Foxe's Actes of the Martyrs 1596 leaf w/COA John Hunyadi

Description: Foxe's Actes of the Martyrs 1596 leaf w/COA John Hunyadi A single leaf (page) from Actes and Monuments of Martyrs by John Foxe. This leaf is from an edition printed in London by Peter Short in 1596. The leaf is folio-sized, measuring about 10 1/16" x 15". It contains pages 679 and 680. (The entire book exceeded 2000 pages.) This leaf comes with a CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY from the dealer who sold it to our father. The certificate states: "This certifies that the accompanying is an original leaf (page) from Foxe's Actes of the Martyrs, printed at London by Peter Short in 1596. A fine vernacular edition of the first best-seller in English, popularly called The Book of Martyrs. It documents the sufferings of Christian martyrs through the ages, with a strong anti-Catholic bias, in this era of bitter religious warfare." The leaf is in nice condition as shown. It is printed on paper with a watermark. The watermark design is possibly a grapevine. (We have highlighted the watermark in a photograph by changing the settings and using a backlight.) There are some pinholes in the margin, which do not affect the text. The page is in English, although it’s the English of Shakespeare’s time and therefore requires some acclimation. The Actes of the Martyrs (full title: Actes and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous Days, Touching Matters of the Church), popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, is a work of Protestant history and martyrology by Protestant English historian John Foxe (c. 1516 - 1587). First published in 1563 by John Day. It includes a polemical account of the sufferings of Protestants under the Catholic Church, with particular emphasis on England and Scotland. The book was highly influential in those countries and helped shape lasting popular notions of Catholicism there. Published early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and only five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary I, Foxe's Acts and Monuments was an affirmation of the English Reformation in a period of religious conflict between Catholics and the Church of England. Foxe's account of church history asserted a historical justification that was intended to establish the Church of England as a continuation of the true Christian church rather than as a modern innovation, and it contributed significantly to encouraging nationally endorsed repudiation of the Catholic Church. The leaf offered here, pages 679-680, begins by describing some of the Turkish leaders who followed Ottomannus (Osman I), founder of what became known as the Ottoman Empire. Calepinus, Orchanes (Orkhan), Mahomet, and Amurathes II (Murad II) are discussed. Page 680 then describes the victories of John Huniades (Hunyadi) over the Turks. John Hunyadi (c. 1406 – 1456) was a leading Hungarian military and political figure in Central and Southeastern Europe during the 15th century. Hunyadi's victories prevented a Turkish invasion of the Kingdom of Hungary for more than 60 years. Hunyadi is a popular historical figure among Hungarians, Romanians, Serbs, Bulgarians and other nations of the region. This would be a terrific gift for the history-minded Hungarian in your life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our father was a bibliophile who collected rare books, letters, and ephemera for more than 60 years. For now and into the foreseeable future, we will be listing rare paper items from his estate. Take a look at all our items for sale. We combine shipping upon request. Please LET US KNOW if you’ve purchased multiple items so we can combine.

Price: 49 USD

Location: Slingerlands, New York

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