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Emblems - Neolatin poetry] - Septem illustrium virorum poemata . Antwerp, Plantin Press (B. Moretus), 1662, 8vo, old half vellum (sl. rubbed), flat spine with gilt leather label, [24]-480 pp. Very good copy.
Collected ed. of Latin poetry by the “Pleias Alexandrina”, a group of friends of Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599-1667). As well as Virginio Cesarini, the poets include Alessandro Pollini, Agostino Favoriti, Natale Rondinini, Stefano Gradi, Ferdinand von Furstenberg and Johann Rodger Torck. On pp. 431-447 8 oval engr. emblems & engr. arms of Rondinini. Woodcut mark on title. Armorial bookpl. of Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Duke of Sussex , brother of George IV of England. Ref. Landwehr 638. STCV (4). Not in Oberlé.