With Over One Hundred Woodcut Scenes of Tournaments
Thurnier Buch. Von Anfang, Ursachen, Ursprung, und Herkommen der Thurnier im Heyligen Römischen Reich Teutscher Nation.
Frankfurt: Gedruckt...bey Georg Ragen, 1566.
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RÜXNER, Georg. Thurnier Buch. Von Anfang, Ursachen, Ursprung, und Herkommen der Thurnier im Heyligen Römischen Reich Teutscher Nation... Frankfurt: Gedruckt...bey Georg Ragen, 1566.
Third edition (first published in 1530), with new woodcuts and much additional material contained in two further parts, each with its own title-page. Three parts in one folio volume
(11 7/8 x 7 1/2 inches; 305 x 190 mm). [6], CCXLIII, [3, Register]; [4], LXXXI, leaves. Title printed in red and black gothic letter with large woodcut of the Emperor’s court. With 121 woodcut scenes of tournaments, and numerous woodcut hand-colored coats-of-arms in the text. Also with one folding woodcut plate. The woodcut illustrations in this edition are all new. A number of the woodcuts are attributed to Jost Amman and signed “I.A.” Other woodcuts signed “H.B.” have been attributed to Hans Bocksperger. Large woodcut initials. Bound without final blank.
Contemporary blindstamped pigskin over beveled wooden boards. With two brass clasps. The binding is tooling in elaborate roll-tools, including one comprised of allegorical biblical figures and text. Binding is dated 1568. Edges speckled red. Some rubbing and soiling to boards. A few repairs to vellum at lower spine and back board. A repair to bottom outer corner of title-page, not affecting text. Previous owner's old ink signature to bottom margin of title-page. Leaf 1 of text with a repair to inner margin, just touching initial. Repairs to the blank fore-edge margin of leaves MMii-iii, not touching text. Folding plate with renewed bottom margin, not touching illustration. Overall a very good copy.
The first part of Rüxner’s book describes tournaments in Germany and Switzerland from 938 to 1487. Some of these, including the Magdeburg tournament of 938, are fictitious. The author provides information on the tournament laws, the names of the participating nobility, the names and arms of the winners, and the prizes. The second part describes tournaments and games held at Vienna from 2 May to 24 June in an unspecified year in the 1560s. The third part describes the ceremonial entrance into Bintz of Charles V and his sons on 22 August 1549.
Adams R877. Fairfax Murray, German, 374.
HBS 69489.
$5,000.
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Item #69489