(August, Elector of Saxony). Marriage is first forbidden, by reason of the blood-fearing, after that also because of the Schwegerschafft, as follows watch, [and:] Volget is now forbidden from persons and, as a result of the secrecy, to marital persons. 19.5 x 15 cm. 12 nn. Bl. With double-leaf woodcut panel. Without cover. (Dresden, Mathhes Stöckel), 1557. VD16 S 871 and 874. – First printing of the first official Saxon marriage order from the Reformation period. It was edited by Elector August of Saxony (1526-1586) and printed in Dresden in 1557 by the court book printer Matthäus Stöckel in two parts, in order to be able to learn more about inbreeding. The print is part of the 64 pages incomprehensive "General Articul and common report, as it is to be kept in the churches with the parishioners, church servants ... (see VD16 S 874 with 64 pages), but mostly only these two parts were distributed separately. In line with this, an Arbor Consanguitatis was added to the work for clarification as a folding board in woodcut, in the form of a gnarled, well-rooted tree "This is the tree of the born mages, and the born blossom after common six-speaking", in the middle of which the progenitor appears as Father familias in a clipeus, from which the relatives in branches appear Spread out, on the left the "Agnati. Sword stomachs." and to the right the "Cognati game stomachs". – Small browned, tiny wormholes, board and last leaf with small hole, last leaf also with margin cracking (without loss of text). Excluding the other 52 Bl. "Articuln" of the Gesamtwerk.