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17702409020015In verlegung der Johann Andrea Endterischen handlung Nurnberg MDCCLXX Endter 1770. Hardcover. Good. Welsh Family Bible : Original Bible of Johan Heinrich "Henry" Welsh of York Co. PA Revolutionary War Veteran Biblia Germanica Folio 38.5 x 26.5 cm. Bound in attractive contemporary blind-tooled pigskin. Original brass boss at all four corners and rear. Brass and leather clasps. Good binding. 92 1181 23 pages illustrations including portraits. Twentieth edition of the Dilherrische Bibel. Scattered soiling browning. Minor edge tearing from use to a few pages. German Lutheran bible. <br> Family Bible of John Henry Johan Heinrich Welsh 1748 - 1827. Welsh was born in York County PA and lived in Hanover and perhaps Littlestown in Adams County. He served as a Lieutenant in Colonel McAllister's regiment in the Revolutionary War. Welsh also served as an Officer in the War of 1812. He is buried at Mt. Olive Cemetery Hanover York County Pennsylvania. He married Christiana Hubbert in 1771 and had children: George Johann; Jacob; Ann Elizabeth Welch Melsheimer. Two hand written genealogical pages from the 18th century give Johan Heinrich's birth marriage and the births of his children and other details. Includes additional loose ephemera and receipts from the early 19th century some in English some German. This Bible was kept in the family until the death of his great-grandson Paul C. Welsh. In verlegung der Johann Andrea Endterischen handlung, Nurnberg, MDCCLXX (Endter) hardcover
177053202Germantown: Gedruckt und zu finden bey Christoph Saur 1770. 12mo pp. 14 490 15 13 82 i.e. 83 1; woodcut frontispiece portrait; contemporary full calf brass clasps and catches preserved; a nice copy. The fourth printing of Saur's edition of 1757 "the first Lutheran hymnbook printed in the United States" Evans. Evans 11714; Bötte & Tannhof 384. Gedruckt und zu finden bey Christoph Saur unknown
17931337937Marburg und Frankfurt: Heinrich Ludwig Bronner 1793. Hardcover. Octavo 24 773 19 24 32 160 pages; G; bound in contemporary full leather plain paneled spine; moderate wear and rubbing including leather rubbed off of tail of spine chipping to head of spine; remnants of leather clasps and hooks remaining; embossed pattern to gilt edges; patterned paper pastedowns; with engraved frontispiece of Martin Luther and an engraved title page; mild age-toning to interior; text in German. Shelved in Room X. 1337937. Special Collections - Downstairs. Heinrich Ludwig Bronner hardcover
1793173386Marburg und Frankfurt : Heinrich Ludwig Bronner 1793. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Fine copy in contemporary elaborately decorated floral wax cloth over boards. Professionally rebacked with modern cloth. Added title page engraving. Text in double columns. Lacks original steel clasps. Scattered marginal foxing. All edges gilt. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 484 pages; Description: 14 484 1612 96p. ; illus. : added t. P. ; 15cm. Subjects: Luther Martin 1483-1546 - Portraits. Lutheran Church - Hymns. Lutheran Church - Catechisms. Lutheran Church - Liturgy. Notes: Without music. Printed in two columns. Bound with: ""Der kleine Catechismus Lutheri."" --12p. ""Evangelia und Episteln auf alle Sonntage . Nebst der Historie von der Zerstörung der Stadt Jerusalem ."" --96p. At end with separate title page. Associate reference by Evans 8390. Language: German. Marburg und Frankfurt : Heinrich Ludwig Bronner hardcover
173862118Rostock Neu-Brandenburg zu finden in der Fritschischen Handlung 1738. 4to. In contemporary half calf. Wear to extremities. First and last leaves slightly browned otherwise internally nice and clean. 4 46 2 94 pp. <br/><br/><em>First edition of these two theological and ecclesiastical treatises dealing with church governance and theological controversy in 18th-century Germany—particularly in Mecklenburg. </em> unknown
174028307Halle in Magdeburgischen Johann Justinus Gebauer 1740 - 1745. 4to. Bound in 15 cont. full vellum some corners soiled most inner-hinges cracked so cords are showing but not loose most bookblocks tight. Internally overall a nice and clean set except for vol. nine the last about 60 leaves of which are marginally ink-soiled and stuck together in margins but not affecting text. Vol. five lacks lower part of t-p. i.e. printer and printing-year vol. 13 loose and lacking leaves at end. Vol. one w. engr. frontispiece. Title-pages in red and black some woodcut vignettes. In all about 22.000 pp. hardcover
