Beschreibung und Abbildung Aller Königl. und Churfürstl. Ein-Züge / Wahl und Crönungs Acta, So geschehen zu Franckfurt am Mayn / im Jahr 1658. Sampt andern darzu gehörigen und beygefügten Sachen.

RA Collection: Book

Record number

07/4350

Imprint

Franckfurt am Mayn /: Bey Caspar Merian / Buchhandlern und Kupferstechern daselbsten. -, Im Jahr M DC LVIII.

Physical Description

[17] f., [25] pl.; 294 mm.

General Note

Of the letterpress the leaves [1, 2, 16, 17] are single; leaves [3, 4, 6, 7, 11-14] are double; leaves [5, 8, 9, 10, 15] consist of two double leaves pasted together. Among the plates plates [1, 2, 3, 12, 21, 22, 23, 25] are double; plates [10, 11] consist of two single leaves pasted together; plates [4 -9, 24] consist of two double leaves pasted together; plates [13-20] are single.

Contents

[T.p., dedic.] - [Text and pl.] - Bericht an den Buchbinder / in welcher Ordnung die Kupffer-Tafeln und beygetruckte Schriften gehefftet und eingebunden werden sollen.

Responsibility Note

Six plates are unsigned; the rest are signed by Caspar Merian as maker or as draughtsman and maker, or carry his imprint as printer.

References

A survey of pageants was B. Holme, Princely feasts and festivals: five centuries of pageantry (1988).

Summary Note

Most plates show public processions and pageantry marking the coronation of Leopold I as Holy Roman Emperor at Frankfurt-am-Main in 1658. Plates [13-20] show portraits of various notables.

Reproductions

An electronic edition was published in 2000 (Wolfenbüttel: Herzog August Bibliothek); a microfiche version in 1998 (Urbana, Ill.: University of Illinois Cicognara Program); a microfilm version in 199- (Wolfenbüttel: Herzog August Bibliothek).

Provenance

A preliminary leaf is inscribed in pencil, 'HW 13 Feb. 1827', and in red ink, '1973'.

Binding Note

17th-century mottled calf; gilt-decorated spine lettered 'Wahl U. Crönungs Diarium Leopoldi I. Wahl U. Cronungs Diarium Josephi I.'. green morocco spine-label lettered 'R.A.' [Bound with two others.]

Name as Subject

Subject

Coronations - Ceremonies - Celebrations - Processions - Pageants - Germany - Hesse - Frankfurt am Main - History - 17th century
Rulers - Monarchs - Publicizing - Publicity - Germany - 17th century
Pictorial works - Germany - 17th century

Contributors

Caspar Merian, publisher, bookseller, draughtsman, engraver, intaglio printer
Leopold I King of Belgium, dedicatee