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Rüxner, Georg.

Thurnier Book. Of the Beginning, Causes, Origin, and Origin / of the Thurnians in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation / How many public country Thurnians / from Keyser Henry the first of this name / to the now reigning Keyser Maximilian the other . all held . All now compiled anew / with beautiful new figures / especially also the armorial bearings / most beautifully arranged . (2 parts in 1 volume). Frankfurt a.M., (Georg Rab, published by Sigmund Feyxerabend and Simon Hüter) 1566. fol. 6 unnum. Fol., 243 foliated Roman folios, 3 unnum. fol.; 4 unnum. Fol., 81 rom. foliated leaves (without the last white leaf). With title woodcut, dedication woodcut, 1 (instead of 2) fold-out double-page woodcut and 120 text woodcuts (numerous repetitions) and a large woodcut printer's mark by Jost Ammann on the last leaf as well as numerous armorial woodcuts. Richly blindstamped pigskin binding of the period on four bands, the covers with scroll and plate stamp decoration. (The old clasps missing; stained; rubbed, the cover somewhat worn at the corners, torn capitals). VD16 R-3544, Fairfax Murray 374, first edition illustrated by Jost Ammann, complete with both parts, but with only one folding plate (instead of two). In the preface to Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, Feyerabend describes that he wanted to publish Rüxner's tournament book, first edited more than thirty years ago, together with Francolin's tournament book, first published in Vienna in 1561, but only sparsely illustrated. He commissioned Jost Ammann to create a large series of woodcuts, which are also of great interest in terms of costume and cultural history, as they depict, for example, the tournament banquets with dancing couples and musicians in great detail. Francolin's tournament book is divided into two sections; the first part deals with the tournament that King Maximilian of Bohemia organized for Emperor Ferdinand in Vienna, the second deals with the festivities at the entry of Emperor Charles V in Bintz on 22 August 1542. Not a flawless copy. First of all, the second fold-out woodcut is missing; the existing one has been mounted. Browned and stained throughout, partially soiled and dusty. Some quires somewhat damaged at the edges due to the clasps. Creases and marginal tears in some leaves. Only a few marginalia by various roughly contemporary hands, especially in Francolin's tournament book. Ownership inscription at the head of the title. On the inside cover at the head ownership entry "Mathiae Holzwartii Harburgensis sum" with date "1566 Julio", below it the ownership entry of a member of the Flach family from Riquewihr: "Iam Georgy Flachy Reichenuilensis Anno 86"; both entries have been canceled. Holzwart, who was born around 1530 in Harburg in Alsace, had a "Play of King Saul" published in Basel in 1571, which was also performed in Basel; it lasted two days, had ten acts and required more than 100 speaking and 200 silent actors.

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Rüxner, Georg.

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