Berchorius (Petrus) Repertorium morale, 3 vol., rare at auction, [Nuremberg], Anton Koberger, 1489.

Berchorius (Petrus) Repertorium morale, edited by Johannes Beckenhub, 3 parts (order given as per GW), I: collation: a8 b-z aa-zz [et][et]6 [con][con] t̃t̃8, final f. blank, a2 is signed a, 300ff., II: collation: A8 B-Z Aa-Zz Aaa-Sss6, 386 ff. (including an initial blank not called for by GW, our A2 signed A. GW calls for a final blank, however signature 3S is complete with 6 text ff.), III: collation: AA8 BB CC6 DD7 EE-ZZ AAA-YYY6 ZZZ7 AAAA BBBB6 CCCC8, 296 ff. (of 300, lacking initial blank, 3M2&5 and final blank (blanks of ?17th century paper substituted)), includes an additional f. DD2 with variant text, AA2 is unsigned and AA3 signed AA2 &c., double column, 70 lines and headline, Gothic type, each vol. with large opening maiblumen initial in red and blue with marginal flourish, all other initials in red, occasional early ink marginalia, some spotting and staining / water-staining, generally light in all instances, lightly browned, early vellum manuscript ff. used at endpapers, 18th century reversed calf, spines in compartments and with double modern leather labels (parts 2&3 numbered in reverse order to GW), rebacked or spines repaired, preserving original backstrips with loss to calf, corners worn, marked, rubbed and scuffed, folio (c.320 x 210), [Nuremberg], Anton Koberger, 4 February, 1489. ⁂ Exceedingly rare at auction, especially so with all three parts. Pierre Bersuire (c.1290-1362) was a French Benedictine author, translator and encyclopaedist. In the 1340s when a student at the University of Paris he met Petrarch, and later translated his Ab urbe condita into French. The present work for the use of preachers arranges the principal words of Scripture alphabetically and attaches to them moral reflections. Literature: Goff B-340; HC *2798 = 2801; GW 3866; Bod-Inc: B-158 (Vol.1 only); BSB-Ink B-294; ISTC ib00340000.