Johann Gottfried Hoffmann - Gottseliges Verlangen, einer Buszfertigen . . . Seele - 1678
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German edition Gottseliges Verlangen, einer Buszfertigen, Gott-verlangenden und in Jesum verliebten Seele by Johann Gottfried Hoffmann, published in 1678, 32mo with 46 copper-engraved plates, leather binding, 322 pages, 11 x 6.5 cm, issued by Emblemata Johann-Erich Hahn, in poor condition and exceptionally rare for this form.
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Extremely rare German edition of Herman Hugo, Pia Desideria
The famous emblem book Pia Desideria by Herman Hugo (Antwerp 1624) also became popular in Germany. This German edition, issued in 1678, is bibliographically completely unknown: not listed in Landwehr, German Emblem Books; also not found in VD 17, WorldCat, Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog, and USTC.
Johann Gottfried Hoffmann (1641-1690).
Gottseliges Verlangen, einer Buszfertigen, Gott-verlangenden und in Jesum verliebten Seele … zusammen getragen, mit schönen Kupffer-Bildern gezieret … durch J.G.H. [= Johann Gottfried Hoffmann].
Leipzig, Druckts Johann-Erich Hahn, 1678.
32mo (11 x 6.5 x 3 cm), 319, (3) p. (omission of pp. 157-160), with 46 large emblematic engravings outside the text. Contemporary leather binding, with signs of wear; break in the binding, yet sturdy.
The copy has been intensively used as a devotional book. The paper is browned, and the engravings in the bottom right corner have been frequently touched by fingers.
Perhaps a few preserved copies of this emblem book in mini-format exist, with all 46 charming engravings.
Extremely rare German edition of Herman Hugo, Pia Desideria
The famous emblem book Pia Desideria by Herman Hugo (Antwerp 1624) also became popular in Germany. This German edition, issued in 1678, is bibliographically completely unknown: not listed in Landwehr, German Emblem Books; also not found in VD 17, WorldCat, Karlsruher Virtueller Katalog, and USTC.
Johann Gottfried Hoffmann (1641-1690).
Gottseliges Verlangen, einer Buszfertigen, Gott-verlangenden und in Jesum verliebten Seele … zusammen getragen, mit schönen Kupffer-Bildern gezieret … durch J.G.H. [= Johann Gottfried Hoffmann].
Leipzig, Druckts Johann-Erich Hahn, 1678.
32mo (11 x 6.5 x 3 cm), 319, (3) p. (omission of pp. 157-160), with 46 large emblematic engravings outside the text. Contemporary leather binding, with signs of wear; break in the binding, yet sturdy.
The copy has been intensively used as a devotional book. The paper is browned, and the engravings in the bottom right corner have been frequently touched by fingers.
Perhaps a few preserved copies of this emblem book in mini-format exist, with all 46 charming engravings.
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Literature, Religion
Book title
Gottseliges Verlangen, einer Buszfertigen . . . Seele
Author/ Illustrator
Johann Gottfried Hoffmann
Condition
Poor
Publication year oldest item
1678
Height
11 cm
Width
6.5 cm
Language
German
Original language
No
Publisher
[Emblemata] Johann-Erich Hahn
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
322
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