Historia De Gentibus Septentrionalibus Earumqve Diversis Statibus Conditionibus Moribus

by Olaus Magnus

$24,000 · Offered by Manhattan Rare Books

First edition

FIRST EDITION 1555 of Magnus's great work - the first large geographical-ethnographical description of Scandinavia and one of the most important sources on the customs of the Northern peoples and daily life in the 16th century. Magnficently illustrated with 472 fine woodcuts. Olaus Magnus 1490-1557 was the last Catholic archbishop of Sweden, which he left in 1524. This book is still one of the most important sources on Northern customs and daily life

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