Godfried Arnold / Romeyn de Hooge - [PRINT-BOOK] Historie der kerken en ketteren (...) / Romeyn de Hooghe - prints Luther, Melanchton - 1701

Godfried Arnold - History of the churches and sects from the beginning of the New Testament to the year of Our Lord 1688 [WITHIN] The Year of Our Lord 1500 to 1600.

[WITHIN] Further Explanations on the Histories of the Churches and Sects. Unnecessary in High German described by the highly learned Lord Godfried Arnold, for this High Lecturer in the Histories to Giesen. Translated into Low Dutch. Decorated with various copper plates by Lord Romeyn de Hooge.

- Amsterdam, Sebastiaan Petzold, 1701 / Amsterdam, P. en E. Visser, 1729 - first and only edition - second and third parts - (38) + (LXXII) + 868 + (28) pp. / (8) + 768 + (2) + 235 + (20) - original half-leather binding - 36 x 23 cm (FOLIO format)

Conditie: original binding somewhat bare on the spines, top- and bottom edges; gatherings somewhat loose in the block, one page loose; part of the portraits missing; a few small stray spots; otherwise remarkably neat, very clean and very fresh pages; no other spots or stains: very neat and very white paper!).

With eight large copper engravings by the renowned master engraver Romeyn de Hooge, including the sought-after portraits of Muntzer, Martin Luther, Philip Melanchthon and Menno Simons.

Very high-quality plates, dark and sharp prints!
Printed on heavy handmade paper.
Paper as new, so fresh and white!
Large and heavy books!

Must-have for those interested in and researchers of church history!