Kraus,Johann Ulrich [also Krauss or Krausen] - HEILIGE AUGEN- UND GEMUETHS-LUST [in 2 parts] bound with BIBLISCHES ENGEL- UND KUNST-WERCK

Augsburg, Johann Ulrich Krausen 1st edition of the 1st work. 1706 at preface + 1715 full page copperplate frontispiece + quater page copperplate engraving to titlepage and quarter page headpiece to Preface + Illustration to PART TWO +full-page frontis to . folio [315 x 203mm] black morocco spine on 5 raised bands gilt titled & gilt decorations to raised bands & compartments ruled in gilt small leather tips to corners. Black cloth sides. [rubbed to head and foot of spine & all edges/ two small cloth losses else sound and neat] Half-title in large decorative script + frontis. + titlepage + [4pp=Preface dated 1706 by Kraus] + [1p =Register] + 1p=blank + 70 copperplates + Copperplate title with large illustration to Second Part + Second, different frontispiece +plates numbered 71 - 120. BOUND WITH copperplate titlepage by Kraus dated 1715 + fullpsge frontispiece + 30 further plates.The printed titlepage is somewhat cropped at the top to the word "BIBLISCHES" with loss to the curlicues and just touching the capital B. All plates are printed one side only and in the first two parts of the 1706 book each has a large rectangular picture with a heading above and 3 lines of text below. The lower half having 3 line of text above the emblematic illustrations which usually consisted of an elaborate circular frame often with smaller roundelles within the frame including some captions or text and with a central illustration. This additional Title has a similar format of large rectangular illustration under a title but the lines below are in six line paired couplets and the emblematic pictures in the bottom half are of more varied shapes such as octagonals, two-part pictues, free flying figures and some rather larger engravings. All of these elements are printed from one large copperplate of 28 x 17cm. There are 7 tears without loss including 2 with old repair leaving slight discolouration. None of the tears touch any printed matter, all but 1 are in the margin,with the one in the plate area but not into any illustrated part. There is some finger soiling mainly to the lower corner, minor foxing and one small hole due small ink spot having eaten a .5cm hole in the paper with the page before and after having a small residual stain from this but it is very near to the edge of the picture so is hardly noticeable. Previous owner's stamp to blank endpaper at front and rear,same to corner of first half title no other markings. The 2nd edition of the Augen- & Gemueths-Lust was printed in 8vo. Landwehr V 390-91 Brunet III 697

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