(1534). HUTTICH (Johann). IMPERATORUM ET CAESARUM VITAE. - C - Lot 157

(1534). HUTTICH (Johann). IMPERATORUM ET CAESARUM VITAE. - CONSULUM ROMANORUM ELENCHUS. (Strasbourg, Wolfgang Köpfel), 1534. Small in-4° of [8]-89-[16] leaves, brown calf, beveled boards adorned with large framing lace with fleurs-de-lis at the corners, wide inner lace pushed cold, fuchsia moire endpapers, spine ribbed, gilt edges (Albinhac, rel.). First edition under this title and first of the Elenchus. They are respectively illustrated with 268 MEDAILLONS, many surrounded by ornamentation, some of which remain blank, and 88 MEDAILLONS for the Elenchus. The illustration is by Hans Weiditz, and the emperor medals end with Frederick III, Maximilian, Charles V and Ferdinand I; the title of the Elenchus is contained within a border depicting scenes from Homer. Jean Huttich, born in Mainz, archaeologist and numismatist, was canon of Saint-Thomes in Strasbourg. A fine copy (USTC, 665202) (Brunet III, 392).