528 - Brotuff, Ernst. Genealogia and Chronica of the Illustrious, Noble, Royal, and Princely House of the Princes of Anhalt, the Counts of Ballenstedt and Ascania, and the Lords of Bernburg and Zerbst, dating to 1055. A volume in six books, adorned with many beautiful ancient histories and tales, as well as royal and princely coats of arms, and annotated. With a preface by Philipp Melanchthon. Featuring a large woodcut coat of arms on the title page, 209 woodcut coats of arms in the text, and the printer’s mark at the end. Leipzig, Bärwald, 1556. 10 unnumbered leaves, 108 leaves, 26 unnumbered leaves. 27 x 19.5 cm. Half-leather binding circa 1800 with spine label (slightly dusty).

Brotuff, Ernst. Genealogia and Chronica of the Illustrious, Noble, Royal, and Princely House of the Princes of Anhalt, the Counts of Ballenstedt and Ascania, and the Lords of Bernburg and Zerbst, dating to 1055. A volume in six books, adorned with many beautiful ancient histories and tales, as well as royal and princely coats of arms, and annotated. With a preface by Philipp Melanchthon. Featuring a large woodcut coat of arms on the title page, 209 woodcut coats of arms in the text, and the printer’s mark at the end. Leipzig, Bärwald, 1556. 10 unnumbered leaves, 108 leaves, 26 unnumbered leaves. 27 x 19.5 cm. Half-leather binding circa 1800 with spine label (slightly dusty). VD16 B 8433 - Specht, Anhalt 51 - Hartfelder 581. - First edition. Variant with correct page count “CVIII.” - Brotuff (1497–1565), city clerk and mayor of Merseburg, authored several works on the history of Merseburg, Meissen, and Thuringia, among which the “Genealogical History of the House of Anhalt” stands out due to Melanchthon’s preface. - Acquisition note by Friedrich (Laßberg) fil. 1829; old ownership stamp “J. F. Schefold” on the title page. - Front endpaper corner torn off; upper margin slightly trimmed too close; minimal staining. *