Emblèmes d'amour illustrez d'une explication en prose fort facille pour entendre le sens moral de chaque embleme

Otto van veen

Verlag: s.n.

Beschreibung

[Emblem Book/Emblemata] [Emblèmes d'amour (Love emblems)]. [Otta van Veen]. [Emblemes d'Amour]. [Paris?] : [s.n.], [16--?]. In-4, [51] leaves: ill; fol. 48 plates framed at mid-page, with motto and explanatory text, all framed with a frieze. A bound collection with 48 engravings of winged cherubs after the 1608 Otto van Veen first edition. Each engraving is accompanied by a poem or motto below. This collection is missing two engravings and the title page. Some plates have haphazard watercolour highlights in brown/beige. Reused soft vellum covers with inked drawings of a horse, other doodles and words/notes. Handwritten notes on the recto and verso of the front flyleaves indicate that there were originally 52 plates (48 loves and 4 seasons); however, there were only 50 engravings as per BM 1889,0816.6.1-45; Adams, Rawles and Saunders, Vol. II F.607; Uki. UG. Sp Coll S.M. 1866. Handwritten note dated July 24, 1698. Very good condition bound in reused limp contemporary vellum, with discolouration, stains, corners bumped, large chip at the back upper spine and back upper hinge; attached endpapers lifting from middle piece; missing the title page and two engravings; some foxing, discolouration, and ink stains; several upper corner creases, small rips, and tears, from dog eared pages; one emblem page with full marginal tear (not affecting text or picture). 4to., 48 leaves and two blanks, unsigned and unnumbered, printed on rectos. 19.4 cm x 26.2 cm. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers ABE-1724203118336

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Emblèmes d'amour illustrez d'une explication...

Verlag: s.n.

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Very Good