Das Schach- oder König-Spiel. /
August,Duke of Braunschweig-Lüneburg,1579-1666.
Heyden, Jacob von der,1573-1645.
Barozzi, Francesco,1537-1604.Nobilissimo et antiquissimo giuoco Pythagoreo nominato rythmomachia.German.
Edinburgh (Scotland).Public Library.Central Library,former owner.NLS.
Lipsiae. : [s.n.],
1616..
Colophon (under woodcut printer's device with monogram H.G.): Leipzig, Gedruckt durch Lorentz Kober. Bey Henning Gross den Jüngern zu finden. Im jahr M.DC.XVI.
Engraved and illustrated t.-p. and special t.-p. for each of the three books and the Rythmomachia.
The plate after p. 216 is signed: J. ab heyden sculpsit.
The order of games follows that of "Il giuoco degli scacchi" by Ruy Lopez, from which Bilguer claims it is largely translated. cf. P. R. von Bilguer, Handbuch des Schachspiels, p. 29-30.
Rythmomachia, p. 445-495, has title: Rythmomachia. Ein vortrefflich und uhraltes spiel, dess Pythagorae: welches Gustavus Selenus, auss des Francisci Barozzii ... welschem Tractätlein, ins Deutsche ubergesetzet ... Imprint: Apud Henningum Gros Jun. M.DC.XVI.
Author's autograph note of presentation to his mother, dated 25 Jan. 1617, on verso t.-p.
Provenance: formerly belonging to Edinburgh Central Library.
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