863 - Germany - Saxony - Spangenberg, Cyriacus. Quernfurt Chronicle. A historical account of the ancient and illustrious lordship of Quernfurt in Saxony, and of the events that took place there—... before and after the birth of Christ—including wars, campaigns, and battles.... Also a description of the lives and histories of all the noble lords of Quernfurt … up to the last one, who died in the year 1496. With a two-color coat-of-arms woodcut on the reverse of the title page and a printer’s mark at the end. Erfurt, Baumann, 1590. 28 leaves, 500 pp., 2 leaves. 21 x 15.5 cm. Contemporary blind-embossed pigskin binding over wooden boards with roller and plate stamps, 2 brass clasps.

Germany - Saxony - Spangenberg, Cyriacus. Quernfurt Chronicle. A historical account of the ancient and illustrious lordship of Quernfurt in Saxony, and of the events that took place there—... before and after the birth of Christ—including wars, campaigns, and battles.... Also a description of the lives and histories of all the noble lords of Quernfurt … up to the last one, who died in the year 1496. With a two-color coat-of-arms woodcut on the reverse of the title page and a printer’s mark at the end. Erfurt, Baumann, 1590. 28 leaves, 500 pp., 2 leaves. 21 x 15.5 cm. Contemporary blind-embossed pigskin binding over wooden boards with roller and plate stamps, 2 brass clasps. BM STC German Books 823 - VD16 S7659 - Wegele 422f. - First edition and likely the only edition of the Querfurt Chronicle by the theologian and chronicler Cyriacus Spangenberg (1528–1604). An important source work on the history of Querfurt and the individuals mentioned. - Slightly browned and/or stained; pp. 360–361 have a small hole with no loss of text; the removed supplementary volume has been replaced with paper of a matching color. - A good copy. *