Sebatien Brandt

BRANT (Sebastian): Varia Sebastiani Brant Carmina. [opera & impensis Iohannis Berman de Olpe], [Basileae], kl' Maiis Annis 1498 .

19th century boards covered with root-chaped design paper (wears), 54 leaves (instead of 144), Roman types, 27 lines on each leave (leave size 14.8 x 20.8 cm - 5.8 x 8.2 inches).The present volume contains two fragments of Carmina Varia, work of the wel-known German language humanistic and satirical poet Sebastien Brant (Strasbourg, 1458 - 1521). First edition published by Johann Bergmann in Basle, the second edition was printed in Strasbourg in August 1498. After the Ship of Fools (Das Narrenschiff), it is the best-known work of S. Brant. These Diverse Lyric Poems contain panegyrics on the Emperor Maximilian and poems on historical and contemporary figures The complete work counts 144 leaves signed A-D8 E4 F8 G4 H8 I4 K4 a8 bc4 d-h8 i4 k-l8 n-m4 [ ]4. The second fragment of our copy is put before the first fragment and is signed a, bc and the first fragment is signed D, E, F, etc. Put in the right order, the 2 fragments given a regularly succession of leaves without interruption. The fragment put at the beginning of the book is composed of the leaves a8 bc4. The leaves of the other fragment, which should precede the first one are C7 C8, D8 E4 F8 G4 H8 I4 K4. There is a nice woodengraving (at the first side of leave a1) attributed to Dürer. On this last one there is the date of 1503. This date also be find on the first side of the leave a7, line 5 is that of the astronomical earth figure. First letter of each line rubricated. Cf. V.d.Haegen 1998, 28, 15, 1; Goff B1099; HC 3731*; C 1238 (incl 1244); Schr 3543, 3543a, 3580; Schramm XXII p. 47; Pell 2817, 2817A, 2817B; CIBN B-757; Hillard 485; Arnoult 361; Parguez 264; Delisle 330; Polain(B) 860; IBE 1165; IGI 2039; IDL 1023; IBP 1230; Sajo-Soltesz 805; Coll(U) 375; Sallander 375 bis; Coll(S) 257; Madsen 869; Hubay(Augsburg) 464; Voull(B) 613; Ohly-Sack 697, 698; Sack(Freiburg) 803; Borm 590; Walsh 1263; Oates 2854; Rhodes(Oxford Colleges) 436; Sheppard 2561; Pr 7779; BMC III 796; BSB-Ink B-808; GW 5068 ; Pellechet 2817, 2817A, 2817 B.-------------------------, cartonnage du 19eme siecle recouvert d'un papier racine (usures), 54 feuillets (sur 144), caractere romains, 27 lignes par pages (feuillet 14,8 x 20,8 cm).Ce volume renferme deux fragments des Carmina Varia, oeuvre du celebre humaniste et poete satirique de langue alle mande Sebastien Brant (Strasbourg,1458 - 1521). Il s'agit de la premiere edition parue chez Johann Bergmann a Bale, la seconde edition parait a Strasbourg en aout 1498. Apres la Nef des Fous (Das Narrenschiff ), c'est l'oeuvre la plus connue de l'auteur. Ces poemes lyriques varies contiennent un panegyrique de l'Empereur Maximilien et divers ecrits sur des personnages historiques ou contemporains de l'auteur. L'ouvrage complet se compose de 144 ff. signes A-D8 E4 F8 G4 H8 I4 K4 a8 bc4 d-h8 i4 k-l8 n-m4 [ ]4. Dans notre exemplaire on a mis en tete le second fragment, dont les cahiers sont signes a,bc et en queue le premier fragment, dont les cahiers sont signes D,E,F,etc. Il en resulte que les fragments remis dans l'ordre se suivent regulierement et sans interruption. Le fragment mis en tete se compose des ff. a8 bc4. L'autre fragment, qui devrait le preceder, se composent des ff. C7 C8, D8 E4 F8 G4 H8 I4 K4. Enrichi d'une gravure (au recto du feuillet a1) attribuee a Dürer ou l'on trouve inscrite la date de 1503. Cette date qui se retrouve encore au recto du feuillet a7, ligne 5 est celle de la figure astronomique de la terre. Premiere lettre de chaque vers rubriquee. Cf. V.d.Haegen 1998, 28, 15, 1; Goff B1099; HC 3731*; C 1238 (incl 1244); Schr 3543, 3543a, 3580; Schramm XXII p. 47; Pell 2817, 2817A, 2817B; CIBN B-757; Hillard 485; Arnoult 361; Parguez 264; Delisle 330; Polain(B) 860; IBE 1165; IGI 2039; IDL 1023; IBP 1230; Sajo-Soltesz 805; Coll(U) 375; Sallander 375 bis; Coll(S) 257; Madsen 869; Hubay(Augsburg) 464; Voull(B) 613; Ohly-Sack 697, 698; Sack(Freiburg) 803; Borm 590; Walsh 1263; Oates 2854; Rhodes(Oxford Colleges) 436; Sheppard 2561; Pr 7779; BMC III 796; BSB-Ink B-808; GW 5068 ; Pellechet 2817, 2817A, 2817 B.

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