Metamorphosis Telae Judiciariae, Das Ist: Seltsame Gerichtshandel...
A Collection of Humorous Legal Anecdotes with Attractive Copperplate Pictorial Title Pages Abele von und zu Lilienber, Matthias [1618-1677]. Metamorphosis Telae Judiciariae, Das Ist: Seltsame Gerichtshandel. Samt Denen/Hierauf Gleichsfalls Seltsam Erfolgten Gerichts Ausspruchen: Zusammen Getragen/Mit Iustigen Anmerckungen Erlautert/Auch Uhterschiedlichen Geschichten Vermehret/Und an Vielen Orten Verbessert. Nuremberg: In Verlegung Michael Endters, 1655. [And] Continuatio Metamorphosis Telae Judiciariae, Oder: Ander Theil Seltzamer Gerichtshandel/Und Hierauf Gliechsfalls Seltsam Erfolgter Auspruche. Zusammen Getragen/Und Mit Iustigen Anmerckungen/Und Gefuttert. Nuremberg: In Verlegung Michael Endters, 1658. 2 volumes in 1 book. [xvi], 791 [i.e. 761], [14]; [xvi], 452 [i.e. 434], [12] pp. With 2 additional engraved copperplate pictorial title pages. Octavo (6-1/4" x 3-1/4"). Contemporary laced vellum, later repair to spine with portions of existing spine laid down, edges of text block rouged. Light soiling and a few small stains, remnants of early hand-lettered title to head of spine, early annotation and (illegible) owner signature dated 1680 to front pastedown. Moderate toning to interior, somewhat heavier in places in second volume, light foxing and minor faint dampstaining to a few leaves, small ink library stamp to half-title and title page of first volume, tear to margin of leaf R6 (pp. 187-188) of first volume without loss to text, small hole to leaf U8 (pp. 319-320) of second part with very minor loss to text but not legibility. $1,500. * Later edition. First published in 1651, Metamorphosis Telae Judiciariae is an extensive collection of accounts of amusing and unusual court cases, several of which are accompanied by poems or songs. The second volume contains an additional 150 cases. The final edition appeared in 1712. OCLC locates 3 complete copies of the 1655-1658 edition in North America (George Washington University Law School, Harvard Law School, Duke University). Verzeichnis der im deutschen Sprachraum erschienenen Drucke des 17. Jahrhunderts 3:605930L.
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