Cryptomenytices et cryptographiae libri IX
Lucas Kilian
(German, 1579–1637)
Wolfgang Kilian
(German, 1581–1662)
August Duke of Braunschweig
(German, 17th century)
Johann Stern
(German, 1582–1656)
Heinrich Stern
(German, 1592–1665)
1624
Place of PublicationLüneberg, Germany
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with engraved title, two engravings, and numerous woodcut and typographic diagrams
DimensionsOverall: 29.4 x 19.3 x 5 cm (11 9/16 x 7 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Horatio Greenough Curtis in memory of her husband Horatio Greenough Curtis
Accession number27.1417
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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Lüneberg: Johann and Heinrich Stern, 1624
ProvenanceInscription by original owner [?] on front pastedown "Ex donatione authoris principis Augusti Luneb m decemb 9 ao 1624"; Horatio Greenough Curtis (1844-1922; inscr. on front flyleaf "H.G. Curtis Boston"); his widow, by whom bequeathed to the MFA, 1927, received October 10, 1940.
