HEMMINGSEN, Niels - Lot 19

Lot n° 19
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HEMMINGSEN, Niels - Lot 19
HEMMINGSEN, Niels Postilla. Eller Forklaring offuer Euangelia som almindelige om Sondage oc andre Hellige dage predickis i den kristne Kircke vdi Danmark oc Norge. Arvinger, 1576. In-folio (273 x 190 mm) of [14], CCXIIII ff; CXCII ff., [1] f. (title), CXCIII-CCXXXIII ff. (with foliation errors), [13] ff. Tan calf, cold-stamped on the boards, spine ribbed (contemporary binding). ORIGINAL DANISH EDITION of these gospels and sermons preached in the Church of Denmark. The gospel is decorated with a title in red and black, the painted coat of arms of Chistoper VALEKENDORP, numerous initials rubricated in red, yellow and green, and nearly 70 woodcuts halfway through the pages relating the life of Christ. These figures are signed with the monogram CE and one of them bears the date 1561. They are here beautifully colored at the time with gold highlights. According to Nagler (Die Monogrammisten), and Jørgen Jark, Danish collector and expert, the artist could be the Saxon master of woodcutting "Endele" who belonged to the Wittenberg school. A precious copy, entirely illuminated at the time and preserved in its contemporary binding. CORRECTION : Restored binding RARE CONDITION. PROVENANCE: Bibliotheca Qvarnforsiana (wet stamp) Rolf Wistrand (ex-libris). A few leaves, including the title, rebacked, a few others cut short, restoration in the margins of a few leaves with sometimes slight damage to the text (mainly the pagination or headlines with reworking of some letters and numbers), eight uncolored leaves from another copy. The binding is worn and a little rubbed, with some minor restorations.
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