‎LUDWIG, JOHANN PETER. (LUDEWIG.‎
‎Erleuterung uber S. T. Herrn Samuel Pufendorf Einleitung zur Historie der vornehmsten Reiche und Staaten.‎

‎Leipzig & Halle, Zeidler, 1695. 8vo. In contemporary full calf with four raised bands and richly gilt spine. Wear to extremities, scratches to board with a bit of loss of leather. Small paper-label pasted on to top of spine. Spine-ends chipped. Internally with light occassional browning. (22), 865 pp. + frontispiece and 1 folded table.‎

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‎Rare first edition of Ludwig’s commentary on Samuel von Pufendorf’s ‘Einleitung zur Historie der Vornehmsten Reiche und Staaten’, a standard textbook for politically aspiring young aristocrats across Europe. Johann Peter von Ludwig or Ludewig) (1668-1743), was a prominent German jurist and historian. He studied at the University of Wittenberg and became a professor at the University of Halle, where he also served as royal historian and archivist. In 1719, he was ennobled by Emperor Charles VI. He later became Chancellor of the University and founded Halle's first regular newspaper.‎