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Frankfurt, 1565. 3rd ed with 6 plates by Amman. The Law of Arms: Fronsberger's Military Code of the Holy Roman Empire (1565). Featuring 6 Grand Folding Plates by Jost Amman & Provenance of the Werdenstein Library Fronsberger, Leonhardt. [Amman, Jost (1539-1591), Illustrations]. Von Kayserlichem Krieg rechten, Malefitz und Schuldhandlen, Ordnung und Regiment: Samt Derselbigen unnd Andern hoch oder Niderigen Beuelch, Bestallung, Staht und Empter, Zu Rossz und Fu , An Geschutz und Munition, In Zug und Schlachtordnung, Zu Feld, Berg, Thal, Wasser und Land, Vor oder in Besatzungen, Gegen oder von Feinden Furzunemen, Welcher Art Sitten Herkommen und Gebrauch, Under und bey Regierung de Allerdurchleuchtigstenm Gro machttigsten, Unuberwindlichsten, Und Krieg erfahrnen berumptisten Romischen Keysers Caroli de Funfften. Frankfurt: [Georg Raben, In Verlegung Sigmund Feyerabends und Simon Huters], 1565. Folio (12" x 7-3/4"; 305 x 197 mm). [iv], CCLI, XXI, [7] ff. 6 copperplate folding plates by Jost Amman. Woodcut text illustrations. Bound in contemporary paneled calf, expertly rebacked in period style with raised bands to the spine. The clasps have been restored, the hinges mended, and the preliminaries and following gathering neatly re-hinged. There is some scuffing to the boards along with wear to the edges and corners. The front hinge is starting. The title page features a large woodcut vignette printed in red and black, with a neat, later owner's name lettered below the imprint date and a professional repair to the upper corner. Internally, the text exhibits moderate toning, light foxing in places, and light edgewear to a few leaves at the beginning of the text. It remains a very appealing, complete copy featuring all of the expansive folding plates, which are frequently lacking from surviving examples. $8,500. * This is the definitive third edition of Leonhardt Fronsberger's monumental military and naval code for the Holy Roman Empire, marking its initial printing to be richly illustrated by the Renaissance master Jost Amman. Beyond its foundational legal importance as the standard 16th-century manual on the laws of arms and military discipline, this edition stands as a pinnacle of Renaissance graphic arts. Amman's six grand panoramic copperplates provide a meticulous, sweeping look into early modern warfare, capturing sprawli. Frankfurt, 1565. 3rd ed with 6 plates by Amman (illustrator).…