS; IOHANNES GOBI; PS-BEDE; BONAVENTURE; LUDOLF VON SUDHEIM; PS-ANSELM

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MISCELLANY WITH ELEVEN IMPORTANT TEXTS REFLECTING THE SPIRITUALITY OF THE MODERN DEVOTION. In Latin, Low German, and Dutch, decorated manuscript on paper, Netherlands (Southeastern?) or West Germany, c. 1460-1480. Dimensions 244 x 143, 222 folios on paper, apparently complete, written by at least four scribes in expert cursive gothic bookhands in 28-30 long lines, seven ORIGINAL TABS or place-markers made from white leather strips, blank spaces for 2-line initials, guide notes for rubricator, majuscules stroked with red, 6- to 2-line red initials. BINDING:
modern half-tawed leather and exposed wood, two brass clasp-and-catch fastenings, straps missing, fastening back to front, spine with four raised bands. TEXT:
A carefully thought-out miscellany that reflects the spirituality of the Modern Devotion (religious movement) and includes the Imitation of Christ, five visionary texts describing journeys to Heaven and Hell (one copied twice), and six texts on the Passion of Christ. PROVENANCE: Written in… Read More
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SGD 165,576.00

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