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The Ottomans and Europe. The history of the Austro-Hungarian region from 1395-1612

ORTELIUS, Hieronymus. (= H. OERTEL, OERTL).
Chronologia oder historische Beschreibung aller Kriegsempörungen unnd Belägerungen der Stätt und Vestungen auch Scharmützeln und Schlachten so in Ober und Unter Ungern auch Siebenbürgen mit dem Turcken von Ao. 1395 biss auff gegenwertige Zeit denckhwürtig geschehen. Alles gründlich unnd ordenlich (dergleichen vorniemals in Truck aussgangen) zusammen verfast und beschrieben.

With engraved title in elaborately decorated border with cavalry, arms and armour, large engraved folding map (28 x 51 cm), 30 double-page engraved views, 26 full-page engraved portraits, woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces.

With engraved title in elaborately decorated border with cavalry, arms and armour, large engraved folding map (28 x 51 cm), 30 double-page engraved views, 26 full-page engraved portraits, woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces.

With engraved title in elaborately decorated border with cavalry, arms and armour, large engraved folding map (28 x 51 cm), 30 double-page engraved views, 26 full-page engraved portraits, woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces.

With engraved title in elaborately decorated border with cavalry, arms and armour, large engraved folding map (28 x 51 cm), 30 double-page engraved views, 26 full-page engraved portraits, woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces.

With engraved title in elaborately decorated border with cavalry, arms and armour, large engraved folding map (28 x 51 cm), 30 double-page engraved views, 26 full-page engraved portraits, woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces.



Nuremberg, Christoff Lochner for Johann Sibmacher, 1604. 4 parts in one volume. 4to. Contemporary vellum, title in ms. in ink on spine, original ties, blue painted edges. With engraved title in elaborately decorated border with cavalry, arms and armour, large engraved folding map (28 x 51 cm), 30 double-page engraved views, 26 full-page engraved portraits, woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces. [6], 581, [34], [10] pp.

With:
(2). ORTELIUS, Hieronymus. [= H. OERTEL, OERTL]. Continuatio des Hungerischen und Sibenbürgischen Kriegwesens vom 1. Januari anno 1603 bis auf jetziges 1604. Nuremberg, Christoff Lochner for Johann Sibmacher, 1604. [2], 35, [1]) pp. (3). ORTELIUS, Hieronymus. [= H. OERTEL, OERTL]. Viertter Thail des Hungerischen und Sibenbürgischen Kriegswesens, was sich seithero Anno 1604 bis auf Ao. 1607 inn der ausgestandnen Rebellion mit dem Türcken, Rebellen und ihrem Anhang ... zugetragen ... [Nuremberg, ca. 1613]. Engraved title, engraved portrait of the author, signed by 'H .V.'. [12], 195, [12] pp. (4). ORTELIUS, Hieronymus. [= H. OERTEL, OERTL]. Appendix partis quartae Chronologiae Ungaricae, das ist; warhafftige ausführliche historische Beschreibung: was gestallt der aller durchleuchtigist Fürst und Herr herr Matthias Ertz Herzog zu Oesterreich, etc. Montags den 19 Novembris anno 1608 ... und zum Römischen Kayser erkäret worden (ist; 1612) ... Nuremberg,Wolffgang Endter for the heirs of the author, 1622. Engraved portrait of author on verso of title, and a folding engraved plate with cavalry. [2], 302, [7] pp.

Complete text of a highly important historical work in 4 separately published volumes - here bound together - on the military history of the Austro-Hungarian region, including Transylvania, during the years 1395 -1612, describing all the wars, sieges of cities and fortresses, battles with the Turks and other noteworthy events in Hungary, written and assiduously recorded by Hieronymus Ortelius or Oertel (1543-1614). Nothing like this was ever printed before. Especially the period 1592-1612 is treated in great detail since the author included eyewitness reports on the Turkish invasions in the region. The author, a notary at the imperial court, was encouraged to write the work by his brother-in-law, Johann Sibmacher, a Nuremberg engraver and publisher, who was also responsible for the engraved plates in the first volume which includes a large engraved folding map of Hungary, Transylvania, and Moldavia (28 x 51 cm).
This chronicle on Hungary was published in 4 separate volumes:  (1) The first volume, here in its third edition, is divided in 3 parts, and treats the period 1395-1602. The first edition appeared in 1602 at the same publisher and was printed by Valentin Fuhrmann (VD17 12:189269T; second edition: Nuremberg, Johann Sibmacher, 1603). The preliminaries contain notes on the Hungarian kings (pp. 1-8), notes on the Turkish sultans and emperors (pp. 9-12), and a note on the original name of Hungary (pp. 13-14). At the end there is a list of all the cities and fortifications mentioned in the chronicle and appearing on the large folding map showing the Austro-Hungarian region, together with their co-ordinates. The 30 double-page plates show a.o. the sieges and the fortifications of the following cities: Vienna, Zolnoch, Tocaky, Guyla, Zigeth, Sysegk, Palotta, Villeck, Raab, Comorra, Gran, Vizzegrad, Tergovist, Temeswar, Hatwan, Petrina, Tottis, Papa, Waitzen, Budapest (Ofen & Pest 2x), Tolna, Stulweisenburg, Canisha, the execution of count Hardeck and an execution at Canisha. The cities were either besieged by the Turkss or the Turkish cities by the Christians. The 26 full-page portraits show the Turkish sultans and the Hungarian military commanders and rulers.
These first 3 parts were followed by the Continuatio (2), here in the second edition (first edition: 1603), describing the events from January 1603 until December 1603, followed by the Viertter Thail  (fourth part) (3) on the years 1604 till February1607.
The Appendix to the fourth part (4) was first published in 1613 and is here in its second edition (1622). It is in fact a biography of King Matthias of Austria (1557-1619) from June 1608 (the take-over by Matthias as the successor of his brother Rudolph II as King of Hungary and Bohemia, until his election and coronation as Roman Emperor in July 1612.
All four volumes were also separately published.

Wormhole in top margin and lower margin through first leaves. Good copies of this important historical work on the Austro-Hungarian realm, which comprised modern-day Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, and parts of Italy, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Ukraine.
Ad 1:ADB 24, pp. 445-6; Bircher C 3719; BL German Books O45 (first edition, 1602); VD17 12:189286H; not in Apponyi 747 (only the Dutch translation Amsterdam, 1619); ad 2: Bircher D797; ad 4: Bernd Rill, Kaiser Matthias. Bruderzwist und Glaubenskampf (1999).

Related Subjects: Austria  History  Hungary  Militaria  Ottoman Empire  Turkey 

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