Imhof, Andreas Lazarus von: Neu-eröffneten Historischen Bilder-Saals Achter Theil. Das ist: Kurtze, deutliche und unpartheyische Beschreibung der historiae universalis, enthaltend die Geschichten, welche sich unter dem Glorwürdigst-regierenden Kayser Carolo VI. von dem Baden-Rastadtischen Frieden an, biß auf das Jahr 1723. vornemlich in Europa, auch sonsten hin und wieder in der Welt zugetragen. Nuremberg: J. L. Buggel und J. A. Seitz 1727. 18,9 x 12 cm. With a decorated frontispiece and numerous text engravings. 5 leaves, 1025 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 21 leaves. Parchment, with a gold-embossed label on the spine.

(Worn and stained. Mirror with traces of a previously removed bookplate, flyleaf with a tear in the top edge and a partially trimmed owner’s inscription. Minor signs of age and wear.)

Jantz 1427. VD18 90976223. - The eighth volume in the early modern world chronicle series by the Baroque historiographer Imhof, which presents ‘Universal History’ in a chronologically structured, moral and didactic account across a series of consecutive ‘Bilder-Saal’ volumes. This eighth volume covers events in European and non-European history from the time of the Peace of Baden-Rastatt (1714) to the early 1720s under Emperor Charles VI. Characteristic features include the concise, ‘impartial’ historical accounts, as well as the rich collection of copperplate engravings depicting battles, portraits and historical events, which underline the work’s encyclopaedic ambition. – ‘A popular reference and entertainment book for the educated classes, which no library could afford to be without’ (ADB XIV, p. 43).