Concordantiae maiores, cum declinabilium, utriusque instrumenti, tum indeclinabilium, dictionum. Apud Inclytam Basileam M.D. XXI.

Basel: Johann Froben, 1521. Hardcover. See Description. Folio. ff. [444] plus 6 extra leaves in this copy as signature G is repeated. Colophon: Basileae per Ioannem Frobeniu, Mense Maio. Anno M.D.XXI. Title page contains decorative woodcut border with 10 figures including images symbolizing the four evangelists, Peter, Paul and four early Bishops. Printer’s device also on title page and on verso of final leaf. The introductions to both part I and part II contain woodcut initials. The title to the second part reads: "Concordantiae partium sive dictionum indeclinabilium totius Bibliae." The main text is in 3 columns per page. Bound in period blind tooled pigskin over wooden boards - attractively age-toned. Metal corner pieces are present; clasps are lacking. Title page contains three tiny and unobtrusive worm holes. There is also an area of abrasion next to the printed title proper which affects a tiny area on the inner edge of the woodcut border. Small holes present in upper inner corner of the title page (affecting recto boarder and a couple of letters on the verso) are neatly patched. Moderate water staining is visible in the upper margins of the first few gatherings (including title). Pages are otherwise generally clean with periodic small areas of mild staining in upper margins; occasional minor marginal tear or chip; a few lines of marginalia written in a miniscule old hand. Outer marginal corner of leaf A3 clipped (no text effected). 16th century edition of Konrad von Halberstadt’s Latin Biblical word concordance - Part I is attributed to Konrad and part II to Juan de Segovia. Konrad von Halberstadt (fl. 1290) was a German Dominican scholar. His Biblical concordance, based on the Vulgate, eventually became the first printed concordance (Strasburg, 1470). Later, Juan de Segovia (d. 1458) compiled a concordance of all the indeclinable words of scripture. This work was first added as an appendix to the Halberstadt concordance in the work of Sebastian Brandt (Basel, 1496). (See Catholic Encyc). [VD16 C4900, VD16 J753; BM STC German, p. 122 ].