Lot 132
  • 132

De Bry, Johann Theodor and Johann Israel.

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Description

  • I. Acta Mechmeti I saracenorum principis. Natales, vitam, victorias, imperium et mortem eius ominosam complectentia... II. Vaticinia. Severi et Leonis in oriente impp. cum quibusdam aliorum aliis, interitum regni turcici sub Mechmete hoc III praedicentia. [Frankfurt]: J.T. and J.I. de Bry, 1597
first edition in latin, 2 parts in one volume, 4to (206 x 150mm.), engraved title and 26 illustrations, one (on A2) printed upside down, with blank leaf H2, old vellum, one illustration inverted, occasional slight browning

Literature

Atabey 331 (incomplete copy); Göllner 2286; Blackmer 464 (German edition of 1597)

Condition

one illustration inverted, occasional slight browning
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Catalogue Note

The first part of this work concerns Mohammed the Prophet, with ten illustrations depicting scenes of his life. The second part, with sixteen illustrations, records a prophecy of the downfall of the Turkish Empire.