Golden Bull.- Thülemeyer (Heinrich Günther von) Tractatio De Bulla Aurea, Argentea, Plumbea Et Cerea in Genere, nec non in Specie De Aurea Bulla Caroli IV Imperatoris, 8 parts in 1, text in Latin and German, engraved additional pictorial title, letterpress title in red and black (folded at foot), fine folding engraved plate and illustrations in text of miniatures from the original manuscript, woodcut decorative initials and tail-pieces, A2 of 'Andronici eiusdem nominis Secundi' misbound within preliminaries, offsetting, some spotting or foxing, and mostly light browning (as often), contemporary calf, gilt spine in compartments and with replacement leather label and 2 small paper labels, upper joint starting, but holding firm, rubbed and scuffed, folio, Frankfurt, For Johann Melchior Bencard, 1697.

⁂ Rare in commerce, and those copies traced often defective. On the Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV, issued in 1356, and which provided the constitutional foundation of the Holy Roman Empire for the next centuries. It was named the Golden Bull after the seal that it carried.