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of the Exhibition PETER SCHOEFFER : PRINTER OF MAINZ at Bridwell Library 8 September - 8 December 2003 |
16. CANON LAW
CLEMENT V, Pont. Max. (1264-1314). Constitutiones. Commentary by
Johannes Andreae (d. 1348). Mainz: Peter Schoeffer, 13 August 1471.
First published by Fust and Schoeffer in 1460, Pope Clement V’s
Constitutiones consist of decretals issued by Popes Boniface VIII,
Benedict XI, and Clement V himself. In this work Schoeffer introduced an
improved commentary type, intended mainly for use with the text type of
the Bible of 1462. Similar in size to the “Durandus” type, the new type
is easier to read and more closely related to Schoeffer’s larger text
type. As became the custom with law books, this edition was printed on
Imperial paper, a larger size than that used for Royal folios such as
the Gutenberg Bible.
This copy preserves its original blind-stamped binding, made in
Augsburg. On the final leaf is a contemporary ink inscription that reads
“Emptus 4 fl. et x monaci. Anno 72” – “purchased for four florins and
ten Munich coins (one-half florin), year [14]72.”
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