Ein ausserlessne Chronicka von C. Julio Cesare dem ersten biss auff Carolum quintum diser zeit Rhömischen keyser : auch von allen Orientischen oder Griechischen vnd Türckischen keysern / durch Doctor Iohannem Cuspinianum ... vor etlichen jaren mitt fleiss zů Latin beschriben, vnd aber jetzund durch Doctor Casparn Hedion in das Teutsch bracht ; Hie findest du auch lieber Leser eyn nutzliche Vorred Herr Philippi Melanchthons, von frucht vnnd nussbarkeyt der Chronick bücher.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuspinianus, Johannes, 1473-1529.

Contributor:

Melanchthon, Philip, 1497-1560.

Hedio, Kaspar, 1494-1552.

Müller, Kraft, approximately 1503-1547, printer.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

German Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Standardized Title:

De Caesaribus atque imperatoribus Romanis opus insigne. German

Language:

German

Subjects (All):

Emperors--Rome--Early works to 1800.

Emperors.

Holy Roman Empire--Kings and rulers--Early works to 1800.

Holy Roman Empire.

Genre:

Wooden boards (Binding)

Clasps (Binding)

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Münchener Jesuitenkollegium (former owner) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Jesuits (Munich, Germany) (former owner) (inscription) (Culture Class Collection copy)

Physical Description:

20 unnumbered pages, dcxxxviij pages, 2 unnumbered pages, cclviij pages, 6 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 34 cm

Fingerprint:

ndo- n,ls erch dume (3) 1541 (R)

Place of Publication:

Getruckt zu Strassburg : Bei Crafft Myller, Als man zalet nach Christi gepurt MDXLj [1541]

Notes:

Imprint from colophon on leaf 2Y5r.

Signatures: pi⁶ )(⁴ A-Z⁶ a-z⁶ aa-ff⁶ gg⁸ Aa-Yy⁶.

Leaves pi2, pi3, and pi4 signed "ij", "iij" and "iiij", respectively.

Woodcut coats of arms (title vignette and on leaf Yy6v) and illustrations.

The first two lines of the title are a xylograph(?).

Initials.

Type ornaments.

Printed marginalia.

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy has ms. numeral ("3077.") in brown ink on title leaf; ms. manicule and marginal mark in pencil on leaf Gg6r; early ms. shelf-mark(?) ("No. 2") on fore-edge.

Acquired for the Penn Libraries in 1957.

Penn Libraries copy has dated 17th-century ownership inscription ("Collegij Societatis Jesu Monachij. 1605.") of the Münchener Jesuitenkollegium at head of title leaf.

Penn Libraries copy bound in early half blind-tooled pig over beveled-edge wooden boards; remains of 2 leather and metal clasps; 2 metal catchplates; 4 raised bands on spine; ms. title ("JO. CUSPINIANI Chronica der Röm. Kaÿser. Erst vnd Ander Theil") in brown ink at head of spine.

Penn Libraries copy has parchment finding tab affixed to fore-edge of leaf Aa1; marbled paper finding tab affixed to fore-edge of leaf Mm1.

Penn Libraries copy: left board broken and mended.

Cited in:

VD 16 C 6480

OCLC:

42977686