756 - Baroque

Baroque Urtlauff, Placidus, and Gregor Fuchs Tuba Evangelica Peccatorum Auribus Insonans, Admonendo, arguendo, Increpando, dehortando. Sermons on All the Sunday Gospels for the Entire Year, Against Various Sinners and Sins. 3 parts in 1 volume. With 3 engraved frontispieces and numerous woodcut borders and initials. Nuremberg, Lochner, 1707. Folio. 11 leaves, 332 pp., 6 leaves, 4 leaves, 240 pp., 3 leaves, 11 leaves, 368 pp., 4 leaves. Contemporary half-leather binding with handwritten title on the spine (slightly stained). First edition. — Cf. VD18 14765802, VD18 15234169, and VD18 15234614 - The bound-in sections have their own titles and engraved frontispieces: *Tuba Virginea* - *Tuba Panegyrica*. - The work combines the efforts of two Franconian Benedictine monks. P. Placidus was the principal author but died before the work was printed. Gregor Fuchs supplemented and completed the unfinished manuscript after Urtlauf’s death. Fuchs later (in 1717) rose to become the influential abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Theres am Main. The sermons are extremely rich in “pleasing concepts” (Baroque patterns of thought), historical examples (illustrative stories), and quotations from the Church Fathers. The authors use dramatic language to denounce vices (such as avarice, pride, or gluttony) and to morally rouse the faithful. — Bookplate and name on the inside cover. First edition. — Cf. VD18 14765802, VD18 15234169, and VD18 15234614. — The bound-in sections each have their own title and an engraved frontispiece: *Tuba Virginea* and *Tuba Panegyrica*. - The work is the result of the collaborative efforts of two Franconian Benedictine monks. Fr. Placidus Urtlauff was the principal author but died before printing was completed. After Urtlauff’s death, Gregor Fuchs expanded and completed the unfinished manuscript. Fuchs later rose to become the influential abbot of the Benedictine monastery of Theres am Main in 1717. The sermons are extremely rich in “annehmliche Concepte” (Baroque conceits), historical exempla (illustrative stories), and quotations from the Church Fathers. The authors use forceful, vivid language to denounce vices such as avarice, pride, and gluttony and to inspire the faithful morally. — Bookplate and name on the front endpaper. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard margin scheme. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.