Sales catalogue 437: Maggs Bros

Date:
1923
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/13/21
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue 437: Maggs Bros. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bese 1833 STIMMER (Tobias). | Neue Kiinstliche Figuren Biblischer Historien Gruntlich von Tobia Stimmer gerissen und Zu Cotsforchtiger Erget- zung andaechtiger hertzen, mut artigen Reimen begritten durch er Ge M. Black Letter, Wich fine woodcut border to title-page and 170 jull- page woodcuts within woodcut borders. Small gto, calf, Basel, Thomas Gwarin, 1570. £31 13s Supplt. to Brunet, lI. 696; “‘ Le Manuel ne cite de ce recueil précieux que Védition latine de 1590; celle-ci contient les premieres épreuves.” Title in German gothic, within architectural border, with figures of Goliath and David; three cherubs at foot holding the emblems Faith, Hope, and Charity. Signed by the engraver N.F., with knife. Stimmers’ monogram T.S. is just below the letterpress. Verso of title blank. Next four leaves (0) 2-5, occupied by the Dedication to Philip Ludwig Count of Hanau & Rinech, ete. This is signed “‘ Johan Fischart genant Menzer,’ and dated Strasburg, 1 Apl:, 1576. On Sig. (0) 5 he commends Stimmer’s cuts, and further that he was asked by the publisher to add verses to them. In this he was aided by his brother-in-law, Bernhart Jobin, who also helped in the cutting of the blocks and in the printing—“‘ so solche Figuren zum schneiden und trucken helfen fartigen”’; see also Passavant, Le Peintre Graveur, VI. 330-3. The 6th leaf is blank. Fach of the following pages (A-X 5 vo.) is occupied by a finely executed cut, c. 60 x 83 mm., within a full-page border of architectural design with figures and emblems. Below each are German verses. The cuts on C.4 (Jacob and his Sheep, Gen. xxix.) is signed with the engraver’s monogrym C.H.S. (ond knife). probably Hans Christoph Stimmer, see Passavant, III. 459, the cut on E.1 vo. (Joseph and his Brethren, Gen, xliii.) is signed with monograms TS (T. Stimmer) and BI (in appearance BV)— B. Jobin, as above. There are 170 cuts in all. Two of the borders (as well as that on. the title which appears several times) are signed N.F. TORTOREL (Jean) and JACQUES PERRISSIN. Historien von Krieg, Mord und Aufrueren welche sich dise verloffene nechste iaren hehr in Francreich zugestragen. Title printed within engraved ornamental frame, and 39 very large folding plates, engraved upon copper and wood. Folio, ovzginal hogskin binding covered with blind tooling and having the Arms of Ratisbon embossed on one side No place or printer, 1570. £55 The first and only volume which ever appeared of this truly remarkable series of plates illustrating the wars, massacres and executions which took place in France between the years 1559 and 1570. These plates, 26 of which were engraved upon copper, and 13 upon wood, were printed off and sold separaiely, as well as in sets. The plates were printed with Latin, German and French text, the same being printed at the top and bottom of each print. Brunet remarks on the interest of this series from three points of view; they are artistically and historically interesting and unrivalled for the costumes. Full details are to be found im Robert Dumesnil, Le peintre-graveur franeais, Vol. 6, pp. 45-69; and in Hennin, Monuments de VHistoire de France, Vol. 2, 94 following.