1599 · Moguntiae [Mainz]
by (BINDINGS - BLIND-STAMPED PIGSKIN). [DALBERG, WOLFGANG VON]
Moguntiae [Mainz]: Balthasaar Lippius, 1599. 266 x 185 mm. (10 1/2 x 7 1/4"). 16 p.l., 323, [1] pp.
CONTEMPORARY BLIND-STAMPED PIGSKIN over bevelled wooden boards, UPPER COVER WITH THE ARMS OF WOLFGANG VON DALBERG, ARCHBISHOP-ELECTOR OF MAINZ stamped in black at center, the world "AGENDA" stamped above it and the date 1599 below, the arms enclosed by blind-rule and decorative roll (lattice-work, medallion portraits) frames, lower cover similarly framed, with three vertical bands at center (lattice-work flanked by palmettes), raised bands, two brass catchplates, one clasp, remnants of a second strap (lower cover with small hole in the original pigskin, with the tooling continuing onto the wood beneath it). With the archbishop's arms on verso of title page, decorative woodcut initials printed in red, two nearly full-page woodcuts, one of the Crucifixion and one a chart of consanguinity, and with 31 pages containing printed music. Printed in black and red, in roman (for Latin) and Fraktur (for German) type. Front pastedown with red ink ownership inscription: "Wolfgangus Dei Gratia Archiepiscopus Moguntius Princeps Elector Anno D[omi]ni 1599." VD16 A 720; USTC 609582. Corners rubbed to boards, pigskin somewhat soiled, text with a minor spot here and there, but quite an excellent copy--clean and fresh internally, the binding entirely solid, with no other significant wear, and with the coat of arms quite distinct.
Handsomely bound with the author's coat of arms, this is a guidebook for the clergy of the archdiocese of Mainz, giving the preferred text for the various services, sacraments, exhortations, and benedictions. The table of moveable feasts covers the years 1599 to 1633, and the calendar gives the saints' days to be celebrated in local churches. The liturgical text is, of course, in Latin, but there are sections of text in German, so that the words can be clearly understood by the laity. These include blessings, penitence, absolution, prayers for the sick, and extreme unction, all printed in Fraktur type. Wolfgang X. von Dalberg (1537-1601) was elected Archbishop of Mainz in 1582. The position was secular as well as religious, as archbishops were also Archchancellors (high-ranking court officers) and Electors of the Holy Roman Empire. His primary task was re-Catholization of the region, but he also became a vigorous prosecutor of witchcraft. A wave of persecution and witch trials began in 1593, following a series of severe storms affecting crops and epidemics striking cattle--which were seen as the result of malevolent witchery. The trials between 1594 and 1614 resulted in 236 executions.. (Inventory #: ST20459)
CONTEMPORARY BLIND-STAMPED PIGSKIN over bevelled wooden boards, UPPER COVER WITH THE ARMS OF WOLFGANG VON DALBERG, ARCHBISHOP-ELECTOR OF MAINZ stamped in black at center, the world "AGENDA" stamped above it and the date 1599 below, the arms enclosed by blind-rule and decorative roll (lattice-work, medallion portraits) frames, lower cover similarly framed, with three vertical bands at center (lattice-work flanked by palmettes), raised bands, two brass catchplates, one clasp, remnants of a second strap (lower cover with small hole in the original pigskin, with the tooling continuing onto the wood beneath it). With the archbishop's arms on verso of title page, decorative woodcut initials printed in red, two nearly full-page woodcuts, one of the Crucifixion and one a chart of consanguinity, and with 31 pages containing printed music. Printed in black and red, in roman (for Latin) and Fraktur (for German) type. Front pastedown with red ink ownership inscription: "Wolfgangus Dei Gratia Archiepiscopus Moguntius Princeps Elector Anno D[omi]ni 1599." VD16 A 720; USTC 609582. Corners rubbed to boards, pigskin somewhat soiled, text with a minor spot here and there, but quite an excellent copy--clean and fresh internally, the binding entirely solid, with no other significant wear, and with the coat of arms quite distinct.
Handsomely bound with the author's coat of arms, this is a guidebook for the clergy of the archdiocese of Mainz, giving the preferred text for the various services, sacraments, exhortations, and benedictions. The table of moveable feasts covers the years 1599 to 1633, and the calendar gives the saints' days to be celebrated in local churches. The liturgical text is, of course, in Latin, but there are sections of text in German, so that the words can be clearly understood by the laity. These include blessings, penitence, absolution, prayers for the sick, and extreme unction, all printed in Fraktur type. Wolfgang X. von Dalberg (1537-1601) was elected Archbishop of Mainz in 1582. The position was secular as well as religious, as archbishops were also Archchancellors (high-ranking court officers) and Electors of the Holy Roman Empire. His primary task was re-Catholization of the region, but he also became a vigorous prosecutor of witchcraft. A wave of persecution and witch trials began in 1593, following a series of severe storms affecting crops and epidemics striking cattle--which were seen as the result of malevolent witchery. The trials between 1594 and 1614 resulted in 236 executions.. (Inventory #: ST20459)
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