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Early Protestant compilation open at the dedication to Maurice of Nassau — Uniform catalogue view on ivory

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Photographs of the piece offered; only the backgrounds have been standardised. Text, colours, structure and visible condition remain unchanged.

Every view shows the piece being offered. A supporting hand remains visible only where it helps show the structure safely.

End of the dedication signed Antoine Molckeman — Antoine Molckeman · 1605

Jean Crespin's address to the Church of Jesus Christ — Address by Jean Crespin

Verso of the leaf immediately preceding the dedication — Verso preceding leaf a2

Mollens ownership inscription dated 1759 — Vaud provenance · 1759

Pages 62 and 63 of Paul Eber's treatise — Religion and polity of the Jewish people

Pages 101 and 102 of the early printed treatise — Text block

Rear pastedown and endpaper with old repairs — Rear pastedown and old repairs

Severely damaged five-band spine — Five-band spine

Three-quarter view of the old binding with an open joint — Damaged joint and headcaps

Second three-quarter view of the binding — Three-quarter binding view

Very worn brown calf board framed by gilt fillets — Board and double gilt fillet

Damp staining and paper defects — Documented damp staining and defects

The Reserve · FM 0005

Anonymous · Jean Taffin the Younger · Paul Eber

L’Estat de l’ÉgliseFollowed by L’Estat de la religion et république du peuple judaïque

1604–1605Bergen op ZoomMaurice of NassauTitle leaf missing

A substantial Protestant compilation printed at Bergen op Zoom, with a dedication to Maurice of Nassau and a local ownership inscription dated 1759.

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CHF 580

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Available through The Reserve

Fixed price for the copy described and photographed. The main title leaf a1 is missing; the volume is offered as described, with the binding and paper defects documented in the dossier.

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Main edition: Bergen op Zoom, Jacques Canin, 1605
Main text: Anonymous, sometimes attributed to Jean de Hainaut; address by Jean Crespin
Continuation: Jean Taffin the Younger, from 1581 to 1604
Second part: Paul Eber, separately titled and paginated, dated 1604
Format and dimensions: Small quarto · 19 × 15.2 × 6.3 cm
Reference collation: [54] leaves, 775 pages; then Eber: [5] leaves, 150 pages and [5] leaves of index
Copy: Main title leaf a1 missing; no leaf-by-leaf collation
Dedication: Maurice of Nassau and the States of Zeeland; Antoine Molckeman, 18 January 1605
Provenance: ‘Monsieur le curial Mayor de Mollens’, 1759, reading uncertain

Bibliographical description

A layered early-modern volume with political and religious resonance.

The principal text is anonymous and has sometimes been associated with Jean de Hainaut. It includes an address by Jean Crespin and a continuation linked to Jean Taffin the Younger, followed by Paul Eber’s history of the Jewish people.

The dedication to Maurice of Nassau and the States of Zeeland ends with Antoine Molckeman’s signature and the date 18 January 1605. The missing main title leaf is stated in full in this description.

Condition of the piece

A substantial survival with major structural and surface wear.

Binding

Old calf, heavily worn and broken, with damaged joints, exposed structure and old repairs.

Paper

Damp staining, dirt, edge wear and handling marks throughout.

Completeness

The main title leaf a1 is certainly missing: the endpaper is followed directly by leaf a2. The presence of every page in both parts remains to be checked.

FOLIA MUNDI · Described with care

A scarce 1605 edition bound with Paul Eber’s treatise.

The volume retains the dedication to Maurice of Nassau, the continuation attributed to Jean Taffin the Younger, Paul Eber’s 1604 treatise and a Vaud ownership inscription dated 1759. The missing main title leaf is stated in the dossier.

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