Kununga ok höfdinga styrilse hoc est regum principumque institutio ab incerto auctore gentis sueticæ ante sæcula nonnulla patrio sermone conscripta. Quam ex mandato illustrissimi regni cancellarii comitis Magni Gabr. De-la Gardie &c. &c. In sermonem latinum vertit, notisq'; necessariis illustravit Joannes Schefferus argentoratentis.

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Publication Date: 1669

About this Item

Stockholm, N. Wankivius, 1669. Folio. Engraved front,(14),234,(1) pp. Contemporary marbled calf with raised bands, spine richly decorated in gilt (partly oxidized), sprinkled edges. Minor worming at top of rear joint, covers with some shallow worming, in particular on the front. Old ink numberings and a crossed-out signature on front pastedown. A few minor tears in upper margin on p. 1. Occasional insignificant foxing and spotting. A very good copy from Biby Manor in Södermanland, Sweden.Collijn Sveriges bibliografi 1600-talet 462. This copy with the rare extra celebratory poem by N. Heinsius. Front engraved by Dionysius Padt Brugge from an original by David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl. It depicts the young Charles XI at the helm of the ship of Sweden. The text was first published by J. T. Bureus in 1634 and reprinted in 1650. The manuscript used by Bureus was no longer available, and Schefferus had to work with the printed text in Bureus' edition, to which he nonetheless made several improvements and added a parallel text in Latin. The work is a mirror for princes written during the Swedish Middle Ages. It may have been written for King Magnus Eriksson c. 1330. The author is unknown, but the work is probably an adaptation of "De regimine principum" by the Italian theologian and writer Colonna, which was written for Philip IV of France. Although the text is based on foreign models it is both in language and content a very successful and original adaptation. The manuscript probably originated from Vadstena Abbey in the southern part of Sweden. Schefferus' edition was made by order of the rich and influential nobleman Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie who also paid for the printing. Seller Inventory # 48309A

Bibliographic Details

Title: Kununga ok höfdinga styrilse hoc est regum ...

Publication Date: 1669

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good