Krauss,J.U.
Historical Picture Bible. 5 parts in 1 vol. Augsburg, Krauss 1700. with 5 gest. Front, 5 gest. Tit. u. 136 copper plates. 3 pp. - ╔Addition: Ders.╗ Biblisches Engel- u. Kunst-Werck. Ebda. 1694. fol. With gest. Front, gest. Titles, gest. 4 (instead of 12) fol. printed boards with gilt spine, cover and outer edges and gilt edges. (Slightly worn and rubbed, corners partly repaired). ╔I.╗ Cat. d. Ornament engraving slg. Bln. 4298. Reichl, Krauss p. 5f. Second edition - "The Historical Picture Bible brings out the full wealth of forms and ideas of the Baroque period" (Cat. Augsburg Baroque No. 596 and 597). - ╔II.╗ Cat. d. Ornamentstichslg. Bln. 4295. Reichl p. 4 (in Studien z. dt. Kunstgesch. Heft 294). - First edition of Krauss' first publication, the Engelwerk, laid out on a smaller scale and preceded by the Bilderbibel as a sample and trial. - 8 text pages missing (only preface and preliminary report present). - Lightly fl. in places. - 2 works in 1 volume. First work with 5 engraved frontispieces, 5 engraved titles and 136 copper plates. Second work with engraved frontispiece, engraved dedication and portrait as well as 30 copper plates. Contemporary leather (slightly rubbed and bumped, spine partly repaired). Lacking 8 text sheets (2nd work). Partly slightly stained.
