ICONS OF THE SANCTUARIES AND MARTYRS OF CHRIST... Frankfurt, - Lot 72

ICONS OF THE SANCTUARIES AND MARTYRS OF CHRIST... Frankfurt, Christian Egenolff, n.d. [at the end: 1551]. In-8, vellum Bradel binding, coat of arms in the center, plain spine, title label, speckled edges (L. Guétant). First edition of this biography of the saints and martyrs of the Church, illustrated with 86 woodcuts by Hans Weiditz, including one on the title page. (Fairfax Murray, German Books, no. 389.) A copy bearing the coat of arms of Arthur Brölemann (1826–1904), a bibliophile from Lyon. Handwritten note in German on the first endpaper.

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