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Anfang: Vrsprung: vnnd Herko[m]men des Thurnirs in teutscher Nation. Wieuil Thurnier biss vff den Letsten zü Worms, auch wie, vnd an welchen Ortten die gehalten, vnd durch was Fürstenn, Grauen, Herrn, Ritter vnnd vom Adel, sie ieder Zeit besücht worden sindt ... Mitt keyserlicher Freiheyt in sechs Jaren nitt nachzutrucken.

Accession number
PML 218
Creator
Rüxner, Georg.
Published
Siemern : Gedruckt in Verlegung Hieronimi Rodlers, uff den letsten tag des Monats Octobris nach Cristi geburt Funffzehenhundert und im dreissigsten jare [31 Ocotber 1530].
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1902.
Notes
Imprint from colophon, leaf ²v verso: Dis Bůch ist gedruckt in verlegung Hieronimi Rodlers Fürstlichen Secretarien zů Siemern, und volendt uff den letsten tag des Monats Octobris nach Cristi geburt Funffzehenhundert und im dreissigsten jare
Signatures: i-[viii], a-z⁶, aa-zz⁶, Aaa-Xxx⁶ (Rrr3 signed Sss3), ²i-[vi] (last leaf blank, wanting).
Later editions published under title: Thurnier Buch.
Printed in a fine large Gothic Italic type, the same as that used in Theuerdank (Ausgburg, 1517).
Description
[8], ccccii, [6] leaves woodcuts: illustrations, folded plate, coats of arms
Provenance
Unidientified 16th-century German inscription, pasted over (leaf i recto); unidentified bibliographic inscription, signed Vogt (front endleaf 1 verso); Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913), purchased from Bernard Quaritch, 31 July 1902.
Binding
16th-century German blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards.
Classification
Department