A compilation of six related Bavarian law and legal code works, published in German 1516-1545, bound in the earliest folio sewn, richly decorated white tawed pigskin and beech wood binding, circa 1545 by Bavaria and Dukes Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X - 1516-45
by Bavaria and Dukes Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X
A compilation of six related Bavarian law and legal code works, published in German 1516-1545, bound in the earliest folio sewn, richly decorated white tawed pigskin and beech wood binding, circa 1545
by Bavaria and Dukes Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X
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Printing: The fine printing is in the Bavarian style, texts without foot or headpieces, but profusely decorated with script initials, some engraved, parts set off with use of bolding and type sizes, parts of some text leaves rubricated (printed in red and black), four of the title leaves printed in red. Five of six works are printed by Andreas Schobser, son of Hans (Johann) Schobser, head of the family's prominent Munich publishing firm (1530-1564). Rarity: Rare to very rare. Three works are first editions, including Work IV from 1516 / Two works are second editions / Work II is the fifth edition, printed in 1545. Corrections: As customary, the compilation was amended and emended, as necessary, by hand. One leaf has an extensive, early annotation in a fine hand with an elaborate decorated initial. Other leaves have an emendation or amendation in a margin. Some leaves have cross-outs of words, a few with corrected replacements. A few leaves have a word or words underscored, several with corrected replacements. Modern corrections include a leaf with a neatly cut-out word from another source work in the gutter and a leaf with an incorrectly printed script initial replaced by the correct script initial printed in the identical font, size and script style, attached via a modern taped hinge. Condition: Acceptable, engraving-printing bright and sharp, leaves with original margins. Owner Markings: The letter R on endpapers, otherwise, as noted in the preceding section. There are no ex-libris or institution markings and no owner signatures or bookplates. Binding: Sewn cords excellent, remnants of original leather straps, no clasps, endpapers with wear and soiling, joints-hinges solid and reliable, leaves turn easily and lie flat, except for extremities because of the compilation's thickness. Leaves: light fore-edge toning, slight cockling, tips bumped, many leaves with light-slight foxing, some with soiling, chiefly slight, many in Works III-VI with bottom margin stain, many in Work VI with a top margin stain, some leaves with worm trail in gutter, chiefly small, a few with larger worm trail at the foot. / Pigskin: yellowed from natural aging, soiled, turn-ins loosened, corner and edge wear, spine wear including joint tear at crown; all-over rubs and abrasions, heavy for lower side and three of the spine compartments including crown and foot with decorations largely rubbed off. / Boards: Lower side: bottom edge chips and lacks bottom corner. Pagination: Confirmed complete for five works. The sixth work is a working copy with all law and legal code texts and its folding affinity tree engraving, lacking the first six preliminary leaves. The compilation of six works totals 378 leaves (756 pages), with non-continuous pagination, even within subsections, each work with its own detailed contents (register), works organized by titles, each title with its own division sheet, often with text, its subdivisions with headings, titles generally organized into books, and books into articles. Size: 12.48 x 8.66 x 3.5 inches (317 x 220 x 89 mm). Woodcut Illustrations: Each of the five complete works has its own engraved title page decorated with a woodcut, including Work III with a large, superb title leaf woodcut signed with the artist's mark in the plate and Work IV with the title leaf woodcut hand painted, as commissioned by the publisher. The text of Work VI is illustrated with a folding engraving of an affinity tree. The engraved woodcut decorating the missing Reformacion title leaf is identical to the woodcut engraving decorating the title page for Work II in the compilation. Three title leaf decorations show variations of the polygonal template of the arms of the House of Wittelsbach, the hereditary rulers of the Duchy of Bavaria from 1180. The shield decoration, wreathed with fruits representing the bounty of the land, is identical for Works IV and V, but