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607 - Surius, Laurentius. A Compendium of the Lives of the Beloved Saints of God, Describing Their Christian, Godly Lives, True Reputations, Glorious Deeds, and Enduring Suffering. By F. Laurentium Surium, etc., originally published in Latin. Now, however … Faithfully translated into German by Johan. à Via … 3 parts (of 6) in 3 volumes. Munich, Berg, 1574–1580. 38.5 x 27 cm. Contemporary wood-covered volumes with broad, blind-embossed pigskin spines (worm-eaten, clasps missing).
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Surius, Laurentius. A Compendium of the Lives of the Beloved Saints of God, Describing Their Christian, Godly Lives, True Reputations, Glorious Deeds, and Enduring Suffering. By F. Laurentium Surium, etc., originally published in Latin. Now, however … Faithfully translated into German by Johan. à Via … 3 parts (of 6) in 3 volumes. Munich, Berg, 1574–1580. 38.5 x 27 cm. Contemporary wood-covered volumes with broad, blind-embossed pigskin spines (worm-eaten, clasps missing). First German edition. — This well-known collection of saints’ lives, arranged by day of the year, is Surius’s most significant work, which served as a model for later hagiographies. - Volume 1: The First Part of Valuable Histories ... Jenner and Hornung. With a woodcut title vignette and a full-page woodcut by Balthasar Jenichen. 1574. 22 unnumbered leaves, 631 leaves. - VD16 S10264 - Rear wooden cover partially restored with new wood. First and last leaves partly stained and with small marginal tears. Minor wormholes. - Volume 2: The Second Part of the “Bewertende Historien” ... March and April. With a woodcut title vignette and 2 (repeated) full-leaf woodcuts by Balthasar Jenichen. 1575. 26 unnumbered leaves, 613 leaves, 1 blank leaf. - VD16 S10265 - First and last leaves stained at the margins, partially backed. - Volume 6: The Sixth Part of “Bewertete Historien” ... Winter Month and Christmas Month. With a full-page woodcut. 1580. 23 unnumbered leaves, leaves 1–439, (1 blank) leaf, leaves 440–767. - VD16 S10274 - The front wooden cover has been appropriately supplemented with new wood; endpapers and inner cover lining have been replaced; title and subheadings are copies; the first 30 leaves have corner and marginal losses at the bottom; the woodcut has image loss at the lower corner; and there is some staining along the outer margin at the beginning. *
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