REUSNER. Nicolas (1545-1602). Aureolorum emblematum liber singularis … Algamatum aureoleum liber singularis . Strassburg: Bernardus Iobinus, 1591.
REUSNER. Nicolas (1545-1602). Aureolorum emblematum liber singularis … Algamatum aureoleum liber singularis . Strassburg: Bernardus Iobinus, 1591. 2 parts, 8° (145 x 98mm). Woodcut borders to each page, woodcut vignette on title and woodcut initials, first part with 127 woodcuts by Tobias Stimmer woodcut coat of arms of Prince Huldrich and King Federicus II, second part with 45 cuts by Stimmer, woodcut portrait of the author and his coat-of-arms, interleaved with blanks throughout. (Occasional light soiling, small stains on title and to some pages on fore-edge.) Contemporary vellum, sides gilt (lacking ties, small stains). Provenance : 'I.F.' (ink monogram on title) -- Joseph Baer (bookseller's ticket) -- [H. Yates Thompson] -- A.H. Bright (bookplatel). Second edition of a rare emblem book first published in 1587. Vinet regards Stimmer as 'un des meilleurs dessinateurs xylographes de son temps. De jolies bordures encadrent toutes les pages.' Landwehr German, 498; Praz 469; Vinet 854; VD16 R137.
REUSNER. Nicolas (1545-1602). Aureolorum emblematum liber singularis … Algamatum aureoleum liber singularis . Strassburg: Bernardus Iobinus, 1591.
REUSNER. Nicolas (1545-1602). Aureolorum emblematum liber singularis … Algamatum aureoleum liber singularis . Strassburg: Bernardus Iobinus, 1591. 2 parts, 8° (145 x 98mm). Woodcut borders to each page, woodcut vignette on title and woodcut initials, first part with 127 woodcuts by Tobias Stimmer woodcut coat of arms of Prince Huldrich and King Federicus II, second part with 45 cuts by Stimmer, woodcut portrait of the author and his coat-of-arms, interleaved with blanks throughout. (Occasional light soiling, small stains on title and to some pages on fore-edge.) Contemporary vellum, sides gilt (lacking ties, small stains). Provenance : 'I.F.' (ink monogram on title) -- Joseph Baer (bookseller's ticket) -- [H. Yates Thompson] -- A.H. Bright (bookplatel). Second edition of a rare emblem book first published in 1587. Vinet regards Stimmer as 'un des meilleurs dessinateurs xylographes de son temps. De jolies bordures encadrent toutes les pages.' Landwehr German, 498; Praz 469; Vinet 854; VD16 R137.
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