F. Rostgaard (ed.): Lex Regia, det er den souveraine Konge-Lov; sat og given af den Stormægtigste Højbaarne Fyrste og Herre, Herr Friderich den Tredie [...]. Cph 1709. Elephant folio. With engraved frontispiece and 18 engraved leaves, incl. 16 leaves of text within elaborate wide foliate border and 1 full-page calligraphic portrait of Frederick III on horseback. Thick paper. Bound in cont. full calf with gilt, crowned monogram on frontboard and gilt decorations round edges on both boards. Binding with wear due to age.
First Edition of the 'King's Law', establishing absolute monarchy in Denmark. Edited by F.Rostgaard. Also included here is the proclamation of 4 Sept. 1709 announcing the publication of the law.
“The Kongelov is dated and subscribed the 14th of November 1665, but was kept a profound secret, only two initiated persons knowing of its existence until after the death of Frederick III, one of them being Kristoffer Gabel, the king's chief intermediary during the revolution, and the other the author and custodian of the Kongelov, Secretary Peder Schumacher Griffenfeldt.” (Encyc. Britan., 11th Edn.)
Kongeloven er den danske enevældes grundlov, men blev først trykt 44 år efter udstedelsen. Ud over sin vigtige historiske betydning er værket et af højdepunkterne i dansk boghåndværk. Hele bogen blev trykt som kobberstik efter forlæg fra manuskriptet, som var skrevet på pergament af Peder Schumacher. Hver eneste side er dekoreret med allegoriske personer, ornamenter og dyr. Bogen indeholder foruden lovteksten et rytterportræt af Kong Frederik III udført i én ubrudt streg. Kongeloven udkom i et oplag på blot 500 eksemplarer.
Birkelund # 76, Bibl. Danica II, 739.
Books and manuscripts, 25 November 2014
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