Epithalamia scripta in honorem [...] Iohannis Deckeri, organistae Hamburg peritissimi, sponsi, nec non [...] Marthae [...] Dn. M. Georgii Dedekenni, Hamburgi in aede D. Catharinae Verbi divini praeconis [...] filiae, sponsae.

4to: [7] ff. (lacking final blank; paper age-toned, title stained, edges frayed, title border underlaid, sm. hole in blank part of title).

Mod. wrappers. Good copy.

Unrecorded (?) Latin verses for the wedding of the Hamburg organ composer Johann Decker (1598-1668). From the 8 poems, at least 5 were written by Hamburg divines, as the bride was a daughter of the minister of St Catherine’s. Title within border of type ornaments. Ref. Not in VD-17, Paisey (BL), Bn-Opale plus etc. Joined: Schwan, Sebastian – Christliche Leichpredigt/ bey dem Leichbegengnis des weyland ehrwürdigen vnd wolgelarten Herrn Iohannis Michaelis, wolverdienten Predigers [...] zu Otterndorff/ welcher Dienstags den 30. Junij jetztlauffenden 1629. Jahrs [...] in Gott seliglich verschieden [...]. Hamburg, H. Mose, 1629, 4to, 32 pp. (toned, marg. dampstaining, blank bottom edge of last f. strengthened). Sewn as issued. Good copy. Unrecorded (?) Hamburg ed. of a funeral speech by S. Schwan (1567-1638), preacher at Lübeck and Otterndorf/Hadeln. Title within border of type ornaments. Gothic type. Ref. Not in VD-17, Paisey (BL), Bn-Opale plus etc. (2 vols)