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[RETZA (FRANCISCUS DE)
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The third edition of this richly illustrated and curious work by Franciscus de Retza (c.1343-1427), in which natural phenomena and mythical stories are compared to the Immaculate Conception. The woodcuts, copied from the first Strassburg edition (c.1479-1482), depict the extraordinary scenes described in the text. Fairfax Murray notes that the first leaf of this book was blank when first issued, and it was only after some copies were distributed that the printer thought it necessary to add a title-page.
Provenance: Ducs d'Arenberg, Brussels and Nordkirchen, their "Ch. Protector Meus" small oval stamp (Lugt 567) on endpaper; probably included in their sale, Christie's, 14 July 1902.





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