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SCHRENCK VON NOTZING, Jacob (1539-1614). Der Aller Durchleuchtigsten und Grossmächtigen Kayser... Köningen und Ertzhertzogen... Fürststen warhafftige Bildnussen. und kurtze Beschreibungen Translated from Latin by Johann Engelbert Noyse von Campenhouten. Innsbruck: Daniel Baur, [1603].
Broadsheets. Title with woodcut archducal arms with griffin supporters surrounded by a fine woodcut border showing trophies of war, repeated on every page of text, engraved frontispiece and 125 full-page engravings of military leaders by Dominic Custodis after designs by G. B. Fontana. (Tiny wormhole affecting a few letters and puncturing image at end, slight foxing in a few margins, plate 65 of "Maximilian Ertzherzog zu Osterreich" pasted in.) Old vellum (some restoration). Provenance: W. S. Roemersthal (inscription on front free endpaper dated 1606); Candid von Engelshofen (1803-66) Austrian historian (with his library stamp "v. Engelshofen" and shelfmark on title-page); Franz von Thun-Hohenstein Tetschen (bookplate); acquired from Maggs Bros., 1986.
FIRST EDITION in German. This work is recognized as containing the finest ancient illustrations of armor in existence. The beautifully engraved plates by Dominic Custodis (1560-1612) depict the remarkable collection of armor, belonging to important military leaders, collected by the Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol at Castle Ambrass near Innsbruck. The collection was transferred to Vienna in 1796 and placed in the Belvedere in 1806. Today the collection is part of the Museum of Art History in Vienna, which exhibits parts of the collection again at Castle Ambrass. The 126 full-length figures of emperors, kings, nobles and generals are presented in their full armor, standing in alcoves and framed by ornamental columns. Depicted are: the Emperors Frederick III, Maximilian I & II, Charles V, Ferdinand I; Kings Charles IX & François I of France; the Turkish rulers Soliman and Mehmet; Dukes Giovanni & Cosmo de Medici, the Elector John Frederick of Saxony, and many others. The present copy includes 126 plates in excellent impressions. One woodcut is attributed to Georg Pencz. Brunet 5:224; Cockle 928; Colas 2691; Fairfax Murray German 396 (describes Latin 1601 edition with identical plates); Graesse VI:317; Lipperheide 499.
Broadsheets. Title with woodcut archducal arms with griffin supporters surrounded by a fine woodcut border showing trophies of war, repeated on every page of text, engraved frontispiece and 125 full-page engravings of military leaders by Dominic Custodis after designs by G. B. Fontana. (Tiny wormhole affecting a few letters and puncturing image at end, slight foxing in a few margins, plate 65 of "Maximilian Ertzherzog zu Osterreich" pasted in.) Old vellum (some restoration). Provenance: W. S. Roemersthal (inscription on front free endpaper dated 1606); Candid von Engelshofen (1803-66) Austrian historian (with his library stamp "v. Engelshofen" and shelfmark on title-page); Franz von Thun-Hohenstein Tetschen (bookplate); acquired from Maggs Bros., 1986.
FIRST EDITION in German. This work is recognized as containing the finest ancient illustrations of armor in existence. The beautifully engraved plates by Dominic Custodis (1560-1612) depict the remarkable collection of armor, belonging to important military leaders, collected by the Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol at Castle Ambrass near Innsbruck. The collection was transferred to Vienna in 1796 and placed in the Belvedere in 1806. Today the collection is part of the Museum of Art History in Vienna, which exhibits parts of the collection again at Castle Ambrass. The 126 full-length figures of emperors, kings, nobles and generals are presented in their full armor, standing in alcoves and framed by ornamental columns. Depicted are: the Emperors Frederick III, Maximilian I & II, Charles V, Ferdinand I; Kings Charles IX & François I of France; the Turkish rulers Soliman and Mehmet; Dukes Giovanni & Cosmo de Medici, the Elector John Frederick of Saxony, and many others. The present copy includes 126 plates in excellent impressions. One woodcut is attributed to Georg Pencz. Brunet 5:224; Cockle 928; Colas 2691; Fairfax Murray German 396 (describes Latin 1601 edition with identical plates); Graesse VI:317; Lipperheide 499.