[Rarebooks] SCARCE 1501 PRINTING

[Kenneth Karmiole]

Lapide, Joannes de.
RESOLUTORIUM DUBIORUM CIRCA CELEBRATIONUM MISSARUM OCCURRENTIUM.....  (Cologne: H. Quentell. 1501).  4to.  ff(24).  20th. century marbled paper boards.  Remnants of a tab affixed to the outer margin of the title.  Small old ink stamp on title ("Bibliotheca.....De Pratis").
$1250
    A scarce early reprint (first printed in 1492), one of about 3 dozen early printed 
    editions of this very popular work, a manual for Priests regarding certain issues in    the celebration of the Mass.
     Joannes de Lapide (1430-1496) was a German scholar, humanist, and theologian,     He, along with Guillaume Fichet established the first printing press in Paris.  VD 16     H3452 (listed under Heynlin, Johannes (de Lapide).  BL German STC p.484
Kenneth KarmioleP.O. Box 464, Santa Monica, CA 90406310-266-1910.  kkarmiole at yahoo.com