1560 PHILIPP MELANCHTHON UNIVERSAL HISTORY pigskin binding ANTIQUE 16th CENTURY

[Chronicon Carionis Latine Expositum Et Auctum multis et veteribus et recentibus Historiis, in narrationibus rerum Graecarum, Germanicarum et Ecclesiasticarum].

2 parts in one volume


by Philippo Melanthone [Philipp Melanchthon]

VVitebergae [Wittenberg]: No publisher mentioned [Excvdebant Hæredes Georgii Rhavv]; 1560


[12], 190, [15]; [8], 182, [20] leaves.


Original blind-stamp decorated pigskin binding over wooden boards (worn, lacks clasps and front endpaper)

Spine with raised bands and manuscript title label

LACKS FIRST TITLE PAGE (replaced with old manuscript)

Minor toning


Latin version of Latin Chronicon Carionis, a comprehensive universal history rewritten and expanded by Philipp Melanchthon to serve as a standard academic textbook.
It organizes world events from Creation to the mid-16th century according to the biblical "Four Monarchies" and "Three Eras" models, blending secular political history with the development of the Christian Church.
This edition transitioned the work from a simple vernacular chronicle into a sophisticated humanist tool designed to teach students how to identify moral patterns and divine providence throughout history.

Comes with an engraved second title vignette, and some engraved initials and tailpieces throughout.


Ex-library

Size 4.5 by 6.5"

text in Latin
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