Doctrina, vita et passio Jesu Christie... Lere, Leben, unnd Sterben Jesu Christie.
Inhalt des ganzen newen Testaments künstlich fürgebildet. Frankfurt, Christian Egenolff, 1537.
In-4 (193 x 143 mm) of 39 ff.n.ch. and a final white; walnut morocco, gold-coloured cold fillets, gold-coloured ribbed spine, gilded edges (F.Bedford).
First edition.
This very beautiful work illustrating the Passion of Christ is decorated with 73 full-page engravings by Schaufelein, a pupil of Albrecht Durer. Each engraving is accompanied by a caption in Latin and German.
Successfully edited, it was republished twice in 1542 and 1550. USTC locates 8 institutional copies, 7 of which are in Europe and only 1 in
United States (New York Public).
Washed copy with old traces of wetness, small tears restored, especially on the title page.
Provenance: Musee Huth (ex-libris).
VD 16, S-2228.
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