1576 ILLUSTRATED CHRONICLE pigskin bound folio ANTIQUE history & travel 15th C.

ALVAREZ, Francisco.

General chronicen, das ist; Warhaffte eigentliche und kurtze beschreibung…


Frankfurt: Feyerabend; 1576.


201 (lacking 31 leaves); [73 – lacking 13 leaves.]; 134 lvs.

First title-page printed in red and black, each of the remaining two parts have separate title-pages,
woodcuts illustrations to title-pages and in text.
Bound in some modern blank leaves to substitute the missing pages, new endpapers

Original full blind-stamped vellum over wooden boards, clasps (one missing) , spine with raised bands


(binding somewhat worn,  hinges reinforced with modern tape).

FIRST GERMAN COLLECTED EDITION OF THIS RARE HISTORY AND TRAVEL BOOK.

Feyerabend issued this work in three parts.

The first part contains the “Account of Prester John’s Country” (a fictional account of a Christian kingdom in a pagan area of the world);
the second part is a German version of Ortelius’ Theatrum orbis terrarium, with an account of Europe, Asia, Africa, etc.
The third part contains the Chronicle of Paulus Orosius, a Christian history of the world.

Text in German

Folio. Size: 8.5 by 13.5"
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