Helvetia sancta, seu Paradisus sanctorum Helvetiae florum, das ist ein heyliger lustiger Blumen-Garten unnd Paradeiss der Heyligen, oder Beschreibung aller Heyligen, so von Anfang der Christenheit biss auff unsere Zeit in Heyligkeit dess Lebens und mancherley Wunderwerden, nicht allein in Schweitzerland, sondern auch angräntzenden Orthen geleuchtet, zusammen gezogen...
by MURER, Heinrich
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1648 1ed Helvetia Sancta Lives of SAINTS Switzerland Catholic Constantine Swiss
Heinrich Murer was a 17th-century Carthusian monk who was best remembered for his book 'Helvetia Sancta'. This work, first published in 1648, is a collection of biographical sketches on the lives of famous saints, Swiss theologians, and high-ranking Catholic figures. Notable figures include: Acathius of Melitene, Saint Lucius, Saint Emerita, Saint Pirmin, Saint Constantine, Saint Benno, and dozens more.
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MURER, Heinrich
Helvetia sancta, seu Paradisus sanctorum Helvetiae florum, das ist ein heyliger lustiger Blumen-Garten unnd Paradeiss der Heyligen, oder Beschreibung aller Heyligen, so von Anfang der Christenheit biss auff unsere Zeit in Heyligkeit dess Lebens und mancherley Wunderwerden, nicht allein in Schweitzerland, sondern auch angräntzenden Orthen geleuchtet, zusammen gezogen...
Lucerne: In Truck verfertiget, vnd verlegt durch David Hautten, Buchtruckern zu Lucern, 1648. 1st edition
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· Collation: Textually Complete
o [8], 432, [2]
o 5 in-text engravings
o Wanting full-page engraved plates
· Language: Latin / German
· Binding: Vellum; tight & secure
· Size: ~12.25in X 8in (31.5cm x 20cm)
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- Helvetia sancta, seu Paradisus sanctorum Helvetiae florum, das ist ein heyliger lustiger Blumen-Garten unnd Paradeiss der Heyligen, oder Beschreibung aller Heyligen, so von Anfang der Christenheit biss auff unsere Zeit in Heyligkeit dess Lebens und mancherley Wunderwerden, nicht allein in Schweitzerland, sondern auch angräntzenden Orthen geleuchtet, zusammen gezogen...
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- MURER, Heinrich
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- Vellum; tight & secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
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- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
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- In Truck verfertiget, vnd verlegt durch David Hautten, Buchtruckern zu Lucern
- Place of Publication
- Lucerne
- Date Published
- 1648
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- 0.00 lbs
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- 1648 1ed Helvetia Sancta Lives of SAINTS Switzerland Catholic Constantine Swiss rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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