1740106520Germany 1740. Hardcover. Very Good- with no dust jacket. Two volumes have damaged spines. Vellum bindings show varying degrees of handling and aged darkening especially to spines. ; 24 volumes bound in vellum. Edited by Johann G. Walch. Sowohl in Deutscher als Lateinischer Spracher verfertgleond aus der letztem in die erster uversetze Samtliche Schriften. Text is in German. 1740 - 1753. Shipping will be extra for this very large and heavy set please inquire. Priority and international shipping will be very expensive. ; 7 x 8 3/4";. hardcover
176162242Kiøbenhavn Berling 1761. 4to. In contemporary full calf with five raised bands and gilt lettering and ornamentation to spine. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Light wear to extremities scratches to boards. Internally nice and clean. 2 428 pp <br/><br/><em>Biblioteca Danica I 433. </em> hardcover
17339153AB1733. Augsburg Wolff 1733. 105 : 17 cm. 1 Blatt 122 Seiten 1 Blatt Lederband der Zeit mit reicher Rückenvergoldung. Der erste Titel - Lutherische Reimen-Gedicht - datiert 1698. - Gering gebräunt; Einband etwas berieben Vorderdeckel mit kleiner Fehlstelle. - Vgl. De Backer-S. V 822. unknown
1778LV2122aLeipzig:: Bey Christian Gottlob Hilscher 1778. 1778. Small 8vo. ii 131 1 pp. Engraved frontispiece of Luther by Bruhl engraved title-page and text head and tailpiece vignettes; modern glossy pastedowns and free end-papers. Quarter dark brown calf marbled boards gilt-stamped spine. Small inked shelf-number on verso title-page. Fine. Later edition of Schrockh's "'eminent' biography of Luther" first published in 1773 Backus & Benedict p. 221. <br /><br /> "Schrockh. . .sympathized with Erasmus' stand in the free-will controversy against Luther's extreme determinism which says Schrockh the modern Protestant church does not feel committed to defend. . . .Schrockh stands by the narrower Lutheran definition of the Reformation. . . .In Planck and Schrockh despite their differences Protestantism and the Enlightenment remained in easy association" Mansfield. p. 46. <br /><br /> "The notion of Luther as the embodiment of the German Volksgeist for example could not but degenerate into that of simple patriotism or 'Luther the German.' On this view when Luther enjoined obedience to the secular authorities on the occasion of the peasants' revolt he laid the groundwork for 'respect for the authorities and for the inner peace of the state'—so says church historian Johann Matthias Schrockh 1733-1808. Indeed according to Schrockh in the intervening centuries all of Europe should have come to understand that the Protestant religion 'is alone suited to the legitimate power and the true interests of the princes' and that 'all of this is without doubt Luther's work'" Perkins pp. 69-70. <br /><br /> The frontispiece of Luther is fine example of German engraver Johann Benjamin Bruhl 1691-1763. <br /><br /> Schrockh "was an Austrian-German historian and literary scholar born in Vienna. He was a grandson to Pietist preacher Matthias Bel 1684-1749" Wikip. REFERENCES: Backus Irena & Philip Benedict Calvin and His Influence 1509-2009 Oxford: Oxford University Press 2011; Mansfield Bruce Man on His Own: Interpretations of Erasmus c. 1750-1920 Vol. 2 Toronto: University of Toronto Press 1992; Perkins Robert L. ed. For Self-examination and Judge for Yourself! Macon GA: Mercer University Press 2002. Bey Christian Gottlob Hilscher, 1778. hardcover
17297321729. leather. Very Good. See Photo Gallery Original Edition Content and Summary of the Whole Understood New Testaments Printing Location: Unknown possibly Tuebingen Germany but more likely Nuremburg Germany. Date: 1729 Size and Page Count: 4.25"" X 7"" Tall approx. 