Wapen des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Teutscher Nation

Author: Köbel, Jakob

other author: Kallenberg, Jacob

Publisher: Feyerabend, Sigmund

Published: Frankfurt am Main

Publishing year: 1579

(Köbel, Jacob; 1462-1533). "Wapen des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Teutscher Nation, als Keyserlicher und Königlicher Mayestat, auch der Churfürsten, Fürsten, Grafen, Freyherrn, Rittern, und der mehrer theil Stätt so zu dem Reich (in Teutschem Land gelegen) gehören und gehört haben". Frankfurt am Main: Johann Schmidt for Sigmund Feyerabend, 1579. 4to. (74) (of 91) ll. of which 59 leaves printed on both sides with full-page woodblock illustrations. Later full parchment binding.

Second edition of the anonymously published work depicting numerous flag bearers of different German municipalities and their coats of arms. With large woodcut coat of arms on title, many woodcut illustrations (mostly fullpage), most of them signed with monogram "IK" which is now assumed to refer to Jacob Kallenberg (and not to the author Jacob Köbel); many of them with town views in the background. - 13 leaves of illustrations (leaf O1 - 'Rottenburgk am Necker' on recto and 'Landtshut' on verso; sections T 1-4, U 1-4, X 1-4 = fullpage woodcuts without the titles) and 4 leaves (section A 1-4) of text are missing (were not inbound). Title page professionaly restored (without a loss of text), otherwise well preserved.

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Tags: Jakob Köbel, Wapen des Heiligen Römischen Reichs Teutscher Nation, Frankfurt, Feyerabend, 1579, woodcuts, woodblock coats of arms, Jacob Kallenberg