Sales catalogues: Quaritch

Date:
October 1871
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/17/4
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogues: Quaritch. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    1266 PAPACY. Von DERERSCHROCKLICHEN ZuRsTORUNG vnnd Niderlag desz gantzen Bapstumbs, gepropheceyet vnd geweissagt durch die Propheten, Christum vii seine Aposteln, vii ausz Johannis Apocalypsi figiirlich vnnd sichtlich gesehen, sm. folio, a curious work, with 101 fine woodcuts in the style of Lucas Cranacon, fine copy in old calf gilt, from the Enschede library at Haarlem, £24. s. 1. et a. (? Basel, cir. 1560) The first large woodcut contains the figure of a female Pope (“ Angnes ein Weib aus Engelant Johanes der sibent genant, A. 851”) mounted on the Beast with seven heads, with several princes kneeling before her. This is a modified version of the old legend of the Pope Joan, making her Agnes an English-woman. 1257 WURM (Mathis, von Geydertheym) Bataams EsEeLry von dem Bann das er umb Geldtschuld und andre geringe Sachen nit mag christlich gefelt werden, sm. 4to. large woodcut on the titlepage, VERY RARE, £2. 10s 1524 There is no note of the place or the printer’s name, which indeed could scarcely be expected considering the date (1524) and the character of this curious little book. It is a treatise against the wickedness of the pontiff and his followers in arrogating the power of excommunication and absolution. The daring author goes so far as to ‘use these words “ dic Romisch Kirch wiird sein die Hur von der Ezechiel sagt.” I cannot find any mention made by bibliographers of the book or the writer. 1258 TRACTATUS. Epistola de miseria Curatorum seu plebanorum, curious woodcut dated 1489 on the titlepage, no date, place, or printer's name— Hourtren (Ulrichi de) ’Otrice: Nemo, curious woodcut on the titlepage, portrait inserted, Auguste, s. a.—Collationes quas dicuntur fecisse mutuo rex Salomon sapientissimus et Marcolphus facie deformis et turpissimus tamen ut fertur eloquentissimus, sire wlld notd—Syntaxis Brechtana in metra sane quam facilia nuper coacta ete. Item in artem metricam Introductorium, woodcuts on the titlepage, Antw. per M. Hil- lenium Hoochstratanum, s, a.—in one vol. sm. 4to. calf, 30s cir, 1500-20 The dialogue of Marcolphus and Solomon is very curious. The former, a sort of sop, ridicules all the acts and sayings of the king, as recorded in the Bible, answering him in short proverbial and satirical language. 1259 TRACTATUS. Ain schéner Dialogus oder Gesprech, so ain Prediger Miinch Bembus genant, und ain Burger Silenus, und sein Narr, mit ainander habent, woodcut on the titlepage. Sine ulla not4a—Tractatu- lus Medicinalis [Regimen Salernitanum] quem Doctores Parisienses miserunt Regi Angliz, in Latin and German verse, with woodcut on the titlepage and another in two compartments on the reverse, Argent. per M. Hipfuf, 1519—Hoechstrassen (Jac.) Tractatus magistralis decla- rans quam graviter peccent querentes auxilium a maleficis, woodcut on the last page, Colon. per M. de Werdena, 1510—Practica der Pfaffen, Anfangk unnd Ausganck desz gantzen Bapstumbs, darin wird ange- zeygt das alles was der Bapst inhalt nichts anders ist dann ein Rau vom Keysserthumb, many exceedingly curious woodcuts, Getruckt auff dem Campoftor. Kalen. Undecembres, in 1 vol. VERY RARE, fine copies, calf extra, gilt edges, bound by Pratt, £12 12s The last piece in this volume was translated into English and printed under the title of ‘‘ The beginning and ending of all Popery” by Walter Lynne. Italian. 1260 NEGRO (Francesco, Bassanese). Della Tragedia intitolato Libero Arbitrio, editione seconda con accrescimento, 12mo. green morocco extra, gilt edges, £2. 10s (? Geneva,) 1550 Negro was an Italian Reformer, the disciple of Zwingli; and became a Socinian after the date of this book. * Piéce aussi rare que recherchée des curieux.—Le dénouement de cette tragédie est que la grace justifiante tranche la téte au roi francarbitre et que le pape est reconnu pour Uanti-Christ.” —Bibl. Universelle.