Bidspirit auction | [LITERATURE] - SAINT BRUNO, BISHOP

[LITERATURE] - SAINT BRUNO, BISHOP OF WURTZBURG (Bruno Herbipolensis) (1005 - 1045) - [Koberger Press Incunable – Commented Psalter Of Saint Bruno – Nuremberg 1494] - “Psalterium beati Brunonis episcopi herbipolensis”. Nuremberg, Anton Koberger, 1494. In-4, pp. 173 (not numbered). Complete. ISTC ip01050000 Full-parchment binding, with handwritten title and mark on the spine. Some pages with old handwritten marginal notes. Contains the Latin text of the Psalms and Canticles with extensive commentary. Printed by Anton Koberger, one of the most important and prolific printers of the incunable period, this edition stands within the finest tradition of late medieval theological publishing. The commentary attributed to Saint Bruno reflects the enduring centrality of the Psalter in monastic, liturgical, and scholarly life. Such annotated psalters were essential tools for devotion and exegesis, and copies preserving early marginalia offer valuable insight into historical reading practices. A refined and historically resonant example of Northern European incunable production. •⁠> This lot is located in and ships from the UK. No export license is required for values under £65,000; above this threshold, a UK export license will be needed. Import duties and taxes in the destination country are the buyer's responsibility.