1583 ILLUSTRATED POSTILLA antique 80 WOODCUTS CRANACH SCHOOL ARTIST

Postilla, Das ist, Ausslegung der Episteln und Evangelien, auff alle Sontage und furnembste Fest, durchs gantze jar, itzund auffs new gemehrt und gebessert. 2 parts in 1 volume Wittenberg, Zacharias Lehmann (for S. Selfisch) ; 1583With woodcut title page and about 80 large text woodcuts. 3 (of 4) lvs., 208 (of 210), 471 (of 473) numbered leaves. Restored leather over wooden boards.(Signs of use, the clasps are missing). - VD 16, H 57. Nagler II, 2487. Bartsch IX, 218. - Rare. According to Nagler, the illustrations by an unknown master from the school of Cranach the Younger and first published in Luther's Haus-Postilla (Wittenberg, Rhau for Selfisch) 1563Signs of wear, leaves 189 and 190 in the first part are missing, (188, 191 and 192 underlying with loss of text), as well as leaves 259 and 260 in the second  part. Leaf 473 only fragmentarily preserved, title leaf underlying with missing margins, leaf 322 incorporated into the manuscript, the woodcut on leaf 155 of the first part with face of the devil scratched out.Small folio:  8.5 by 13 inchesText in German=========================== Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postilla, Das ist, Ausslegung der Episteln und Evangelien, auff alle Sontage und furnembste Fest, durchs gantze jar, itzund auffs new gemehrt und gebessert. 2 parts in 1 volume  Wittenberg, Zacharias Lehmann (for S. Selfisch) ; 1583 With woodcut title page and about 80 large text woodcuts. 3 (of 4) lvs., 208 (of 210), 471 (of 473) numbered leaves. Restored leather over wooden boards. (Signs of use, the clasps are missing). - VD 16, H 57. Nagler II, 2487. Bartsch IX, 218. - Rare. According to Nagler, the illustrations by an unknown master from the school of Cranach the Younger and first published in Luther's Haus-Postilla (Wittenberg, Rhau for Selfisch) 1563 Signs of wear, leaves 189 and 190 in the first part are missing, (188, 191 and 192 underlying with loss of text), as well as leaves 259 and 260 in the second  part. Leaf 473 only fragmentarily preserved, title leaf underlying with missing margins, leaf 322 incorporated into the manuscript, the woodcut on leaf 155 of the first part with face of the devil scratched out. Small folio:  8.5 by 13 inches Text in German =========================== Please see my other auctions Thank You Refund Policy: We will issue a FULL REFUND, 100% money back if you are not satisfied with your purchase. Items must be returned to us within 20 days in order to receive a refund or replacement. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

• Topic:Religion
• Binding:Leather
• Subject:Illustrated
• Language:German
• Original/Facsimile:Original
• Year Printed:1583