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<p>[QUOTE="Ex Libris, post: 5687660, member: 14916"]A great haul of books, let's try to identify them: The first book is printed in German in Strasburg (now France) in 1562 with the title:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Titi Liuij deß Wolberedtesten vnd Hochberümptesten Geschichtschreibers Römische Historien. Welche allen Rittermässigen/Gewaltigen vnd Regenten/so sich in Tugendt/Mannheyt/oder Ritterlichen Thaten vnderstehen zuüben / nicht allein zu lesen lustig / Sonder auch einem jeden menschen gemeynes standts / vast nutzlich / und zu wissen notwendig. Jetzundt auffs neuw/nach dem Lateinischen mit besonderem fleiß besichtiget vnd gebessert/Sampt einem vollkommenen Register. Mit Röm. Kay. Mayestatfreiheyt auff Acht Jar. </b></p><p><br /></p><p>It seems a book about <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livy" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livy" rel="nofollow">Titus Livius</a>, a Roman historian.</p><p><br /></p><p>A copy is for sale here:<a href="https://www.antiquariat.de/?i=BF40791747" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquariat.de/?i=BF40791747" rel="nofollow">https://www.antiquariat.de/?i=BF40791747</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The price is indicative. It depends if the book is complete with all the pages/woodcuts etc.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The decorated binding is made of blind stamped pig-skin over wooden boards and is probably German.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ex Libris, post: 5687660, member: 14916"]A great haul of books, let's try to identify them: The first book is printed in German in Strasburg (now France) in 1562 with the title: [B]Titi Liuij deß Wolberedtesten vnd Hochberümptesten Geschichtschreibers Römische Historien. Welche allen Rittermässigen/Gewaltigen vnd Regenten/so sich in Tugendt/Mannheyt/oder Ritterlichen Thaten vnderstehen zuüben / nicht allein zu lesen lustig / Sonder auch einem jeden menschen gemeynes standts / vast nutzlich / und zu wissen notwendig. Jetzundt auffs neuw/nach dem Lateinischen mit besonderem fleiß besichtiget vnd gebessert/Sampt einem vollkommenen Register. Mit Röm. Kay. Mayestatfreiheyt auff Acht Jar. [/B] It seems a book about [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livy']Titus Livius[/URL], a Roman historian. A copy is for sale here:[URL]https://www.antiquariat.de/?i=BF40791747[/URL] The price is indicative. It depends if the book is complete with all the pages/woodcuts etc. The decorated binding is made of blind stamped pig-skin over wooden boards and is probably German.[/QUOTE]
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