Trithemius,J. Annalium Hirsaugiensium... Complectens historiam Franciae et Germa…
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Trithemius,J.

Annalium Hirsaugiensium... complectens historiam Franciae et Germaniae,... Nunc primum e manuscriptis Bibliothecae Monasterii S.Galli publicae luci datum. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. St.Gallen, J.G.Schlegel 1690. fol. With title and final vignette, 20 pp., 616 pp., 12 pp.; 694 (wrong 604) pp., 13 pp. Zt. with hs. tit. (partly somewhat worn and rubbed). Graesse VI/2, 204; Heyd 4901; Wegele 67-84 (esp. 74 f.). ADB XXXVIII, 629. - Second and best edition, quite rare. First published in Basel in 1559 as "Chronicon monasterii Hirsaugiensis" and here in an extended edition. "In every respect the most important of Trithemius' historical writings are his chronicle of the monastery of Hirsau (in Swabia) and the allegedly oldest history of the Franks" (ADB). Covers the period from 830 to 1514 - few leaves browned, in places some foxing. ex-libris. St.a.T.

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