1174 pages Condition: Very Good! Calf-skin bound text with golden gilt edges binding good boards with marks and scratches comparatively light foxing one endpage missing one page torn though not detached pages back of boards with pencil markings cracks and scratches but otherwise in excellent shape text clean and easy to read Complete. ------An excellent opportunity for the collector researcher or historian------ Contains: The complete New Testaments in the German language. The text is a Martin Luther translation Martin Luther was a leader of the German Protestant Reformation in 1517 with 'Practical Application' commentary below text and prefaces before each book. Several of the prefaces were written by Luther including the preface to the entire New Testament Romans and Revelations. Also included is a introduction to each of the four apostles written by William Cave 30 December 1637 4 August 1713 an English and patristic scholar. Wikipedia Also mentioned is Johann Ardnt 15551621 a German Theologian. For full information on Ardnt see Wikipedia . From Wikipedia on Luther's Translation: While he was sequestered in the Wartburg Castle 15211522 Luther began to translate the New Testament from ancient Greek into German in order to make it more accessible to all the people of the ""Holy Roman Empire of the German nation."" He translated from the Greek text using Erasmus ' second edition 1519 of the Greek New Testament known as the Textus Receptus . Luther did not translate from the Latin Vulgate translation which is the Latin translation officially used by the Roman Catholic Church. Both Erasmus and Luther had learned Greek at the Latin schools led by the Brethren of the Common Life respectively in Deventer Netherlands and in Magdeburg. These lay brothers added late 15th century Greek as a new subject to their curriculum. At that time Greek was seldom taught even at universities. To help him in translating into contemporary German Luther would make forays into nearby towns and markets to listen to people speaking. He wanted to ensure their comprehension by translating as closely as possible to their contemporary language usage. His translation was published in September 1522 six months after he had returned to Wittenberg. hardcover
17702346712Wansenhause / Marburg und Franckfurt: Halle / Ben Heinrich Ludwig Bronner 1770. Reprint. Full-Leather. Good/No Jacket. Original binding with vernacular leather case lined with decorative patterned paper and some found scraps of paper inside possibly a ledger as several names are visible. Top portion of title page absent boards a bit rubbed with crease down rear board causing crack to leather. 1770 Full-Leather. 22 2 1079 308 6 262 pp. Blackletter / Fraktur script. Original full leather with five raised spine bands gilt gauffered edges decorative endpapers titles. German version of the Old and New Testaments with psalms translated by Martin Luther. Woodcut frontispiece of Luther opposite title page of psalms. Halle / Ben Heinrich Ludwig Bronner hardcover
17549367Andreas Hartvig Godiche 1754. Hardcover. Fair. Fair. 1754 Andreas Hartvig Godiche Kjobenhavn. Text in Dutch in Fraktur script. Small hardcover 4 x 6.25 inches has paper-covered wooden boards and brown leather-covered spine. Paper covering has a dark brown and black speckled pattern. Spine has five slightly raised bands over the binding cords. Paste-downs are firmly attached to inside of boards and binding is not loose. Paper on outside of boards is somewhat wavy and while attached along edges paper floats slightly off the boards in the center. Edges of paper are worn and chipped; surfaces are rubbed. Wooden boards are somewhat wavy. Leather spine is worn and rubbed; top one inch of spine covering is missing. Spine is blank but could have once had a label. There are a few small old insect holes in the spine. Pages stand somewhat proud of boards on fore edges. All pages are completely intact and quite supple but all pages have a light tan moisture stain over most of their surface; paste downs also stained. Front paste down has two names in ink and one further that has been scratched out. Handwritten initials on top page edges. 200 pages. Carefully packed shipped in a box. Full title page: Doct. Mort. Luthers Aanderige og Krafte-fulde Praedikener om Guds Sons Manddoms Annammelse og Fodsel til Verden 1 over Evangelium paa Mariae Bebudelses dag. Luc. I v. 26:38 2 over Evangelium paa forste Juule Dag. Luc. 2v. I:14 over Esaiae 9v. 6 over Johannis I v.14 Lutheri Vidnesbyrd om denne.D. Joh. Jac. Rambachs Praediken.Den Herres Jesu forste Blods-Draaber. Kjobenhavn 1754. Trykt hos Andreas Hartvig Godiche boende i Skinder-Gaden naest ved vor Frue Skole. Andreas Hartvig Godiche hardcover
