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SCHOEPPER, Jacob.- Euphemus, seu Felicitatus Jacob : actio nova & sacra, descripta historicè. Item. Ovis perdita : parabola evangelica, comicè descripta. Antverpiae, excudebat Joannes Latius, 1553.

Estimation : 600 / 700
Adjudication : 600 €
Description
2 parts in 1 vol. in-8° : 55-[1 bl.], 55 [i.e. 56] pp. (slightly browned, dampstains throughout, large stain on the last 2 pp. of 1st part).
19th century binding : threequarter brown morocco, marbled paper boards encircled with 2 gilt fillets, flat spine with gilt title in length, gilt top-edge (rebacked, boards slightly rubbed or faded, part of the edges and corners dulled, inner margin of upper flyleaf scratched).
RARE FIRST EDITION. Gathers two religious school plays for perfomance at the Dortmund gymnasium by Schoepper (c. 1514-1554), poet and teacher who studied at Leuven and worked in the German city since 1543.
The "Ovis Perdita" is based on Jacobus Zovitius' same title parable. An edition was published at Basle by Oporinus, dated by Adams from c. 1553, but with a single series of signatures and page numbers. It was probably printed after the present edition. Device of Latius on both title-pages.
# BT 4921; # Brunet V-214 (1st part only); # Adams S-690 (ed. Basel); # not in USTC, VD 16, Soltész, Machiels, STC Dutch.
Provenance : Jesuit college of Leuven (handwritten mention).
Rare édition originale de cette réunion de 2 pièces religieuses jouées au collège de Dortmund. Demi-maroq. du 19e s. à coins (mouill. passim).
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