Memorials of the Reformation of Europe, Thomas Nelson, 1850

A finely preserved early Victorian edition of Memorials of the Reformation of Europe, issued by Thomas Nelson around 1850. This volume presents biographical sketches and historical reflections on key figures of the European Reformation, including Savonarola, Gutenberg, Vergerio, and others. The richly decorated red leather prize binding features ornate gilt tooling and all edges gilt, suggesting this was a presentation copy, common for Nelson publications of this era.

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Memorials of the Reformation of Europe. No stated author.

Features chapters on:

Girolamo Savonarola, the Italian Reformer;

Pasquils of the Reformation;

John Craig, the Scottish Dominican;

The First Reformers of Spain; 

Robert Grosteste;

Gutenberg and Fust; or, The first printed Bible;

Pierpaolo Vergerio, Bishop of Istria; and; 

Pope John and the Reformer of Bohemia.

Published by Thomas Nelson, London and Edinburgh, 1850. No stated edition

A fine copy of this handsome volume. Bound in red skiver leather with ornate gilt and embossed decoration on all sides, with shiny gilt edges to text block. First free endpaper with prize inscription dated to 1859. All soundly bound.

Text is bright and clean throughout, with just some light spotting to endpapers, the frontispiece/title spread, and a few pages of the book, but all very minor.

Language: English.

320pp.

Dimensions: approximately 167mm high x 111mm wide x 24mm deep.

Unpacked weight approximately 290g.