17331207030004Franckfurt am Mayn : gedruckt und zu finden bey Moller 1733. Hardcover. Good. Lutheran Theology Octavo. Bound in contemporary leather raised bands All edges gilt. Rubbing minor chipping to spine. One title page torn 1 partial plate and 1 plate torn. 8 60 1232 72 p. illustrated with 62 plates. Title page in red and black. <br><br> Johann Arndt was a German Lutheran theologian who wrote several influential books of devotional Christianity. Although reflective of the period of Lutheran Orthodoxy he is seen as a forerunner of pietism a movement within Lutheranism that gained strength in the late 17th century. After some time his Lutheran tendencies aroused the anger of the authorities who were of the Reformed Church. Consequently in 1590 he was deposed for refusing to remove the pictures from his church and discontinue the use of exorcism at baptism. His principal work Wahres Christentum i.e. True Christianity which has been translated into most European languages has served as the foundation of many books of devotion both Roman Catholic and Protestant. Arndt here dwells upon the mystical union between the believer and Christ and endeavors by drawing attention to Christ's life in His people to correct the purely forensic side of the reformation theology which paid almost exclusive attention to Christ's death for His people. Franckfurt am Mayn : gedruckt und zu finden bey Moller hardcover
1729041022Leipzig Johann Heinrich Zedler/Register: Leipzig Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf 1729-1733/1740 1729. Hardcover. Very Good. Des Theuren Mannes Gottes D. Martin Luthers Sämtliche Theils von Ihm selbst Deutsch verfertigte theils aus dessen Lateinischen ins Deutsche übersetzte Schriften und Werke Welche aus allen vorhin Ausgegangenen Sammlungen zusammen getragen Und Anietzo in eine bequemere und nach denen Materien eingerichtete Ordnung gebracht nach denen ältesten und besten Exemplarien mit Fleisz übersehen und verbessert mit verschiedenen in denen Altenburgischen und andern Tomis ermangelnden Schrifften vermehret und mit nöthigen Vorberichten versehen. WITH in Volume XXII: M. Johann Jacob Greiffs Pastoris in Mölbis Vollständige Register über die XXII Leipziger Theile der gesammten Schriften Des seligen D. Martin Luthers Nebst einem auf die Wittenbergischen Jenischen 1740. 22 volumes in 22 bound vellum bindings. Marble endpapers. Interior very good pages evenly browned. Leipzig Johann Heinrich Zedler/Register: Leipzig, Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf 1729-1733/1740 hardcover
172910151Leipzig Johann Heinrich Zedler/Register: Leipzig Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf 1729-1733/1740. 12 bindings containing 22 volumes and a register 10 16 588 8 834 8 4 674 14 608 10 16 640 8 674 10 4 548 8 636 14 744 12 576 10 32 664 6 8 651 8 16 742 8 680 6 8 620 6 621 10 720 6 534 6 708 2 380 8 736 2 592 4 224 26 144 882 280 p. Contemporary Vellum Folio H. 345 x L. 225 x W. 7-85 cm. -the complete set is ca. 90 cm. wide- A single wormhole in the bottom margin of volume 13 top of the back covers of volume 19/20 21/22 and the register lack a small piece of vellum the text blocks are slightly browned at some places but not nearly as browned as usual page 451/452 of volume 9 is present a second time in volume 8 all 22 volumes are illustrated with a large engraved head-piece depicting Luther at the beginning of the main text. Firm and complete set of the works of Martin Luther 1484-1546. Included is a useful register which was specially made for this edition by Johann Jacob Greiff 1699-1767. The set is uniformly bound in firm vellum bindings which are in very good condition and surprisingly clean. Altogether a beautiful set of the life's work of the renowned Martin Luther. Leipzig Johann Heinrich Zedler/Register: Leipzig, Bernhard Christoph Breitkopf hardcover
