Christophori Besoldi JCti. Operis politici variis digressionibus philologicis & juridicis illustrati, editio nova : reipublicae naturam et constitutionem, ejus[que] in omnibus partibus gubernationem, libellis duodecim (quorum seriem versa pagella refert) absolvens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Besold, Christoph, 1577-1638.

Contributor:

Haeredes Lazari Zetzneri, publisher.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

German Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

German

Latin

Penn Provenance:

Kollonitz von Kollograd, Georg Wilhelm, Graf (former owner) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 167 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 197 pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 207 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 114 pages, 2+ unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 22 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Christophori Besoldi JCti. Operis politici variis digressionibvs philologicis & iuridicis illustrati, editio nova

Operis politici variis digressionibus philologicis & juridicis illustrati, editio nova

Operis politici variis digressionibvs philologicis & iuridicis illustrati, editio nova

Place of Publication:

Argentorati : Sumptibus haeredum Lazari Zetzneri, Anno MDCXLI [1641, i.e. 1647]

Language Note:

Text mostly in Latin with some German.

Notes:

Cataloged from imperfect copy: all after leaf ⁴P2 wanting.

Signatures: a⁴ A-X⁴, ²A-2B⁴, ³A-2C⁴, ⁴A-O⁴ P²[+].

"Principum et finis politicae doctrinae", "Dissertatio politico-juridica", "Discursus politici" and "Discursus politici singulares" each has special dated title leaf with woodcut vignette (publisher's device).

Special title leaf of "Principum et finis politicae doctrinae" reads: Principum et finis politicae doctrinae. Hoc est: dissertationes duae quarum una; praecognita politices proponit: altera; de republica curanda agit. Auctore Christophoro Besoldo JC. Argentorati, Sumptibus Haeredum Lazari Zetzneri. M. DC. XLII.

Special title leaf of "Dissertatio politico-juridica" reads: Christophori Besoldi, JC. et antecessoris Tubingensis, dissertatio politico-juridica, de majestate in genere, ejusque juribus specialibus, in tres sectiones distributa. Accedit tractatio singularis, de reipublicae statu mixto. Argentorati Impensis Heredum Lazari Zetzneri. M. DC. XLII.

Special title leaf of "Discursus politici" reads: Christophori Besoldi JC. Discursus politici I. II. III. De monarchiâ, aristocratiâ, democratiâ generatim tractantes. IV. De reipublicae statu subalterno: ubi de comitibus, baronibus, civitatibus, imperialibus, & libero equestri ordine, ex professo prolixeque disputatur. V. De reipublicae formarum inter sese comparatione; & quaenam earum, praestantior existat? Argentorati Impensis Haeredum Lazari Zetzneri. Anno M. DC. XLI.

Special title leaf of "Discursus politici singulares" reads: Christophori Besoldi, JC. discursus politici singulares: I. De tribus domesticae societatis speciebus: maritali nempè, filiali, & servili. II. De jure, ordinibusque civium: ubi in primis agitur de cive, peregrino, nobili. Argentorati, Sumptibus Haeredum Lazari Zetzneri. Anno M. DC. XLVII.

Woodcut illustration and tail-pieces.

Type ornament head-pieces.

Initials.

Printed marginalia.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries Culture Class Collection copy bound with: Besold, Christoph. Discursus politici singulares. Argentorati : Sumptibus haeredum Lazari Zetzneri, Anno MDCXLVII [1647].

Culture Class Collection copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 1965.

Penn Libraries Culture Class Collection copy has illegible early ms. (ownership?) inscription, struck through, in brown ink on front free endpaper; early ms. ownership inscription ("Ex libris Georgij Guilhelmi Comitis à Kolonitses, lib. Baronis in Burgschleinitz Heintorff et Idenspeigen, D[omi]ni in Kirchberg Freiber et Millhausen etc") of Georg Wilhelm Graf Kollonitz von Kollograd (1637-1707) in brown ink on verso of front free endpaper.

Penn Libraries Culture Class Collection copy bound in full early blind-ruled parchment with fore-edge flaps (each ca. 11 mm. in width); blind-ruled spine panels; ms. author's name ("BESOLD"), brief title ("DISCVRSVS POLITICI SINGULARES") and imprint date ("1647") in brown ink on spine.

Cited in:

VD 17 1:001863S

OCLC:

854497470