ROLEVINCK Werner :

Lot 9
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ROLEVINCK Werner :
Fasciculus temporum omnes antiquorum cronicas complectens. In-folio half cream calf with corners, bradel, reused boards, yellowed and rubbed, smooth and mute spine. Printed by [Strasbourg Johann Prüss the Younger] between 1490 and 1494 (historical treatise in which the last historical event mentioned is the death of Matthias Cornivus, king of Hungary, in 1490) Printed in Latin language and in Gothic typeface, Tabula part in 3 columns, the body of the text in one. 1 ff. of title on the recto, a full-page woodcut on the verso representing a pilgrim, 5ff. of tables (Tabula), 90ff. of body of text 17 woodcuts in-text, an original layout (each page divided in two horizontal parts by the "linea Christi", delimiting the history of the world since its creation and after Jesus-Christ, the names of the characters appear in circles) A few wormholes, stains and traces of wetness in the margins at the beginning of the book, otherwise fresh interior overall. A long handwritten note on the full title page dated 1518, some comments in the margins. On the back cover a German manuscript bookplate dated 1875. A treatise on universal history from the creation to the year 1490 by a German scholar-monk and which was very successful in the 15th century.
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