322 - Weigel, Christoph. *Sculptura historiarum et temporum memoratrix*: Or, The Useful and Entertaining Art of Remembrance of the Most Remarkable World Histories of All Times, from the Creation of the World to the Present Year 1697. 2 parts and an appendix in 1 volume. With a copperplate title page and 53 (5 double-sheet-sized) copperplate plates. Nuremberg, J. D. Tauber, 1698. Nuremberg, Tauber, 1698. 34 leaves, 152 pp.; 1 leaf, 259 pp.; 10 leaves, 39 x 25 cm. Contemporary leather binding.

Weigel, Christoph. *Sculptura historiarum et temporum memoratrix*: Or, The Useful and Entertaining Art of Remembrance of the Most Remarkable World Histories of All Times, from the Creation of the World to the Present Year 1697. 2 parts and an appendix in 1 volume. With a copperplate title page and 53 (5 double-sheet-sized) copperplate plates. Nuremberg, J. D. Tauber, 1698. Nuremberg, Tauber, 1698. 34 leaves, 152 pp.; 1 leaf, 259 pp.; 10 leaves, 39 x 25 cm. Contemporary leather binding. Bauer, Weigel 9.2 – Seebaß-Edelmann 1083 – Rammensee 1599 – Handbook KJL II, 948 note. Print (copperplate title page dated 1697). - A mnemonic textbook and picture book on history. In the publisher’s preface, Gregor Andreas Schmidt (d. 1696) of Nuremberg is named as the author of the text. Each copperplate features 12 finely engraved illustrations depicting the most significant event of each decade since the creation of the world. Includes the supplement “Memory-Aiding Pictorial Delight of the Most Remarkable Events” for the years 1696, 1697, 1698, 1699, and 1700, featuring the 5 double-page copperplate engravings. — Slightly stained or browned. *