Das Hallesche Heiltum: Man.Aschaffenb.14

Halm, Philipp Maria; Rudolf Berliner (eds.). Das Hallesche Heiltum: Man.Aschaffenb.14. Berlin: Deutscher Verein für Kunstwissenschaft, 1931. First edition. Folio. (12)74pp., 90 plates printed to both sides. Rebound in green half-leather with gilt lettering and ruling on spine, two raised bands, over green cloth. Marbled endpapers. Color frontispiece. Annual of the German Association for Fine Arts. Edited and accessible version of the Hallesche Heitumcodex. The original parchment codex is a volume in the format of 38 x 28 cm with 428 leaves. Our copy presents an account of the relics acquired by Cardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg for the Neue Stift (Church) just before the Reformation. It is illustrated with 180 pages of b/w engravings of the Cardinal’s holdings and some reproductions in the text. Text in German. Light wear along edges of binding with block lightly age-toned. Binding and interior in overall very good condition. vg. Hardcover. (44347) $95