The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427 — John Shaqi
The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427Schiltberger, Johannes
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The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger, a Native of Bavaria, in Europe, Asia, and Africa, 1396-1427
Schiltberger, Johannes
Timur, 1336-1405 -- Early works to 1800; Turkey -- History -- Bayezid I, 1389-1403; Voyages and travels -- Early works to 1800
_Title._—Ein wunderbarliche vnd kurtzweilige History wie
Schildtberger einer auss der Stad München inn Beyern von
den Türcken gefangen inn die Heydenschafft gefüret vnnd
widder heimkommen ist sehr lüstig zu lesen. M.D.XLIX.
_Colophon._—Gedruckt zu Franckfurdt am Mayn durch Herman
Gülfferichen inn der Schnurgassen zu dem Krug.
Copies of this edition are in the British Museum, in the public
library, Munich, and imperial public library, St. Petersburg.
Mentioned by Panzer, Ebert, Kobolt, Ternaux-Compans, Grasse, and Tobler.
(8.) 1549? Nuremberg. 4^o.
_Title._—Similar to that printed at Frankfort in 1549.
Mentioned by Panzer who quotes Meusel.
(9.) _s.a. s.l._ small 4^o.
Scheiger saw at Wels, in Austria, a copy which was supposed to be of
the year 1551, and published at Munich. It was stated in a MS. marginal
note, that Schiltberger was born at mid-day, on the 8th day of May.
(10.) _s.a._ Weygandt Han, Frankfort. 4^o. with 37 woodcuts, similar to
those in the edition of 1549. Seventy leaves; 32 lines in each page. No
pagination, but with catch-words. Has a preface.
_Title._—Ein wunderbarliche unnd kurtzweilige History Wie
Schildtberger einer auss der Stadt München in Beyern von
den Türcken gefangen in die Heydenschafft gefüret vnd
wider heimkommen ist sehr lüstig zu lesen.
_Colophon._—Gedruckt zu Franckfurdt am Mayn durch
Weygandt Han in der Schnurgassen zum Krug.
Copies of this edition are in the British Museum, where it is
catalogued, 1554? In the royal library, Dresden; public library,
Frankfort; public library, Hamburg; imperial public library, St.
Petersburg.
Mentioned by Panzer, Ebert, and Tobler who says that the above Title,
and the Title of the edition printed at Nuremberg by J. v. Berg and U.
Newber (see 6), are identical!
(11.) 1557. Frankfort. 4^o.
_Title._—Gefangenschaft in der Türckey. (According to
Ternaux-Compans.)
(12.) 1606. J. Francke, Magdeburg. 4^o., with woodcuts.
_Title._—Eine wunderbarliche vnd kurtzweilige History,
Wie Schildtberger, einer aus der Stadt München in Bayern,
von den Türcken gefangen, in die Heydenschafft geführet,
vnd wider heymkommen ist, sehr lustig zu lesen.
A copy of this edition is in the library of the imperial university,
Strasburg.
Mentioned by Freytag, Ebert, Kobolt, Tobler who quotes Grässe, and
Ternaux-Compans from whom we learn of another edition—
(13.) 1606. Frankfort. 8vo.
_Title._—Reise in die Heydenschaft.
(14.) _s.a. s.l._
Supposed by Tobler to be of the year 1700.
(15.) 1813. Edited by A. J. Penzel. Munich, small 8vo.
_Title._—Schiltberger’s aus München von den Türken in der
Schlacht von Nicopolis 1395 gefangen, in das Heidenthum
geführt, und 1427 wieder heimgekommen. Reise in den
Orient und wunderbare Begebenheiten von ihm selbst
geschrieben. Aus einer alten Handschrift übersetzt und
herausgegeben von A. J. Penzel.
(16.) 1814. Edited by A. J. Penzel. Munich, small 8vo.
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