Bod-Inc: C-049

Caorsin, Guilelmus

Rhodiorum historia (1480-9).

 

Analysis of Content

a1v [Woodcut.]

a2r Caorsin, Guilelmus: Obsidionis Rhodiae urbis descriptio. Incipit: ‘[R]hodie vrbis obsidionem descripturus . . .’ For this and the following works see G. Fumagalli, Bibliografia Rodia, Biblioteca di bibliografia italiana, 14 (Florence, 1937), no. 79. On authorship see Hugh William Davies, Bernhard von Breydenbach and his Journey to the Holy Land 1483-4: A Bibliography (London, 1911), p. x.

b7r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘De terremotus labe, qua Rhodii affecti sunt'. Incipit: ‘[H]aud ab re duxerim fore, si terremotus . . .’

c1r Caorsin, Guilelmus: [Prayer.] Incipit: ‘[E]terne deus, vnus quidem diuinitate trinus in personis . . .’

c2r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘Oratio in senatu Rhodiorum de morte magni Thurci habita pridie Kalendas Junias M.cccc.lxxxi'. Incipit: ‘[S]i gaudium mente conceptum calamus describeret . . .’

c5r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘De casu regis Zyzymy commentarium'. Incipit: ‘[N]on iniocundum fore crediderim regis Zyzymy . . .’

e5r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘De celeberrimo foedere cum Thurcorum rege Bagyazit per Rhodios inito commentarium'. Incipit: ‘[G]randes iacturas, clades atque ignominias . . .’

f4r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘De admissione regis Zyzymy in Gallias et diligenti custodia asseruatione exhortatio'. Incipit: ‘[N]ullus est orthodoxe fidei tam imbecillis cultor . . .’

f8r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘De translatione sacre dextre sancti Joannis Baptiste Christi precursoris ex Constantinopoli ad Rhodios commentarium'. Incipit: ‘[S]apientum percelebre dogma est . . .’

g6r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘In diui precursoris laudem oratio'. Incipit: ‘Aue, Joannes Baptista, qui ab angelo prenunciatus . . .’

g6v Caorsin, Guilelmus: [De expeditione Turcorum classis a. MCCCCLXXXIV incohata neque peracta notitia.] ‘Thurcus prepotenti classe parata, vt christianam gentem aggrediatur, apparatu cepto Rhodiorum magistri hortatu desistit'. Incipit: ‘Insignis fuit hic annus . . .’

h3r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘Ad summum pontificem Innocencium papam octauum oratio'. Incipit: ‘[C]hristiana sanxit religio . . .’ Printed separately in GW 6014. Dated 28 Jan. 1485.

h5r Caorsin, Guilelmus: ‘De traductione Zyzymy suldani, fratris magni Thurci, ad vrbem [Romam] commentarium'. Incipit: ‘[M]emoratu certe digna . . .’

h6r [Woodcut of the author.]

Imprint

Imprint: Ulm: Johann Reger, 24 Oct. 1496. Folio.

Collation

Collation: a–f⁸ g h⁶.

Illustrations: 36 woodcuts; woodcut initials.

References

ISTC: ic00113000

GW: GW 6003;

Hain: HC *4369 = H 4368a;

Goff: Goff C‑113;

BMC: BMC II 542;

Proctor: Pr 2586;

Others: Baer, Die Illustrierten Historienbücher, p. lxvii, no. 435; BSB‑Ink C‑85; Hillard 563; Oates 1171; Schramm VII p. 14; Schreiber V 3667; Sheppard 1868.

LCN: 13888652

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