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MATTHIAE, Chr. Theatrum historicum theoretico-practicum. In quo quatuor monarchiae (…) nova & artificiosa methodo describuntur. Nunc primum accessit supplementum insigne earum rerum, quae desiderari poterant usque ad annum Christi MDCLXVIII. Amst., D. Elzevier, 1668. (72), 1144, 18 pp. W. engr. front. 4°. 18th c. cf. w. gilt coat of arms of Delft and gilt floral borders on both sides, red mor. letterpiece. (Spine ends dam./rep., corners worn, upper joint partly split).
Major work of the Protestant theologian Christian Matthiae (1584-1655), first published in 1648. Describes the rulers of the following empires: I. Babylon and Assyria. II. Media and Persia. III. Greece. IV. Rome. The latter includes the German-Roman emperors (except for Rudolf II). - Spoelder 528 (Delft 3); Willems 1397: "C'est la dernière et la plus complète des trois éditions de cet ouvrage."€ 150
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