the decoration for Work IV is hand painted, as commissioned by the publisher. The two other title leaf decorations were engraved from cited designs by Casper Clofigl, a Munich artist who served as court-painter to Duke William IV circa 1516-1529. They include portraits of the Co-Dukes of Bavaria. Binding: Sides are richly decorated with an identical panel stamped design, framed with larger seated figures at the four corners (as at a legal tribunal) and outer rows of emblem designs, and a set off center panel with the two outer columns decorated with florals, radiants and bounty emblems and three center columns, decorated with seated figures, and a variety of emblems. Sides retain their brass anchor plates with beveled crowns, on the upper side and plain catch plates, on the lower side. The rolled decorated spine has five compartments, identically decorated with three medallions. The rear endpaper retains its reinforcement of a neatly slit portion of a folio size vellum leaf written in the Carolingian style with capitals in red. Background: Published at the Duke of Bavaria's behest and incorporating solicited suggestions from the propertied classes, (including nobles, merchants and farmers), the works establish the revision and standardization of the laws of Bavaria, the first comprehensive reform since 1346. Wilhelm IV is widely regarded by historians as a Catholic ruler of note during the Reformation, banning in 1522 the works of Martin Luther and striking at Church corruption through a 1524 treaty with Pope Clement VII, granting him regulatory rights over Church hierarchy and monasteries in his domain. During his long reign, he was also an important patron of the arts. Known as "der Standhaft" (the Steadfast), he lived from 1493 to 1550 and was Duke of Bavaria from 1508 until his death. From 1516-1545 he shared rule with his younger brother, Ludwig X. Work I: Title: Ain laijsche anzaigung, So allen Landsässen, vnd denen, die ördenlich, oder beuolhen, oberkhait haben, als Hofmarch, vnd gerichtsherren.Publishing: Munich, Andreas Schobser, 1531, first edition.Pagination: 17 leaves + blank leaf, title leaf decorated with a woodcut engraving of the geometric polygonal template of the arms of the House of Wittelsbach surmounted by crowns and other regalia; Leaf i, p. ii with handwritten heading, Leaf ii with the first decorated woodcut scripted initial, Leaf xvii with colophon, regarding publishing.Full Title: Ain laijsche anzaigung, So allen Landsässen, vnd denen, die ördenlich, oder beuolhen, oberkhait haben, als Hofmarch, vnd gerichtsherren, Pflegern, Richtern, Gerichtschreibern, auch der Stött, vnd schrannenrednern, (wölhe sünst, der lateinischen, gerichtsübung, oder gebreüch, gütlicher, außrichtung, vnnd verwaltung, nit merers wissenshaben) auch in gemain, allen jnwonern, des loblichen hauss, vnd Fürstenthumbs Bairn, zu dienst, vnd guetem, in druckh geben worden. Work II: Title: Das büech der gemeinen Landpot : Landsordnüng : Satzüng unnd Gebreüch des Fürstenthumbs in Obern vnnd Nidern Bairn. Jm fünftzehenhündert vnnd Sechtzehendem Jar aufgericht.Publishing: Munich, Andreas Schobser, 1545, fifth edition. Pagination: [12] leaves + 69 leaves + blank leaf, title leaf printed in red and decorated with a celebrated woodcut engraving. Woodcut Engraving: Cited in the book illustration literature and based on a design by Casper Clofigl, it shows a landscape with castle in the background, in the foreground, the co-ruling Dukes of Bavaria, Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X in costly armor, helmets surmounted by large wing-beating eagles, presenting the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria, the tableau set within a Renaissance loggia with balustrade divided rear windows and hanging tabulas attached to the architrave moldings with the Dukes' initials, HW and HL (Herzog Wilhelm and Herzog Ludwig). Several distinct variations of this woodcut were produced for different titles: this design with the Dukes' expressions and placement of the figures and feet and the finishing touches to the armor dates from 1535. As it remains unclear whether Clofigl prepared variations of the original design, it can't be authoritatively stated this variation of the design is by him. In my opinion, it is the best composition and most pleasing of the variants. Work III: Title: Gerichtzordnüng Im fürstnthumb Obern vnd Nidern Bayrn Anno 1520 aufgericht. Publishing: Munich, Andreas Schobser, 1535. Enacted in 1518, the Bavarian Reformacion revised the Bavarian law code of 1346. This is the second edition of the procedural