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KHEVENHÜLLER, Franz Christoph.
ANNALES Ferdinandei fraktur.
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KHEVENHÜLLER, Franz Christoph.
ANNALES Ferdinandei fraktur.
See original version (French)
Estimate €800 - €1,000
Voluntary lot
Description
KHEVENHÜLLER, Franz Christoph.
ANNALES Ferdinandei fraktur...
Leipzig, verlegt Moriz Georg Weidmann, 1721-1726.
12 volumes in 7 large folio volumes (33 x 21 cm). Ivory half vellum with corners (soiling, rubbing on boards and edges, apart from the oxidation of the paper in good condition).
Very rare.
Very detailed annals on the reign of Emperor Ferdinand II of Habsburg by Franz Christoph Khevenhüller (1588-1650), Count of Frankenburg, diplomat and grand master of the imperial court. Khevenhüller describes the reign of Ferdinand II of Habsburg on the basis of his research in the imperial archives; he also draws on the official diplomatic correspondence to which his position gave him access.
Illustrated with numerous large copper-engraved in-text vignettes, some at the head of the volume or at the end of the volume, and 71 fold-out plates, as well as an engraved dedication and privilege at the beginning of volume I.
German text printed in gothic letters and decorated with beautiful illustrated copper-engraved lettering.
Continuous pagination for volumes I to VI with 3254 columns (two columns per page, except for the title pages, but sometimes 2 columns are counted for these pages).
Volume 1 (Volumes I to IV). Volume I. pl. 1-4 - Volume II. pl. 5-11. Volume III. pl. 12-18 - Volume IV. pl. 19-26. Volume 2 (Volumes V and VI). Volume V. pl. 27- 35 - Volume VI. pl. 36 and 37. Volume 3 (Volumes VII and VIII). Volume VII: (9) ff, 539 columns (2 columns per page) and 7 plates (no. 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 47 and 48, bound out of order) - Volume VIII: (1) f. title page p., 540-1247-[32] columns (2 columns per page), 4 plates (no. 41, 43, 45, 46, bound out of order). Volume 4 (Vol. IX). (11) ff, 1848-(38) columns, 8 plates (no. 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, bound out of order).
Volume 5 (Vol. X). (14) ff, 1741-(24) columns, 4 plates (no. 57, 58, 59, 60).
Volume 6 (Vol. XI). (6) folios, 2080-(24) columns, 3 plates (no. 61, 62, 63).
Volume 7 (Vol. XII). (6) folios, 2468-(24) columns, 8 plates (no. 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70). 1 n. col. 286, between pl. 64 and 65. 1 n. col. 1732, after pl. 68.
A total of 71 folding plates.
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