Author: Erhardt, C.
Title: EVANGELIA ET EPISTOLAE Pro Dominicis & Festis Diebus cum Textu Latino & Germanico juxta Formam Missalis Romani dispositae Sonn-Und Fenr-Tagliche EVANGELIA UND EPISTELN fur das gantze Jahr mit dem lateinischen und teutschen text…auch mit 92 schoenen Kupffern fur alle Sonn- und Feyr-Taeg ausgeziehret.
Description: Augspurg [Germany], J. Eisenbarth 1719 Copperplate frontispiece + 96 copperplates by J.S. Kraus {also sometiimes Krauss] with TWO scenes each, an upper square illustration often buccolic, historical or religious scene and a lower scene in a round frame w. 151 x 96mm leather spined boards with tiny leather corners [some damage to lower part of hinge but covers secure and well attached/bosards rubvbed and edges worn] All edge red. Frontisplate + titlepage with woodcut coat of arms & imprimatur to verso + 3-307pp +[4p=prayer and index] Te last 4 leaves seem to have been reinserted with glue at some time and there is some mainly marginal soiling or marks and some pages are rather closely cropped although never actually into the text or plates. The charming plates are not included in the page count and there are 96 not 92 as called for on the titlepage.The plates ascribed to Johanna Sybilla Kraus who married Johann Ulrich Kraus and worked with him as an engraver at Augsburg. The text is in parallel Latin and German using three fonts with the German in black letter and in several sizes of lettering.

Keywords: Fine Illustrations woman engraver


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