Leonardus de Utino, Sermones de sanctis, Vicenza, 1480, old vellum

Leonardus de Utino

Sermones de sanctis. Vicenza: Stephan Koblinger, 1480

4to (192 x 148mm.), 356 leaves, a-c¹² d-y⁸ 1-18⁸ 19-20¹², double column, 38 lines, gothic type, old vellum, binding repaired with new endleaves and slightly stained

Leonardus de Utino (Leonardo Mattei da Udine, c. 1399-1469) was a prolific Dominican preacher, whose sermons were published in numerous editions during the fifteenth century. This collection was first printed by Ulrich Zel in Cologne and was even mentioned by Rabelais in chapter 19 of Gargantua and Pantagruel. It is one of just three books that are recorded as being printed by Koblinger in Vicenza; he subsequently returned to his native Vienna and continued printing there.

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