Place and publisher from colophon Latin ed. published by Hofhalter around 1561, with title: Rerum praeclare gestarum. See VD 16, F 2213 T.p. printed in red and black with border of coats of arms On t.p. verso is full-page woodcut port. of the author by Donat Hübschmann. Leaves [7-8] have woodcut coats of arms. Full-page woodcut on E1r by Hans Sebald Lautensack. Woodcut at colophon with Hofhalter's arms Allegorical etching, A6v, signed SIR (Nagler, Die Monogrammisten V, 104). Seven folded, etched plates, comprising 2 by Lautensack, 2 unsigned, and 3 with the monograms F, FA (Nagler II, 1864), GG (Nagler II, 2981 and 2997) and (A?)T Signatures: A chi² B-P Q² R-Z (N4 blank, omitted in foliation; Q1 missigned P) In Getty copy incorrect signature letters in gatherings R-X have been whited out and replaced with the correct letters, apparently by hand stamping with sorts VD 16 Binding: vellum. Page edges blue