Peter Schez
Historia ducum Styriae In tres partes ...
Three parts in noe volume, written in Latin
Printed by Widmanstetter in Graz, 1728
One large multiple folding copper portrait and 22 splendid full-page portrait plates
Original and splendid master binding with rich gilt-tooled ornamentation such as crowns and blossoms
Dimensions of folio volume: 31.5 x 21 x 4.5 cm
Complete and well-preserved copy in an unusual binding

The Chronicle of the Dukes of Styria from Ottokar I. to the Emperor Joseph I. is an important witness of Styrian history. It was commissioned by the Grazer Jesuit College as a birthday gift for the Emperor Charles VI. It is equipped with a large, multi-folded copper engraved frontispiece and 22 beautiful full-page portrait plates.

Collation

1 frontispiece, 4 leaves, 186 pages, 108 pages and 84 pages. Followed by 10 pages index. Complete

Condition

In very good condition. Clean and neat print. Slightly discolored only in outer margins. Leaf 63 in third volume with larger split in lower margin.

Binding

Original, unusually splendid master binding. Blind- and gilt-tooled roll-stamp borders (blossom roll) and slate iron lines. Center panels on boards magnificently adorned with crowns and blossoms and splendid tendrils. Spine with blind-tooled ornamental decorations. Three gilt edges. Presumably Austrian master binding. Six raised bands. In good condition. Boards and joints rubbed. Gilt embossing partly quite oxidized. Edges and corners with strong scuff marks. Upper spine end chipped and with small defective spots in leather. Inner joints broken. Index detached from book block at top and somewhat cocked in binding. However, book block and binding all in all firm and stable. Dimensions of folio volume: 31.5 x 21 x 4.5 cm.

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