Hadriani Ivnii medici Emblemata :
eivsdem Aenigmatvm libellus.
Description
- Language(s)
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Latin
- Published
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Antverpiae : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, 1565.
- Note
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Signatures: A-I⁸ K⁴ *⁸.
From an ed. of 1250; see Voet.
Plantin's compasses device appears on both t.p.'s. Blocks for the ill. were mostly cut by Gerard Janssen van Kampen, with a few by Arnaud Nicolai. The ill. for emblems X and XIX have the letter G for Gerard. Geoffroy Ballain provided 52 of the drawings, Pieter Huys the remainder; see Voet. The pages of the 1st title and the t.p. of the 2nd have borders of typographical fleurons. Two decorated initials.
Reading from top to bottom, the single page devoted to each of the 58 emblems consists of a brief statement of the topic, in some cases a dedication to a prominent person, the woodcut ill., and a four-line explanation in verse. Additional explanation in prose for each emblem follows on p. 65-149.
The Aenigmatum libellus has special t.p.
"Excvdebat Christophorvs Plantinvs Antverpiae, anno M.D.LXV. Idibvs Maii"--Colophon.
1st ed.; see Voet, Landwehr.
- Physical Description
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149, [19] p. :
ill. ;
17 cm. (8vo)
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