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Chronographia oder Beschreybung der Iaren : vonn anfang der Welt biss auff vnsere Zeyt, dises louffenden M.D.XLIX. Iars / durch Valentin Müntzer Burger zů Fulda zůsamengestelt.
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Müntzer, Valentin.
- Language:
- German
- Subjects (All):
- Chronology, Historical--Early works to 1800.
- Chronology, Historical.
- World history--Early works to 1800.
- World history.
- Genre:
- Printers' devices (Printing) -- Switzerland -- Bern -- 16th century.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered leaves, CLXXXVI leaves, 16 unnumbered leaves : illustrations ; 19 cm (4to)
- Other Title:
- Chronographia oder Beschreybung der Jaren
- Fingerprint:
- htr- ernd bsnd gege (3) 1550 (R)
- Place of Publication:
- Getruckt inn ... Bernn ... : Durch Mathiam Apiarium : Inn Costen vnd Verlegung ... Cyriaci Iacobi ... zů Franckfort am Meyn ..., Im MDL Iar [1550]
- Notes:
- Imprint from colophon on leaf Ff4r, which reads: Getruckt inn der Loblichen Stat Bernn inn Vchtlandt, Durch Mathiam Apiarium. Inn Costen vnd verlegung des Ersamen Cyriaci Iacobi, Burger vnd einwoner zů Franckfort am Meyn, vnd volendet vff den ersten tag Martij. Im M.D.L. Iar.
- Signatures: A-Z⁴ a-z⁴ Aa⁴ Bb² Cc-Ff⁴.
- Woodcut illustrations by Hans Brosamer (cf. G.K. Nagler, Die Monogrammisten, III. Bd., p. 212, no. 9); woodcut tail-pieces and printer's device.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1956.
- Penn Libraries copy bound by Louis Pouillet (with his stamp on front pastedown) in full parchment with Yapp edges; boards ruled in blind; author's name, brief title and date ("1549") stamped in black on spine; green silk marker.
- Penn Libraries copy has some early ms. marginal notes and corrections to text; some ms. marginal marks in pencil or red pencil in text; ms. bibliographical note in pencil on front pastedown.
- Penn Libraries copy has paper slip with bookseller's printed description of this copy and ms. notes in blue ink affixed to front pastedown.
- Penn Libraries copy: leaves cropped with damage to ms. marginalia.
- Cited in:
- VD 16 M 6756
- OCLC:
- 16100780
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