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
Francof. ad Moen. [Frankfurt]
Publisher
Ex officina typographica Nicolai Basse̜i [Nicolas Bassée]
Language
Latin
Contributor
WOODCUTTER & ILLUSTRATOR:
Jost Amman
Jost Amman
WOODCUTTER & ILLUSTRATOR:
Virgil Solis
Virgil Solis
AUTOGRAPH:
Henry Scadding
Henry Scadding
Translator
Hartmann Schopper
Michael Beuther, attributed translator
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.
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Woodcuts by Jost Amman and Virgil Solis. Cf. Brunet (however, they differ from those in the edition of 1567)
Woodcut on p. 20 printed upside down.
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.
PROVENANCE:
Ex libris Henry Scadding, with his signature.
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.
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Woodcuts by Jost Amman and Virgil Solis. Cf. Brunet (however, they differ from those in the edition of 1567)
Woodcut on p. 20 printed upside down.
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.
PROVENANCE:
Ex libris Henry Scadding, with his signature.
Archive Location
Library Catalog
Num Pages
502
Short Title
Reinke de Vos. Latin. 1595
Call Number
PT4846 .R4165 1595
Rare Book
References
Goedeke II (1886), page 106
OCLC: (OCoLC)977185038
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 February 17, 2026, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10430.