Gilhofer & Ranschburg (Wien); Gilhofer, Buch- und Kunstantiquariat; Gilhofer & Ranschburg: Katalog (Nr. 218): A beautiful collection of fine and rare books: autographs, manuscripts, miniatures, standard-works on America, botany, geography, history, literature, medecine, music, philosophy, zoology, etc., etc., books on the fine arts, Judaica, original editions of Luther and Hans Sachs, illustrated books of the 16th-18th century : including the Ptolemy-editions of 1513 and 1535... (Wien: Gilhofer & Ranschburg, 1929)

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SIXTEENTH CENTURY BOOKS
342 (Andreae, Job.) Lectura super arboribus consanguineitatis et affinitatis. Nu-
remberg, Hieronymus Hblzel, 1506. 4to. Black letter. With a full-page
woodcut, S. Jerome adoring the Crucifix, and 15 diagrams,
of which 6 full-page illustrations, partly probably by Wolf
T r a u t. Printed in red and black. Bds. Frs. 60.—
Panzer VII, 443, 29. Proctor 10983. Dodgson I, 510, 23.
At the end a latin-german dictionary of terms.
Old stamp on the title page.
343 Andrelinus, Faustus. Aegloga moralissima. Eiusdem Hecatodistichon. Strafi-
burg, Schurer, 1512. 4to. Rom. char. 14 unn. II. Bds. Frs. 24.—
Panzer VI, 57, 264. Schmidt, Schiirer, 86. Unknown to Proctor.
Somewhat waterstained at upper part.
344 — De virtutibus cum moralibus, turn intellectualibus Carmen. Eiusdem Elegiae
quedam castiores, sanctioresque. Strahburg, Schurer, 1509. 4to. rom. char. 24
unn. 11. (last blank). Bds. Frs. 36.—
Proctor 10168. Panzer VI, 46, 163. Schmidt, Schiirer, 13. Graesse I, 122: „piice tr6s rare".
Insignificantly stained.
345 Baptista Mantuanus. Sylvarum sex opuscula: Carmen Panegyricum in Rob.
Sanseverinatum. Somnium Romanum, de caede et exitu eiusdem. Elegia de
morte contemnenda. Carmen Sapphicum in Albertum Carmelitam. Carmen
elegiacum in Ludov. Bononiensis vitam. Paris, Ascensius for Jean Petit, 1503.
4to. 130 numb, leaves. With the device of Jean Petit on the title. Bds. Frs. 48.-
Panzer VII, 506, 51. Nice edition of 6 Carmina of Baptista Mantuanus with an extensive
commentary. Contains a. o. notes on podagra, Zodiaci signa, &c.
346 Bertholdus (Pirstinger), bishop of Chiemsee. Theologia Germanica in qua con-
tinentur articuli de fide, evangelio, virtutibus et sacramentis, quorum materia
iam nostra tempestate controverti solet. Augsburg, Alex. Weissenhorn, 1531.
Fol. With a beautiful woodcut title-border by Jorg Breu
the elder.
Graesse I, p. 350. Dodgson II, p. 425, 12c. The first edition of the Latin translation of the
important work against the Reformation, the “Teutsche Theologey".
The nice title-border with SS. Peter, Paul, Rudbertus, and Augustine is the work of Jbrg
Breu the elder.
The right lower corner of the first leaves si. damaged without loss of text, somewhat water-
stained throughout.
— Onus Ecclesiae temporibus hisce deplorandis Apocalypseos suis aeque
conveniens, lurcarumque incursui iam grassanti accomodatum. N. p. (Augs-
burg, A. Weissenhorn), 1551. fol. With an interesting historiated
woodcut title-border by Jorg Breu the younger and a full-
page curious cut on verso of title by Jorg Breu the elder.
Graesse III, p. 463. Dodgson II, p. 425, 12d and p. 428, 3. Frs. 75.—
The work is of great importance to general and ecclestiastical history, but it contains also
great chapters on the Tures, astrology and astronomy, and occult sciences.
The interesting border, attributed by Dodgson to J6rg Breu the younger, represents
at top the Almightly on a background of flames and smoke, on the left side two opposition prea-
chers, a true and a false prophet, from whom the congregation turns away bewildered, on the right
a Turkish raid, cavalry in background, below, two processions, clergy and laity of various
ranks, meet in the foreground. The curious cut on verso of title representing a devil unchained
smiting the towers of a church with club and sabre is attributed by Dodgson to the elder Breu.
Complete copy, waterstained throughout.
The two interesting books bound together in vellum.

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