8vo, [8], 155, [1] ff, first two lines of the title printed xylographically, woodcut printer's device to title page, entirely printed in gothic script, illustrated with text woodcut medallion portraits of Roman emperors throughout (white on black background) ; final leaf blank but for large printer's device present in this copy. Small wormholes repaired in the last 4 ff. A few lvs. with marginal damp-staining.
Bound after:
Heinrich BULLINGER. In D. Petri apostoli epistolam utranque, Commentarius. Zürich: Froschauer, Christoph d.Ä., 1534. 8vo, [1], 114 ff, printed in Roman and Italic script. Ms. annotation on verso of title page erased. A few marginal wormholes in the first lvs. Contemporary panel-stamped calf binding on wooden boards, spine repaired, blue edges, lacking clasps
The portraits show the emperors starting with Julius Caesar untill Archduke Ferdinand (who would become emperor in 1556). The German edition is scarcer than the Latin ed. from 1534: ""Imperatorum et Caesarum vitae"". Ref. VD16 H 6477 ; De Kesel, p. 184 + VD16 B 5223