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PETRUS de RIVO

[Opus responsivum ad epistolam apologeticam Pauli de Middelburgo de anno die et feria dominicae passionis]
Louvain
Ludovicus de Ravescot
[not before 1488]
€5.000 - €7.000

In-folio (27,5 x 20 cm) 43 ff (of 46, wants the first 2 illustrated leaves and the final blank), gothic script, 45 lines per page, entirely printed in red and black, woodcut initials, 3 schematic woodcuts, device at end. The author examines the year and the day of Jesus' death, which involves a comparison of different calendars. 19th century red half morocco, title gilt on spine

Provenance: Broxbourne Library, Ehrmann. Ref. BMC IX, 168; Hain-Cop. 12857=12859; Camp.-Kronenburg 1405; Polain 3126; Goff P534. Scarce, only 2 copies in Belgian libraries: Brussels and Antwerp. Ref. Indestege, New light on Ludovicus Ravescot, in Quaerendo, (Brill, 1971) Ref. Cocxk-Indestege, in ""Ons Erfdeel"", 1973 : ""Tot de kleinere Leuvense drukkers behoort Ludovicus Ravescot, weer een treffend voorbeeld van iemand die in vrijwel alle takken van het boekbedrijf thuis was: lettersnijden, boekbinden, drukken, verluchten - het was hem allemaal vertrouwd.