Ruexner, Georg

dating: provenance: Germany, 'Anfang, Ursprung und Herkommen des Thurniers inn Deutscher Nation'. Simmern, Hieronymus Rodler, 1532. Text and abt. 360 illustrations of which about 240 heraldic coat-of-arms. Text in German. The last page marked 'Dis Buch ist gedruckt in Verlegung Hieronimi Rodlers/ Fürstlichen Secretarien zu Siemern/und volend off den dritten tag Augusti nach Cristi geburt Fünfzehnhundert und im Zweyunddreissisten jare' (this book was stamped by the editor Hieronymus Rödler, secretary of the Duke of Siemern and finished the third day of August A.D. in the year of 1532). Bound in white leather with fine imprints (small parts missing and damages) and with two, metal latches, still functioning. Extremely scarce. height 33 cm.