supplement and it remained valid into the 17th century. Pagination: 15 leaves + 1 blank leaf + 87 leaves + blank, title page printed in red and decorated with a celebrated woodcut engraving, verso of title page in black with first line-"Dise Gerichtzordnung ist", text pages in red and black. Woodcut Engraving: The large superb woodcut, decorating the engraved title page is by Caspar Clofigl and shows the ruling brother Dukes of Bavaria, Wilhelm IV and Ludwig X at a tribunal attended by representatives of the various propertied classes, the table bearing the arms of Bavaria. At the back are architectural scrolls decorating the supporting columns of the structure with the initials of the Dukes, HW and HL (Herzog Wilhelm and Herzog Ludwig). The woodcut is discretely signed CC in the plate, at the very center of the edge of the wood platform, adjacent to the tribunal table that provides a step down to the wood floor. Work IV: Title: Dy new erclerung der landszfreyheit des loblichen haus und Furstenthumbs obern und nidern Bairn. Publishing: Landshut (Landsad, capital of Lower Bavaria), Johan Weißenburger, 1516, first edition.Pagination: 18 leaves, title leaf printed in red and decorated with the hand painted, heraldic woodcut engraving commissioned by the publisher, Leaf ii with title printed in red with six letters in small case-printed in large case on the title leaf-first line of text with a superb engraved script initial in red, subsequent text in black.Full Title: Dy new erclerung der landszfreyhait des loblichen haus und Furstenthumbs obern und Nidern Bairn. Anno funffzehenhundert und im Sechzehenden auf den achtundz weintzigsten tag des monats Marcy zu Ingelstat aufgericht. Work V: Title: Die Ordnung über gemainer Lanndtschafft in Bairn aufgerichte Hanndtuesst. Tausennt Fünffhundert vnnd im Sechzehennden Jar zu Jngoldtstat beschlossen. Publishing: Munich, Andreas Schobser, ca. 1535, first edition. Pagination: 6 leaves printed with catchwords, title leaf printed in red and decorated with a woodcut engraving, a variation of the geometric polygonal template of the arms of the House of Wittelsbach. Work VI: Title: Reformacion der baÿrischen Lanndrecht. Publishing: Munich, Andreas Schobser, circa 1535, second edition. Pagination: 30 leaves + blank leaf + 119 leaves + blank leaf. A working copy, lacking the first six leaves, the engraved title leaf and first five leaves of the register with the contents for Titles 1-7. Thereafter, it is complete with the register for Titles 8-53 and texts for Titles 1-53 with 119 Books. The engraved woodcut decorating the missing Reformacion title leaf is identical to the woodcut engraving decorating the title page for Work II, Das büech der gemeinen Landpot. Folding Woodcut Engraving: Book 103 / Title 48 has the folding leaf woodcut engraving of an affinity tree for the House of Wittelsbach with 40 divisions and central heart. Annotations and Corrections: Book 98 / Title 47 : an early 16 lines annotation under the title and preceding article 1, with heading of two lines and two decorated initials, the second elaborate and fine. Book 99 / Title 47 / Article 1 has a 14 lines annotation by the same hand (fore-edge margin). Book 95 / Title 45 / Article 6 has a corrected initial, attached via a modern taped hinge. Dating: A precise publishing date never seems to have been established. On behalf of Duke William IV, Andreas Schobser had to reprint a whole series of decrees around the year 1535, so the publishing date for the second edition is given as, circa 1535. Full Title: Reformacion der baÿrischen Lanndrecht nach Cristj vnsers Hailmachers geburde Jm Funftzehenhundert vnnd Achtzehendm Jar Aufgericht. References: A primary online reference for examining various editions of these titles is the Munich DigitiZation Center (MDZ), associated with the Bavarian State Library (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München) and other contributing German institutions. Catalogs for institution holdings in the World Catalog were also consulted. For information on Clofigl, recommended is F. W. Hollstein and Karel G. Boon, German Engravings, Etchings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700, Vol. V, Brucker-Coriolanus, p. 195 / Davies, Murray German 51 / Dodgson II, pp. 266-267. A leading source for information on the editions of Hans and Andreas Schobser's publications ((Both men issued many published works for the Dukes of Bavaria.) is Schottenloher, also Schobser 171 and Plate XXI, and Der Münchner Buchdrucker Hans Schobser, 1925, p. 81. Additional Images: by request.
