Cluver,P.

Germaniæ antiqvæ libri tres. Opus post omnium curas elaboratissimum, tabulis geographicis, et imaginibus, priscum Germanorum cultum moresque referentibus, exornatum. Editio secunda, aucta et recognita. Adjectæ sunt Vindelicia et Noricum, ejusdem auctoris. 3 parts in 1 volume. Lugduni Batavorum (Leiden), Officina Elzeviriana 1631. folio. Engraved. Portrait, engraved illustr. title, [16] pp., 748 pp., [8] pp. with 26 (4 double leaf) copper plates & 11 double leaf maps. Bindery with gilt label on spine and floral gilt on spine (joints and capital professionally restored). Berghman 1451; Brunet II, 113; Graesse II, 204; Rahir 320; Willems 345. Second revised edition of the work first published in 1616. - Important work of the important historian (here with his decorative portrait) with a historical geography of Germany and the customs and traditions of the Germanic peoples. - Constantly comparing tradition (his book begins with Tacitus' 'Germania') with his own experiences gathered on travels, Clüver gives a wealth of material on the folklore, settlement, religion and customs of the Germanic peoples. - The interesting copper plates show costumes and scenes from the daily life of the Germanic tribes, warriors with their weapons and acts of war. The maps engraved by N. Geylekerck with overviews of Europe, northern France, the Benelux countries, Germany, Scandinavia and the settlement areas of the Germanic tribes from northern Italy to the Baltic Sea. - The German geographer and historian Philipp Clüver (1580-1622) is considered a pioneer of historical geography. Clüver was appointed 'Geographus Academicus' and honorary professor of Leiden University after the publication of his 'Germania Antiqua'. - Front free endpaper missing, inner joints chipped, browning throughout, some heavier, and light brown spotting in places, good decoratively bound copy. - Leather of the time with gilt spine label and floral spine gilt - Second revised edition of the work first published in 1616. - Front free endpaper missing, inner joints chipped. Throughout, partly more heavily browned and in places lightly brown spotting throughout, good decoratively bound edition.