Speculum vitæ aulicæ : de admirabili fallacia et astutia vulpeculæ Reinikes libri quatuor
Title
Speculum vitæ aulicæ : de admirabili fallacia et astutia vulpeculæ Reinikes libri quatuor
Date
1595
Place
[Frankfurt]
Publisher
Ex officina typographica Nicolai Basse̜i [Nicolas Bassée]
Language
Latin
Contributor
TRANSLATOR:
Schopper, Hartmann, 1542-
Schopper, Hartmann, 1542-
ATTRIBUTED TRANSLATOR:
Beuther, Michael, 1522-1587, attributed translator
Beuther, Michael, 1522-1587, attributed translator
WOODCUTTERS & ILLUSTRATORS:
Amman, Jost, 1539-1591
Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562
Amman, Jost, 1539-1591
Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562
PRINTER:
Bassée, Nicolas, -1601, printer
Bassée, Nicolas, -1601, printer
AUTOGRAPH:
Scadding, Henry, 1813-1901
Scadding, Henry, 1813-1901
Note
CONTENT:
Running title: De astvt. vvlp. Reinikes.
First published (1567) under title: Opus poeticum de admirabili fallacia et astvtia vvlpecvlae Reinikes.
Includes index.
Translation in Latin verse, based on the anonymous High German adaptation (Frankfurt, 1544) of the Low German poem (originally published Lübeck, 1498). In his dedication, Schopper ascribes the High German version to Beuther.
ENGRAVINGS:
Woodcuts by Jost Amman and Virgil Solis. Cf. Brunet (however, they differ from those in the edition of 1567)
PRINTER:
Printer from colophon.
Title vignette (N. Basse's device. Heitz 124)
MARGINALIA:
Inscription on title page above printer's device: Andree Cutti M. [A?]
SIGNATURES:
A-X¹² (last leaf blank).
FORMAT:
10 preliminary leaves, 465, [17] pages : illustrations ; 15 cm (12mo)
BINDING:
CRRS copy has laced case with stiff boards, front edge flush with boards. Title label in maroon leather with gold tooled title on spine, as well as faint manuscript shelf mark. Endbands in ecru.
CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE:
Goedeke II (1886), page 106
Running title: De astvt. vvlp. Reinikes.
First published (1567) under title: Opus poeticum de admirabili fallacia et astvtia vvlpecvlae Reinikes.
Includes index.
Translation in Latin verse, based on the anonymous High German adaptation (Frankfurt, 1544) of the Low German poem (originally published Lübeck, 1498). In his dedication, Schopper ascribes the High German version to Beuther.
ENGRAVINGS:
Woodcuts by Jost Amman and Virgil Solis. Cf. Brunet (however, they differ from those in the edition of 1567)
PRINTER:
Printer from colophon.
Title vignette (N. Basse's device. Heitz 124)
MARGINALIA:
Inscription on title page above printer's device: Andree Cutti M. [A?]
SIGNATURES:
A-X¹² (last leaf blank).
FORMAT:
10 preliminary leaves, 465, [17] pages : illustrations ; 15 cm (12mo)
BINDING:
CRRS copy has laced case with stiff boards, front edge flush with boards. Title label in maroon leather with gold tooled title on spine, as well as faint manuscript shelf mark. Endbands in ecru.
CITATION/REFERENCES NOTE:
Goedeke II (1886), page 106
Archive Location
Library Catalog
Short Title
Reinke de Vos. Latin. 1595
Call Number
PT4846 .R4165 1595
Rare Book
Collection
Citation
“Speculum vitæ aulicæ : de admirabili fallacia et astutia vulpeculæ Reinikes libri quatuor,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed November 16, 2025, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10430.