Tolner - Codex Diplomaticus Palatinus - 1700

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GENEALOGY OF THE COUNTS PALATINE OF THE RHINE – FOUNDER’S WORK WITH THE GENEALOGICAL TABLES
Important historical and genealogical work dedicated to the history of the oldest Counts Palatine of the Rhine and the evolution of the Rhenish Palatinate. Tolner’s Historia Palatina constitutes a scholarly source of great interest for the study of the political, dynastic, and institutional history of the Rhine area. The work reconstructs the succession of the Counts Palatine, the events of the Palatinate, and the relations with the main families and dynasties of the Empire.

WHY TO BUY
RICH GENEALOGICAL DOCUMENTATION – The volume includes extensive genealogies and folded tables dedicated to the dynastic successions.
FIRST EDITION OF THE 1700 – First edition of Tolner’s Historia Palatina, published in Frankfurt at Friedrich Knoch.
IMPORTANT HISTORICAL SOURCE – Fundamental work for the study of the Counts Palatine of the Rhine and the history of the Rhine Palatinate.
RARE BIBLIOGRAPHICAL EDITION – The first complete edition is less common than later reproductions and seven–eighths continuations.

DESCRIPTION
The Historia Palatina is a broad historical reconstruction of the early and oldest Counts Palatine of the Rhine. Tolner examines origins, successions, possessions, and political events of the Palatine dynasty, based on historical sources, chronicles, documents, and genealogical repertoires. The work comprises a first part of 418 pages, followed by a second section of 180 pages and 36 final pages. The folded genealogical plates illustrate the dynastic relations and the succession of the main families connected to the Palatinate. The volume is particularly interesting for the history of the Empire, the Rhineland German region, princely dynasties, and European noble genealogy.

MARKET VALUE
Indicative market value: €550–800. The 1700 first edition, the complete text, the presence of the genealogical plates, and the dynastic-historical interest support the value of the copy. The absence of the title page, however, reduces the commercial value compared to a complete copy.

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION AND CONDITION
Quarto volume. Contemporary parchment binding, with signs of use, abrasions, surface dirt, and deformities to boards and spine. Front board partially loosened; binding weakened in several points. Title page reproduced on contemporary paper exactly identical to that of the book. The Latin text concerns the Historia Palatina, followed by the genealogical documentation and folded plates. The outer margin of some pages is worn and shows small marginal losses, with no apparent significant loss of text. In old books with multihundred-year histories, some imperfections may be present that are not always noted in the description. This listing contains AI Visualizations. The images are an integral part of the description.
[10]; 418; 180; [36] pages.

FULL TITLE AND AUTHOR
Caroli Ludovici Tolneri Historia Palatina, seu Primorum & Antiquissimorum Comitum Palatinorum ad Rhenum Res Gestae et eorum in Palatinatu Rhenano vera et indubitata, hactenus non satis cognita successio.
Francofurti ad Moenum, sumptibus Friderici Knochii bibliopolae, 1700.
Author: Carl Ludwig Tolner, also known as Carolus Ludovicus Tolnerus.

CONTEXT AND SIGNIFICANCE
The Rhine Palatinate was one of the principal territories of the Holy Roman Empire and for centuries belonged to one of the most important German princely houses. The title of Count Palatine of the Rhine conferred a role of great prominence in the imperial political structure and, in later times, linked to the Electoral College. Historia Palatina fits into the great European scholarly production between the 17th and 18th centuries, when reconstructing dynastic genealogies and territorial successions was an essential tool for studying political history and noble law. The work is also significant for its use of genealogical tables, which transform the historical reconstruction into a visual representation of dynastic relationships.

BRIEF BIOGRAPHY OF THE AUTHOR
Carl Ludwig Tolner, or Carolus Ludovicus Tolnerus, was born in 1660 and died in 1715. He was a German historian, theologian, and scholar active in the study of history and genealogy related to the Holy Roman Empire. His work focused mainly on the history of dynasties, German principalities, and imperial institutions. The Historia Palatina remains his most noted work and continues to be an important source for the history of the Rhine Palatinate and the princely families connected to it.

PRINTING HISTORY AND CIRCULATION
The Historia Palatina was published in Frankfurt on the Main in 1700 by Friedrich Knoch. The work had significant circulation among German scholarly circles and was subsequently taken up, commented upon, and continued by other scholars. The multi-part structure, with a substantial historical section and extensive genealogical documentation, reflects the method of Baroque erudite historiography. The folded plates were intended to render readable the complex successions of the Counts Palatine and the relationships between the different houses.

BIBLIOGRAPHY AND REFERENCES
ICCU / SBN – Tolner, Carolus Ludovicus, Historia Palatina. WorldCat – International catalogs of 1700 editions. Bayerische StaatsBibliothek – Digitized copy of the Frankfurt 1700 edition. Google Books – Digitized copy of Historia Palatina, Francofurti ad Moenum, sumptibus Friderici Knochii, 1700. Biblioteca Civica “Vincenzo Joppi” of Udine – Bibliographic description of the two-part edition. The image of the title page identified online belongs to another copy of the same edition and must be indicated as a bibliographic reference image, not as an element present in the offered volume.