Philippi Melancht(honis) (…). Denique (…) Orthodoxa doctrina (…) congruens cum voce
divina, & perpetuo Ecclesiae veteris consensu, & ipsa etiam Augustana Confessione, secundum
declarationem (…) D. Philip(pi) Melant(honis) (…). [Germany, s.n.], 1590, 8vo, mod. wr., [48]-
368 pp. (paper age-toned, sm. blank piece of fore-edge title margin torn off, hole in quire H,
touching some letters, and in last f.). Good copy.
€ 200/250
Very rare anonymous page-by-page repr. of the orig. Bremen ed. (Bernhard Peters, 1589). The Bremen
minister Chr. Pezelius (1539-1604) explains the Lutheran doctrine of the Eucharist, based on the teachings
of Ph. Melanchthon (1497-1560) and the Augsburg Confession.
Ref.
VD-16 ZV12380. Not in Adams, BL
London, BN Paris.
853
BERNARDUS CLARAEVALLENSIS -
Liber meditationu(m) b(ea)ti Bernardi quo(modo)
ho(mo) ad dei imaginem factus est. Cologne, M. von Werden, (c. 1508), mod. half brown calf,
marb. paper on covers, [24] ff. (somewhat spotting, margins dampstaining).
Cfr. ill. € 450/600
Rare Cologne ed. Ill. with
3 identical woodcuts
: one on title, verso of title (sl. handcol.) and at end,
depicting Anna, Maria and Child. Rubricated throughout. Printed catalogue description (19th c.) and libr.
ticket pasted on upper margin of title.
Ref.
Adams B-723. VD-16 B-1952. Not in STCGerman (BL London).
854
[Bible - rhetoric] - CAMERARIUS, Joachim -
Notatio figurarum sermonis in libris quatuor
evangeliorum, et indicata verborum significatio, et orationis sententia, ad illorum scriptorum
intelligentiam certiorem (…), [14-2 bl.]-303-[1 bl.-31-1 bl.] pp. (sm. tear in lower margin of p.
239, minor dampstaining) [bound with]
ID.
- Notatio figurarum orationis et mutatae simplicis
elocutionis in apostolicis scriptis (…), [30]-369-[1 bl.] pp. (lower corner of p. 273 (II) repaired).
Leipzig, E. Vögelin, 1572, id., 2 works in 1 vol., 4to, cont. vellum, flat spine, marb. edges. Good
copy.
€ 250/350
2 works on rhetoric in the New Testament by the German classical scholar
J. Camerarius (1500-1574).
Partly in Greek.
1. First ed.
Libr. stamps on title (one erased). Mark on title.
Ref.
VD-16 C-487. Adams C-
439. Not in Bn-Opale plus.
2.
Second ed. (1st 1554). Mark on title.
Ref.
VD-16 C-486. Adams C-438. Bn-
Opale plus.
855
[Bible illustrations] - Figure del Vecchio Testamento, illustrate di bellissimi stanze volgari
da Gabriel Simeone
[rev. ed.]. Venice, [A. Salicato for] Heirs of N. Bevilacqua, 1574, 8vo,
18th-c. goldtooled polished calf, covers with gilt ornamental border, richly gilt spine, red edges,
marbled endpapers, [127 (of 132)] ff. (lacking B2,7, K1,8, R2; cut short, soiled and stained).
Acceptable copy.
€ 500/700
Rare Venetian ed. of Bible ills with Italian verses by G. Simeoni (1509-1575), author of the famous
"Imprese", i.e.
244 woodcuts
. Woodcut mark on title. Mod. bookpl. Bookseller's stamp.
Ref.
Edit16 47825.
Not in Adams, Mortimer (Harvard Italian).
Joined
:
Chappuys, Gabriel
- Figures de la Bible declarees par stances (...). Augmentees de grand nombre
de figures aux Actes des Apostres [- Des Apostres represantees par un grand nombre de figures qui n'ont par
cy deuant esté veues, & sont interpretees par Stanzes]. Lyon, B. Boucquet & E. Michel, (20 July) 1582, 8vo,
mod. half calf, gilt titled spine, marbled endpapers, cloth marker, 3 parts, [146 (of 236) ff.] (lacking 7 [â4,
A1, N4-8], 3 [Aa1, Cc1, Ee3], 80 [AA5-8, BB-KK 1-8, LL 1-4] ff., paper age-toned and spotted, somewhat
stained, sm. hole in part title). Working copy.
262 woodcuts
. Woodcut mark on titles. Long Latin ms. note on
verso of title. Bookseller's stamp.
Ref.
Pettegree FB 5312. Baudrier X:276. Not in Adams, Mortimer. -
Le
second tome de la Bible
. Lyon (= Geneva), S. Honorat, 1570, 16mo, cont. goldtooled vellum (stained, ties
gone), a.e.g. (fading), 3 (of 5) parts : 70, 258, 199 ff. (paper age-toned, some traces of use). Ruled copy. Title
and part title within woodcut border. Bookseller's stamp.
Ref.
Pettegree FB 4408. Chambers 421.
SvGültlingen (Honorat) 125. Not in Adams, Darlow/Moule. (3 vol.)
856
[Bible illustrations] - Figures du Nouveau Testament
. Lyon, J. de Tournes, 1556, 8vo, mod.
blindruled calf "à l'antique", [51 (of 52)] ff. (lacking A4, xerox copy bound with; cut short, paper
age-toned, some staining). Good copy.
€ 400/600
2nd ed. of a famous set of Bible illustrations by B. Salomon with French verse below (1st 1554).
94 (of 96)
woodcut ills
. Title printed within arabesque border. Bookseller's stamp.
Ref.
Pettegree FB 5285. Mortimer
(Harvard French) 85. Sharratt (Salomon) 31. SvGültlingen (De Tournes) 337 = Cartier 326. Adams F-706.
Joined
:
Quadrins historiques de la Bible
[enl. ed. Claude Paradin]. Ibidem, 1558, 8vo, mod. blindruled calf
"à l'antique", [120 (of 124)] ff. (lacking A7-8 [xerox copy bound with], Q3-4 [Q4 blank]; cut short,
somewhat stained). 3rd ed. (1st 1553) of a similar series of Bible illustrations with French quatrains by
Claude Paradin (1510-1573).
227 (of 231) woodcuts
. Title printed within arabesque border. Old name on
title. Bookseller's stamp.
Ref.
Pettegree 5291. Mortimer 87. Sharratt 27. SvGültlingen 426 = Cartier 393.
Adams P-294. (2 vol.)