Detail View: Incunabula: In dei nomine amen nouerint vniversi cristifideles qualiter santissimi dominus felicis recordacionis, Recto
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Work Record ID:
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0013004
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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CRC Inc.S.71/2
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Holding Institution:
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University of Edinburgh
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Title:
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In dei nomine amen nouerint vniversi cristifideles qualiter santissimi dominus felicis recordacionis
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Creator:
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Worde, Wynken de
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Production Notes:
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From STC (2nd ed.)
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Creator:
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Santiago, Orden de
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Losa, Alfonsus de
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Creator:
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Catholic Church
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date:
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1498
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Description:
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A small papal indulgence printed by Wynken de Worde, at Westminster, c.1498 and issued by the papacy as a means of raising money for the pilgrim shrine of St. James, Compostella in Spain. Indulgences formed part of the process of penance in the late medieval church by granting the owner remission of the punishment for sin and would have normally been obtained for a fee. The sale of indulgences caused controversy especially at the beginning of the sixteenth century when Martin Luther attacked the practice of issuing indulgences in his 1495 Theses at the start of the Protestant Reformation. Copies of this same indulgence, unsigned and uncut, can be found preserved in UCL 4135. Print runs for indulgences were huge and often ran in the thousands, though very few of them survive as they were considered disposable documents. Printed indulgences were widely popular with those that issued them, because the body of the text would remain largely the same from indulgence to indulgence, meaning that spaces could be left to fill in the information pertinent to the purchaser. This eliminated the need to print a new indulgence for each customer. Wynken de Worde (born Jan van Wynkyn) was a printer and publisher who came to England in the late fifteenth century and is known for his work with William Caxton. After serving as Caxton's assistant, Wyken took over Caxton's death in 1492 and a three year litigation, in 1495 began running the shop on his own and instituted practices that resemble a modern method of production. De Worde shifted patronage to not only include the ruling elite, but also the commercial elite through mass production of popular works. Wyken de Worde has over 800 titles associated with his name. In late 1500 or early 1501 de Worde moved the shop from Westminster to Fleet Street in London, which for centuries after would be synonymous with printing. Wyken de Worde died in 1534 and is currently known as one of the most prolific early printers in England and is especially noted for his frequent use of woodcut illustrations in the texts that he produced.
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Work Type:
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Printed sheet
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Printing
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Production Place:
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Westminster
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Production Place:
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Compostella
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Subject Category:
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Christianity
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Subject Category:
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Archives
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Reference:
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STC (2nd ed.) 14077c.85,
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Reference:
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ESTCS93204
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Rights Statement:
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© 2005 Edinburgh University Library
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Keyword:
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Wynken de Worde, William Caxton, Early Printing, Papal Indulgence, Incunabula, 1497, 15th Century
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Keyword:
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Archives, Christianity
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Tag:
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1498
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Tag:
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15Th Century
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Tag:
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Early Printing
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Tag:
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Incunabula
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Tag:
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Papal Indulgence
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Tag:
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William Caxton
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Tag:
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Wynken De Worde
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Repro File Type:
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Cropped Tiff
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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138160744
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Repro Title:
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In dei nomine amen nouerint vniversi cristifideles qualiter santissimi dominus felicis recordacionis, Recto
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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Repro Capture Date:
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2010:02:17 16:10:48
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