Limited Edition Facsimile of the Gothic Gradual of St. Katharinenthal

Dr. Johannes Duft, Dr. Erwin Gradmann, et al., eds. DAS GRADUALE VON ST. KATHARINENTHAL UM 1312. Lucerne: Faksimile-Verlag, 1980. Limited facsimile edition; no. 170 of 950 for-sale copies (1000 total copies). Printed and bound in Switzerland; made with the use of two different printing processes, hand-stitched, pages trimmed according to the original, and bound in brown leather with two leather closures and iron corner and center fittings. Folio; 314 leaves, followed by a discussion of the two missing manuscript leaves with images of the rediscovered fragments, and the final limitation/colophon. Text in German.

19 1/2 x 14 in.

The Gradual of St. Katharinenthal is an illuminated Gothic liturgical manuscript containing chants sung in Latin. Celebrated for its extensive decoration, the gradual was created ca. 1312 in St. Katharinenthal Abbey in Switzerland, and it was used there until the 19th century. After disappearing for decades and eventually finding its way to England, the manuscript returned to Switzerland in the mid 20th century.

Boards with some rubbing and light marks to leather and metal fittings, joints lightly creased; occasional edge wear; very good plus. Without commentary volume.