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Rerum Alamannicarum scriptores aliquot vetusti : à quibus Alamannorum qui nunc partim Suevis, partim Helvetiis cessere, historiae tam saeculares, quam ecclesiasticae traditae sunt : tribus tomis divisi, cum glossis rerum et verborum difficiliorum, ex bibliotheca Melchioris Haiminsfeldii Goldasti. Cum indice rerum & verborum accuratissimo

Vadianus, Joachim, 1484-1551 · 1661 · Francofurti : Impensis Johann Martini Porssii bibliopolae : Typis Johannis Georgii Spörlin · 116 pictures

A 1661 Frankfurt edition of medieval Alamannic chronicles, gathered and annotated by Melchior Goldast from earlier texts including those of Joachim Vadian, aimed at scholars of German history and church history. Its pictures are woodcut decorative initials and a running head border, with dense scrollwork, acanthus leaves, and a frame of foliate ornament that a designer could adapt for historical headers, monograms, or capital letters.

Alemanni (Germanic people) · Church history

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