| Description |
[16], 95, [1] p. : ill., port., ; 18 cm. (8vo) |
| Note |
Text in verse. |
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Signatures: [dagger]⁸ A-F⁸. |
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Engravings with the monograms or the names of the designers Crispijn van den Broeck (pp. 4, 8, 30, 60) and Pieter van der Borcht (pp. 14, 44), and of the engraver Jan Sadeler (pp. 4, 6, 8, 10, 14, 24, 30, 60, 78, 80). There is no evidence that Abraham de Bruyn worked on these illustrations. -- Voet, 'The Plantin Press', 1135. |
| Indexed In: |
USTC, 401731 |
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Voet, L. Plantin Press, 1335 |
| Provenance |
Yates, Thompson and Bright. One of 4 items in lot 147 in sale of.
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Yates, Samuel Ashton Thompson, 1842-1903. Armorial bookplate.
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Christie, Manson & Woods. Acquired via.
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De Coverly, R. (Roger), 1831- Binder.
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| Place & Date |
Antwerp 1577
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| Printer/Binder |
Plantin, Christophe, active 1520-1589.
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| Copy specific |
Provenance: acquired by unknown member of Bright, Thompson and Yates families at some point from 1800s to 1940s - exact provenance unknown ; Samuel Ashton Thompson Yates (1842-1903): armorial bookplate on front pastedown ; University of Glasgow: lot 147 (along with three other items) in "Yates, Thompson and Bright: a family of bibliophiles Wednesday 16 July 2014" (London: Christie's, 2014). |
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Binding: England, late 19th or early 20th century blue morocco with double-gilt fillet and single fillet border and corner fleurons; gilt spine decoration with author, title, place and date; single gilt-fillet board edges; gilt turn-ins; full-gilt edges; brown and gold marbled endpapers; turn-in signed "R. De Coverly"; some staining (evidence of washing) and some small repairs (e.g. [dagger]5). |
| Library Class |
Sp Coll S.M. Add. 471
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| Subject |
Bible. Old Testament -- Biography.
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Emblem books, Latin.
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| Other Author |
Sadeler, Jan, 1550-1600, engraver.
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Broeck, Crispin van den, 1524-approximately 1591, designer.
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Borcht, Petrus van der, 1545-1608, designer.
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