1979 FACSIMILE EDITION 2 FOLIO VOLUMES HISTORICAL CHRONIC of WORLD ILLUSTRATED

img{max-width:100%} Historische Chronick oder Beschreibung der merckwurdigsten Geschichte so sich von Anfang der Welt... bis 1659(Historical chronicle or description of the strangest story that happened from the beginning of the world... until 1659.)by Johann Ludwig Gottfried2 volumesFacsimile edition of Frankfurt, Hutter ; 1743-44 Stutgart: Fackelverlag; 1979Fully illustratedmassive folio: 8.5 by 13.5"Yellow leather bindings.Text in GermanExcellent interior, minor wear of bindings.==================================Johann Ludwig Gottfried was a German theologian, translator, and author who created one of the most widely read historical works of the early modern period. Born in Amberg, he studied theology in Heidelberg and was soon recognized by a publisher in Oppenheim for his skill with the written word. First published in 1631, his Historical Chronicle or Description of the Most Remarkable History enjoyed great popularity throughout the 17th and 18th centuries and was even studied