Early Songbook.- [Petri (Theodoricus)] [Piae Cantiones Ecclesiasticae et Scolasticae Veterum Episcoporum...], first edition, collation: A-M8 N4, lacking 7ff. including title (A1&2, A7&8, E1, K8, L1), A7, E1 & K8 supplied in contemporary ink manuscript, interleaved with 5ff. of contemporary ink manuscript near start, trimmed close with some loss at head and foot, particularly at beginning, some ink notes and annotation in a contemporary hand, A3, B1 & I8 torn with some repairs and loss to text, B7, E7 & I2 with small loss to portion of text at fore-edge or corner, the odd other short tear or repair, colophon to final f. with some ink scribbles and repaired with loss, browning and staining, modern wrappers, preserved in card folder, small 8vo (130 x 80mm.), [Greifswald], [Augustin Ferber], [1582].*** A scarce collection of medieval spiritual songs. The work forms one of the oldest song books from the Nordic countries, printed in Greifswald, now in Germany but at the time part of Sweden. The 74 songs are primarily in Latin, but with some also in Swedish, including the well-known Christmas songs "In dulci jubilo", "Puer natus in Bethlehem", "Personent hodie" and "Gaudete". Scarce, with USTC recording 6 copies in Swedish libraries, and one in the National Library of Russia in St Petersburg. This is believed to be the only example in private hands.Literature: VD16 P 1765.