Baazius’ Swedish Church History, 1642

Johannes Baazius:

Inventarium ecclesiæ Sveo-Gothorum.

Linköping, C. Günther, 1642. 4to. (20 x 16 cms.) [16] + 842 + [12] pp. (pagination irregular). Without the engraving usually mounted on p. 70. Woodcuts in text on pp. 792-93.

Contemporary full blindstamped pigskin, 19th-century ms. title on spine, binding somewhat worn and soiled, leather loose over top edge of rear cover, rear pastedown torn, text fine despite the occasional marginal tear and repair, stain, marginal hole (paper flaw), and some contemporary marginal annotations. Several old inscriptions, including two roughly contemporary (”Isaacus Isaaci Rothovius An. 1649”, ”Enevald Sven[onius] Ao 1681”), and later inscriptions, stamps and bookplates of ”J. Svenonius”, ”Josef Wallin” and Joh. Ax. Almquist.

History of the Swedish church up to 1642. Collijn col. 40. Warmholtz 1649. Pages 663-66 were reprinted but are present here in the original version with page 663 numbered ”664”.

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