[Incunabula] Rolewinck, Werner. Fasciculus temporum. Dat boeck dat men hiet Fasciculus temporum

Utrecht, Johann Veldener, 14 Febr. 1480, (7),CCCXXX lvs, fully rubricated in pen in red and blue, w. the following woodcuts, all very finely cont. handcol.: two of the preliminary lvs both w. richly decorated foliage border (the first w. large initial, the second w. ill. showing God creating the world), furthermore w. num. ills., coats of arms, chronological and geometrical figures and Veldener's device on final page, cont. vellum, folio. Without the preliminary leaf w. Veldener's device surrounded by the text of the Gospel of John. Leaf CCCXIIII dam. in upper outer corner, sl. affecting the text, some other unobtrusive dam. spots in blank margins, partly (vaguely) waterst. in upper blank margin, some finger soiling, a few old marginal annotations in pen and minimal other imperfections, modern leaf w. English description tipped onto left blank margin of final page. Skipping leaf CLXXXV and numbering CCLVIII present twice as always. Vellum over joints splitting.

First and only Dutch translation of the "Fasciculus" by the Cologne Carthusian Rolewinck (or Rolevinck) (ca. 1425-1502), one of the most important world chronicles of the 15th century. The first Latin edition appeared in Cologne in 1474. This version was adapted to the Low Countries and contains textual additions relating to the history of the dioceses of Utrecht, Brabant, Holland and Zeeland, and it was also augmented with an extensive Chronicle of the Kings of France and England. The work is illustrated with numerous woodcuts, from the blocks used in Veldener's 1475 Louvain editions, but with the addition of 12 new ones, and of a set of coat of arms used only in the supplementary chronicles. Johann Veldener (active 1473-1486) was a key figure in spreading book printing in the Low Countries: he opened the first printing office in Louvain, assisted Caxton in Bruges and the Brothers of the Common Life in Brussels in opening their printing offices and also provided typefaces for many printing houses at the time. Goff R-278; Polain 3379; GW M38760; Hain-Copinger 6946; Campbell 1479; Holtrop 51 (p. 20).