Amoenitates Historiae Ecclesiasticae Et Literariae Vol. I & II Quibus Variae Observationes, Scripta Item Quaedam Anecdota & Rariora Opuscula, Diversis Utriusque Historiae Capitibus Elucidandis Inservientia, Exhibentur.

Frankfurt & Leipzig: Daniel Bartholomaus & Sohn. Good with no dust jacket. 1737-1738. First Edition. Hardcover. [xxviii], 974, [i] & [iv], 1068, [xxxviii] pp. Folding plate at end of Vol. I. Index at end of Vol. II. Title vignettes, engraved headers and tailpieces. Small octavos in what appears to be original hard paper bindings. Bindings are a bit scuffed, worn at corners, spines have old paper labels with 1 & 2 and shelf number. Interiors have old library labels with some library marks on the end papers, both titles have either been laid down or strengthened with paper behind, end papers foxed, otherwise minimal foxing throughout, occasional small mark, but mostly clean and unmarked. Schelhorn (1694-1773) was a teacher, Lutheran pastor, and librarian in Memmingen who wrote on literary and ecclesiastical history. These two volumes are asomething of a continuation of his Amoenitates literariae (14 vols. , 1721-31). They contain i. A. Historia operis a Reginaldo Polo adversus Henricum VIII. Scripti; Judicium Edm. Campiani Soc. Jes. De Concilio Tridentino expensum; Epistolae amoebaeae Ludov. Bourgueti, primorum apud Malebares praeconum, ex ipsis autogr. Descriptae; Jacobus Ziegler, Historia Clementis VII, Pont. Max. Entirely in Latin. Rather scarce in commerce and in the auction records. OCLC 3831767; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 2042 pages .