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Hagenaw, 1502. Henricus Gran, sumpt. Johannis Rynman. (15)+XLVII [recte LXXIV]+XLIII [recte LXVI]+LXXX [recte CVII] fol(s). The leaf numbering is chaotic. Last (blank) leaf missing.
This is the fifth edition of the work (first published in 1498). After the success of his speeches glorifying the Virgin Mary, the "Stellarium", the author set about writing his collection of sermons for the holidays of the church year. Referring to the variety of his work, he gave it the title "Pomerium", meaning Orchard. He divided his material into three parts–slightly modifying the Roman missal structure. "Sermones de sanctis" contains sermons about the saints, "De tempore" for Sundays and feast days, and "Quadragesimales" for Lent. His sketches were simple and easy to use for his less educated fellow priests. Since he wrote in Latin, his works could be read freely throughout Europe. In addition to popular collections of legends and examples, as well as the writings of the church fathers, he used the works of the Greek and Latin classics and ancient Hebrew and Arabic writers for his texts created with a literary need. In order to make them easier to understand and to maintain the attention of the audience, he also weaved in the stories of Hungarian saints and the elements of Hungarian folktales and folklore.
Pelbárt's works were discovered and popularised by Augsburg bookseller and publisher Johannes Rynman. The businessman, who was searching for manuscripts that could be successfully published, presumably first personally contacted the head of the order, Osvát Laskai, in Buda, and then, probably through his recommendation, Pelbárt, whose works he had printed in Heinrich Gran's workshop in Hagenau. He published the three parts of the Pomerium as a series, with short intervals between 1498 and 1521. Recognizing their popularity, other publishers have also published them.
Modern leather with clasps in paper case. Ex-library copy.
RMK III 111., VD16 P 1182., Borda MM5 28B (0)., BNH Cat P 234.