‎"HUITFELDT, ARILD.‎
‎Historiske Beskriffuelse, om huis sig haffuer tildraget vnder den Stormectigste Første oc Herre, Herr Christiern, den Første aff det Naffn, som vaar den Første aff den Oldenborgiske Stamme: oc regærede fra det 1448. oc indtil det 1481.‎

‎Kiøbenhaffn (Copenhagen), Henrich Waldkirch, 1599. 4to. Bound in a bit later nice full calf binding with four raised bands with richly gilt spine. Light wear to extremities. Ex-libris pasted on to verso of front board. Upper margin closely trimmed, otherwise a very fine and clean copy. (20), 285, (23) pp. + 1 folded genealogical table. ‎

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‎Rare first edition of Huitfeldt’s famous history of Denmark, the present part being on Christian the 1. from 1448 to 1481 – The work is part of a ten volume work published over a period of eight year but each volume constitute a separate work in itself. It is considered the first printed comprehensive history of Denmark and spans from the history from King Dan and up to the death of King Christian III ""After publishing his translation of Saxo Grammaticus, Vedel was asked to continue saxo's work and to bring the study of Denmark down to his own time. There were disagreements about how thorough this history should be and which language should be used, Danish or Latin. The project was then given with Vedel's notes to another historian, who accomplished little, and finally to Arild Huitfeldt. Huitfeldt worked quickly, from 1595 to 1603, providing nine volumes of Danish history from King Dan I down to 1559 and the reign of Christian III. He published the ninth volume first (1595)... In 1604 he added a tenth volume, a chronicle of Danish bishops. Huitfeldt had hoped to create a more carefully written version of hist history, but he died before he had the chance. Although roughj in some places, this work provides an invaluable source of information not otherwise available. For example it contains the text of original documents, letters, and description of laws."" (Houghton Library, Danish Literature, 1986).Thesaurus 224Lauritz Nielsen 958‎