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Der Mythus des 20. Jahrhunderts, Eine Wertung der seelisch-geistigen Gestaltenkämpfe unserer Zeit
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A Brief Character of the Low-Countries Under the States; Written Long Since; Being Three Weeks Observation of the Vices and Vertues of the Inhabitants
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Der Mythus des 20. Jahrhunderts, Eine Wertung der seelisch-geistigen Gestaltenkämpfe unserer Zeit
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First EditionOUT OF PRINT and SCARCE. Both the Book and the Dust Jacket are in AS NEW condition still sealed in the Original Publishers Shrink Wrap. An opportunity to own a beautiful copy of a RARE TITLE.226 pages. 9.25" x 12.25". Hardcover with a Dust Jacket. Volume Two covers all of the European Sporting Cartridges ( other than German and Austrian which are covered in Volume One ), including those from Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Russia, Czechoslovakia, France, and Belgium. There are also a number of patent drawings and descriptions of ammunition and magazine designs as well as photographs of a number of German-made double rifles and combination guns.
Die Befreiung 1813 - 1814 - 1815 : Urkunden - Berichte - Briefe mit geschichtlichen Verbindungen
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Durchgeführt wurde die Aktion "Buchspende für die Deutsche Wehrmacht" vom Kriegs-Winterhilfswerk, dem ein Aufruf Rosenbergs voranging. Bis zum Jahr 1940 konnten so 8 ½ Millionen Bücher gesammelt werden. Bis zum Frühjahr 1941 konnten in zwei Sammelaktionen 15 ½ Millionen Bücher an die kämpfende Front verschickt werden . Im Oktober 1941 erfolgte… Read More
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Fallschirmjager der Waffen-SS im Bild: der Waffen-SS im Bild
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Highly rated book describing the Waffen paras.
Condition: Slight tear of paper jacket. Tear is at the top of the jacket at the binding. Book has been stored in a smoke free environment and is in pristine condition inside and out. Please see photos.
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It is written in German & English. Contains many rare photos, with captions in German and English.
Junge Liebe in Einer Alten Stadt
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Die Juden in Memmingen
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SOTHEBY'S. Die Sammlung der Markgrafen und Großherzöge von Baden. Baden-Baden 5. bis 21. October 1995.: Baden Castle Germany Sothebys Auction, 1995. 7 volume auction catalogue of treasures. Package includes actual bidding number and bid sheet!
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This 1995 sale was huge, even by Sotheby's standards, running for 2 weeks. This catalogue set was limited to 20K copies, and includes a foldup Baden family geneology, measuring 3'x2'. The six volumes include: Volume I: Furniture, Clocks & Tapestries; Volume II: Art; Volume III: Ceramics & Glass; Volume IV: Furniture & Decorations; Volume V: Pictures & Prints; Volume VI: European & Oriental Ceramics & Glass. Also present is the Introductory volume.
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(SOTHEBY'S. Die Sammlung der Markgrafen und Großherzöge von Baden. Baden-Baden 5. bis 21. October 1995.)
From the New York Times: October 25, 1995, Section C, Page 13:
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