Gebweiler, Hieronymus - Epitome Regii ac vetustissimi Ortus Sacrae atq Catholice Maiestatis Serenissimi Principis... - 1527

A volume in small 4º (X cm) bound in brown shagreen, embossed meander on both covers, spine with ribs and details also embossed; gold cover edges, headbands, head and page edges [Brugalla, 1952] LXI folios, including the title page, with wood engravings and 1 blank page. (A-O4 P6). Numerous wood-engraved portraits within the text. First edition of this rare genealogical history of the House of Austria. It includes a large xylographic engraving of the Habsburgs with the imperial eagle, and 48 wood-engraved portraits of historical figures mentioned in the work. Skilful graft restorations in the lower margin, without affecting the text. Palau doesn't mention it.