Trithemius´ Compendium Mainz 1515
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TRITHEIM (TRITHEMIUS, JOHANN). Compe[n]diu[m] breviariu[m] primi voluminis annalium sive historiarium. De origine regum et gentis Francorum ad reverendissimum in Christo patrem et principe[s] domunu[m] Laurentiu[m] episcopu[m] vuirtzpurgen[n]orie[n]talisctz Francie ducem... Moguntina (Mainz, Ioannem Schöffer) 1515.
4:o (283x195 mm.). (55, lacking last blank) ll. Title with large armorial woodcut, fullpage woodcut on second leaf, Schöffer´s woodcut device on last page.
New binding of old vellum manuscript (antiphonary). Title mended in outer margin, some mended small marginal tears, minor foxing or staining. Bookplate of Victor vonStedingk, on first endpaper von Stedingks´ signature and a pasted catalogue cutting.
The interesting colophon, printed in the form of a chalice, attributes the invention of printing to Hans Fust and Peter Schoeffer. Johan Schöffer calls his father Peter "Fausti minister", the assistant of Fust whose son-in-law he later became.
From the library of Sven Höglind.
Auktionsnummer:
6035
Datum:
2017-06-20