Title devised by Folger cataloger
Date from year incorporated into binding design; place from binding style
Text chiefly in Latin, with some Greek
Contains four publications bound together by an early owner: Luther, Martin. Catechesis D. Martini Lutheri minor Graecolatin. Lipsiae : Iohannes Rhamba excudebat, 1577 -- Selneccer, Nicolaus. Symbolorum, Apostolici, Niceni, et Athanasiani exegesis. Lipsiae : Iohannes Rhamba excudebat, 1577 -- Heshusius, Tilemann. Examen theologicum, complectens praecipua doctrinae Christianae. Francofurti : Apud Georgium Coruinum, Impensis Iacobi Troesters, 1575 -- Hemmingsen, Niels. Libellus de coniugo, repudio, & diuortio. Lipsiae : Imprimebat Iohannes Steinman, 1578
In contemporary alum-tawed pigskin over wooden boards; blind rolling and tooling. Central panel stamp of Fortuna (upper cover) and Justice (lower cover). Initials: L W R and date: 1578. Working clasps. Titles listed in manuscript on fore-edge. Bookplate: Emanuel Stickelberger. Inscription on front free endpaper (recto): "Successit in possessionem Johannes Veress. a[nn]o 1762 die 13 Feb. Cujus symbolum Deus providebit." Inscriptions on verso: "No. 213," Autographs: Johannis Fabjan 1746, Petri Zalanyi 1760. Autograph on title page: Gustavi Langii Rupe. Extensive manuscript bibliographical note on back free endpaper
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Acquired from Haus der Bücher, 1977