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19. eRASmuS, Desiderius. In Novuum Testamentum ab eodem denuo recognitum, Annotationes, ingenti nuper accessione per autorem locupletatae. Basle, Johann Froben, March 1519. p. on r. folio (mm 328x218), pp. (8), 579, (1), contemporary calf over wooden-boards, richly tooled in blind and silver; spine with 5 double raised-bands, richly decorated, gilt edges. A very fine copy, some losses to the spine and to the raised-bands, boards worn. pRINTed ON VeLLum. Roman, Greek and Hebrew types. Title-page within an elaborated border by Holbein, Erasmus’ epistle within a border of putti and acanthus leaves by Urs Graf. Another border opens the New Testament. Ex-libris of Theodor Christoph Lilienthal (1717-1781), the well-known German Lutheran theologian. First separate edition of the Annotationes by Erasmus enlarged for this second edition of the New Testament; a magnificent and extremely scarce copy printed on vellum. Erasmus wrote to Thomas More that Johann Froben was challenged with the printing of three copies in membranis. Darlow & Moule, n. 4597; Bezzel, 1212; Staehelin, 9; Lambeth Library (1843) n. 356. PMM 46. [17497] 14

20. FABRIS, Salvator. die kunstreihen und weitberumeten Fechmeister S.Fabris Italianische Fechtkunst. Leyden, I. Elzevir, 1619, € 7.500 folio, pp. (8), 196, late 18th century half calf, title on red label. First German translation, “Das ist: Grundeliche und ausfurliche unterrichtung von dem fechten: wie man diselbe kunst auss iren rechten Fundamenten schopffen, und zu einer gewissen volkommenheit erlernen solle...”, of a remarkable treatise about fencing first published in 1606 in Copenhagen: “De lo Schermo, overo scienza d’arme”. Title printed in red and 190 woodcuts in the text. A good copy of a very rare book, which “enjoyed such popularity that there were 5 subsequent editions, 4 of which were in German. Fabris says further that there are 4 legitimate and 3 bastard guards, because each bastard position retains something of the two from which it was formed… In summary, the author’s text is written in simple language, and is well organized. While he still includes cutting actions, primary emphasis is on the point.” (Gaugler, pp. 30-36). Two old Russian stamps. Gelli p.77. Thimm p.97. Lipperheiden2952. Vigeant p.56: “Cette traduction fait par les Elzeviers, avec nouvelles gravures sur bois, prouve la merite reconnu de l’oeuvre de Fabris”. [13526] 15

19. eRASmuS, Desiderius. In Novuum<br />

Testamentum ab eodem denuo recognitum,<br />

Annotationes, ingenti nuper accessione per autorem<br />

locupletatae. Basle, Johann Froben, March<br />

1519. p. on r.<br />

folio (mm 328x218), pp. (8), 579, (1), contemporary calf<br />

over wooden-boards, richly tooled in blind and silver;<br />

spine with 5 double raised-bands, richly decorated, gilt<br />

edges. A very fine copy, some losses to the spine and to the<br />

raised-bands, boards worn. pRINTed ON VeLLum. Roman,<br />

Greek and Hebrew types. Title-page within an elaborated<br />

border by Holbein, Erasmus’ epistle within a border of<br />

putti and acanthus leaves by Urs Graf. Another border<br />

opens the New Testament. Ex-libris of Theodor Christoph<br />

Lilienthal (1717-1781), the well-known German<br />

Lutheran theologian. First separate edition of the<br />

Annotationes by Erasmus enlarged for this second edition<br />

of the New Testament; a magnificent and extremely scarce<br />

copy printed on vellum. Erasmus wrote to Thomas More<br />

that Johann Froben was challenged with the printing of<br />

three copies in membranis. Darlow & Moule, n. 4597;<br />

Bezzel, 1212; Staehelin, 9; Lambeth Library (1843) n. 356.<br />

PMM 46. [17497]<br />

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