179926055<p><strong>1800 LANCASTER Martin Luther German Bible Psalter RARE New Hanover PA Hutter</strong></p><p>"<em>Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces I would still plant my apple tree</em>." </p><p>― Martin Luther</p><p>Martin Luther is one of the most iconic and well-recognized figures of the Protestant Reformation. His theological teachings which rejected many of the Roman Catholic Church's doctrines were polarizing in the development of Renaissance Protestantism.</p><p>This rare German printing of Martin Luther's translation of '<em>Psalms'</em> was published in Lancaster PA! </p><p>Item number: #26055</p><p>Price: $599</p><p>LUTHER Martin</p><p><strong><em>Der Psalter des Königs und Propheten Davids</em></strong></p><p>Lancaster: Gedruckt bey Christian Jacob Hütter 1799-1800. 1st edition</p><p><u>Details</u>: </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Collation: complete with all pages</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->o <!--endif-->376 </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Language: German</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Binding: Leather; tight and secure </p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Size: ~6in X 3.75in 15cm x 9.5cm</p><p><!-- if !supportLists-->· <!--endif-->Very rare and desirable </p><p>Our Guarantee:</p><p>Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.</p><p>Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving and we will offer a full refund without reservation!</p><p>26055</p><p>Photos available upon request. </p> Gedruckt bey Christian Jacob Hütter hardcover
1784040858Germanton Germantown Pennsylvania: Gedruckt bey Leibert und Billmeyer 1784. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Poor. 12mo. 252 pages. A small book measuring 5 3/4 inches tall by almost 3 1/2 inches wide. Hardcover bound in original leather-covered wooden boards. The binding is quite worn and stained. Chipping at the spine ends. The leather is chipped and is darkened on the rear cover from having been damped and is peeling up where it is chipped revealing the wooden board beneath. The front pastedown is torn away revealing the front wooden board. Lacks the clasp. Several signatures a bit sprung. There is a chip at the fore edge of the title page affecting some of the lettering. The text is toned and stained. Bottom edge torn away from the bottom of the final leaf but there does not appear to be text missing. Worldcat also notes 252 pages. Printed in "Old German" type. A scarce 18th century American Psalter written in German. <br/> <br/> Gedruckt bey Leibert und Billmeyer hardcover
17958653Philadelphia: Carl Cist in der Zweyten-Strasse no. 104 nahe bey der Rehs-Strasse 1795. Hardcover. Good. Calf spine plain paper over card 14 cm 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 inches 4 127 1 pp. Binding rubbed and worn with some loss to the corners; contents browned with occasional stains; front free-endpaper with an early ink inscription in German dated March 16 1798. Evans 28993. An early printing of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism adapted for the use of children. The publisher Charles Cist 1738-1805 born Charles Thiel in St. Petersburg Russia; he graduated from Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg with a medical degree. He emigrated to the American colonies in 1769 at which time he changed his name. In 1773 he settled in Philadelphia and learned the printing trade. He was a prominent Philadelphia printer of the colonial and post-colonial era issuing works in both German and English. An active supporter of the revolution he had published Thomas Paine�s�The American Crisis he fled Philadelphia when the British took the city in 1777. He started the American Herald in 1784 and the Columbian Magazine in 1786. During the administration of John Adams he became the public printer and established a printing and binding firm in Washington D.C.Along with the printing business he was the first person to introduce anthracite coal to the United States facing opposition in Philadelphia where the public thought he was trying to sell blackened stones. He also was secretary 1793 of the Fame Fire Association which introduced an apparatus for escaping burning buildings. Carl Cist, in der Zweyten-Strasse, no. 104, nahe bey der Rehs-Strasse hardcover
