Rhetia, ubi Eius verus situs, Politia, bella, foedera, et alia memorabilia accuratissimè describuntur.
by SPRECHER, F(ortunatus)
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About This Item
Leiden, Elzevir, 1633. With engr. title incorporating three coats of arms and two symbolical figures representing the two sources of the Rhine. 424 pp., 4 leaves. 24mo. Contemp. vellum with ms. title on spine (somewhat discolored). Leiden, Elzevir, 1633. The chronicle of the Grisons by Fortunat Sprecher of Bernegg (1585-1647), first published as "Pallas Rhaetica" in 1617. It is equally appreciated for its elegant Latin prose and its reliability and objectivity. He describes the history, wars, and alliances of Raetia as it was then called in an exemplary way. - Bookplate "J. Mitchell Harvey" on front pastedown, sealing wax stamp on second but last blank, somewhat browned. - Willems 392; Haller IV, 815; Wyss 268f.; Möller, Graubünden (1983), 1105; Barth 20318; cf. Paisey S 2557 (ed. 1617); Pieth, Bündnergeschichte (1945), 234; Feller/Bonjour 336f. HISTORY (KULTURGESCHICHTE) ; HELVETICA: GRAUBÜNDEN-TESSIN ; HELVETICA ;
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- Hellmut Schumann Antiquariat (CH)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32284-284
- Title
- Rhetia, ubi Eius verus situs, Politia, bella, foedera, et alia memorabilia accuratissimè describuntur.
- Author
- SPRECHER, F(ortunatus)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Leiden, Elzevir
- Date Published
- 1633
- Keywords
- HISTORY (KULTURGESCHICHTE) ; HELVETICA: GRAUBÜNDEN-TESSIN ; HELVETICA ;
- Size
- 150mm x 205mm
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