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Zwölff geistliche Andachten : darinnen gar schöne trostreiche Gebete begriffen, welche die rechte bewehrte heilsame Mit-tel, dadurch man einen gnädigen Gott .../ durch Philippum Kegelium ... Mit schönen Kupffern ge-zieret, und...ein sehr nützliches Gesangbüchlein.

Accession number
PML 152449
Creator
Kegel, Philipp, active 1611.
Published
Hamburg : Verlegts Heinrich Völckers ..., 1679.
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
"Kegelium Andachten 1679 Silver Binding"--Binder's title on case.
"Ratzeb. Gedruckt bey Niclas Nissen, 1679"--Printed on title pages.
Number of plates in description includes added engraved title page and frontispiece.
The Geistreiches Gesangbüchlein, a book of hymns composed by Martin Luther and others, has its own title page and separate pagination, following p. [508].
Description
[20], 494, [14], [2], 185, [5] pages, [3], 12 leaves of plates : illustrations (engravings) ; 12 cm (64mo.)
Provenance
Clements; E. Gordon Duff; Dorothy Miner; from the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Engraved silver binding over wood boards, with 2 silver clasps, edges gilt and gauffered; each cover engraved with an oval scene: The Adoration of the Magi on the front, Elisha and Elijah on the back. The corners filled with large tulips and other flowers; the spine likewise is covered with silver moulded to correspond to four raised bands, and engraved with a bird in each panel; in purple morocco clasped box case lined with blue satin, by Riviere & Son.
Classification
Department