17855187Germanton Germantown Pa.: Leibert und Billmeyer 1785. First edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism. iv 127 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Original boards. Binding worn front cover and initial blank nearly detached rear cover split at joint leaves browned pp. 87-94 are torn without any loss of text. In cloth slipcase. First edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism. iv 127 1 pp. 1 vols. 12mo. The German American catechisms played an important role in education in addition to their obvious role in the moral training of the young they were also used for instruction in reading and writing. This is the first edition of the authorized version of the Pennsylvania Ministerium catechism whose source was Henrich Miller's 1774 and Johann Christoph Kunze's 1781 editions of the catechism. "This newly adopted catechism continued to be the official German text of the Ministerium for some 72 years until it was replaced by a revision in 1857 . During the long period in which it served as the official catechism it was printed by some 25 different printers in more than 70 years." - Repp. Arndt & Eck The First Century of German Language Printing in the USA I 632 2 copies one of which is incomplete; Shipton & Mooney 44712; Bristol B6095; Repp Luther's Catechism Comes to America p. 222; OCLC 62831685 3 copies Leibert und Billmeyer unknown
1798462881798. LUTHER Martin. Der Kleine Catechismus Des Sel. D. Martin Luthers. Philadelphia: Henrich Schweitzer 1798. 41431pp. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and paper covered boards. Half the paper on the front board and all the paper on the rear board stripped away worn at spine ends and corners. Uniform tanning. Good. EVANS 34024. ARNDT 1139. SEIDENSTICKER p.150. NAIP w000067. A rare Philadelphia printing in German of Martin Luther's catechism. This volume is good evidence of both the steady influx of German immigrants to American in the 18th century and of the American Lutheran church's resistance to acculturation. Many German Lutheran church leaders in the young United States saw German culture and true piety as inseparable and developed a strong resistance to Americanization. The Pennsylvania Lutherans especially clung tenaciously to German culture. Arndt and NAIP together locate only four copies one of which is lacking the final leaf. Rare. unknown
1740954Züllichau 1740. nach dem hebräischen und griechischen Grundtext und der deutsche Übersetzung Zwei Bände Guter Zustand Verlegung des Waysenhauses 8°. Hpgt. Bibel unknown
1756583571756. Disp. chir. 5/127. - Hrsg. v. Albrecht v. Haller. - Lausannae Sumptibus Marci-Michael Bousquet & Socior 1756 4° pp.53-59 Rückenbroschur. Zweitabdruck " De spica deglutita et per apostema hypochondrii dextri reiecta Car. Frid. Luther. Def. Joach. Dolge" Praeses: Carolo Frid. Luther. Respes.: Joachimo Dolge. Karl Friedrich Luther 1663-1744 "geb. 18. Febr. 1663 in Breslau; Dr. med. erhielt 1695 Erlaubnis zum Disputieren und Dozieren in Kiel 1702 außerord. Prof; 1705 Prof am Gymnasium in Stettin; später Leibarzt des Königs Stanislaus von Polen bei dem er bis 1723 blieb; 1726 ord. Prof der Medizin und zugleich der Naturphilosophie in der Philos. Fakultät in Kiel 1728 herzogl. Leibarzt 1742 seines Alters wegen von allen amtlichen Geschäften entbunden; gestorben 10. Dez. 1744." Friedrich Volbehr % Richard Weyl: Professoren und Dozenten der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel 1665-1954 1956 Siehe - Moller 2 500; Götten Das gelehrte Europa 1735. 244f. Luther ist ein Verwandter des Reformators gewesen Nachkomme eines Großvater-Bruders; vgl. Richter Genealogia Lutherorum Berlin und Leipzig 1793 S. U 1 ff. unknown
17539242AB1753. Erfurt J. C. Hering 1753. 4°. 1 Bl. 30 S. Neuer Pp.-Bd. im Stil d. Zt. - Gebräunt und etwas braunfl. unknown
175353654Wittemberg Vidua Scheffler 1753. 4to. Contemporary full calf with five raised bands to richly gilt spine. Edges of boards blindtooled. Boards slightly warped and with lsigns of wear. Internally very nice and clean with only a few scattered brownspots. A nice tight clean and completely unrestored copy. Title-page printed in red and black. 4 18 6 CCLII 2 pp. two folded engraved plates. <br/><br/><em>The exceedingly rare first edition of the first published biography of Aldus Manutius including "the first real attempt at an Aldine bibliography" Grolier Aldus. This legendary publication constitutes not only the earliest but also one of the most important sources on Aldus and his publications. Written by Christian Gottlieb Unger 1671-1719 presumably in the early 1700'ies it circulated in manuscript-form for decades until 1753 when Samuel Luther Geret German theologian lawyer and politician took upon himself to edit the manuscript and have it published. Renouard mentions a 1729-edition but this is a ghost See "Grolier Aldus Manutius: No. 135".Grolier Aldus Manutius: No. 135.Renouard pp. iv-v. </em> hardcover
