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ROLEWINCK, Werner - Fasciculus Temporum omnes antiquorum cro…
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ROLEWINCK, Werner - Fasciculus Temporum omnes antiquorum cronicas succincte complectens. Paris, Jehan Petit, 1518. In-4, (6), 93 (1) ff, gothic boards, woodcuts, added faux-title in gothic calligraphy, contemporary fawn calf, cold-stamped boards decorated with juxtaposed roulettes containing rosettes, spine ribbed ref. with traces of cords,
boards slightly warped (Parisian binding). ADAMS R-676. MOREAU II, 1941. This chronicle appeared around 1474 and was a great success. It was written by a Carthusian monk born in Laer near Horstmar in 1425. This edition was extended to 28 February
1518, the date of the birth of the Dauphin. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts, including two of the largest: the Crucifixion and the Annunciation. Numerous representations including Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, monsters, mermaids and views of cities such as Venice, Athens, Troy in flames, Jerusalem, Rome, etc. Ex-libris ms. Celestinorum Parisiensium.
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