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TAURELLUS, Nicolaus (1547-1606). Emblemata physico-ethica. Nuremberg: Paul Kaufmann, 1595.
8° (152 x 90mm). Title within woodcut architectural border, 83 (of 84) woodcut emblems, each with a proverb and dedication at head and Latin verses below. (Lacks E2, title with piece torn from bottom margin, continuous wormhole sometimes affecting upper left hand corner of woodblocks, some light waterstaining and spotting.) [Bound with:] Carmina funebria quae magnorum aliquot, clarorumque virorum memoriae dicavit. Nuremberg: typis Gerlachianis, 1592. 8° (152 x 90mm). 8p. Title with device and border of printer's flowers. 2 works in one volume. 17th-century speckled calf, gilt spine with morocco label, red speckled edges (extremities rubbed, upper joints slightly cracked). Provenance: 19th-century bibliographical notes at front -- A.H. Bright (1912 bookplate).
First edition of this Emblemata, unknown to Brunet who takes the 1602 edition to be the first. The cuts frequently contain the arms of a Nuremberg patrician. The versos have a uniform typographical border but have otherwise been left blank, suggesting the book could have been intended for use as an album amicorum. Landwehr German, 58.
8° (152 x 90mm). Title within woodcut architectural border, 83 (of 84) woodcut emblems, each with a proverb and dedication at head and Latin verses below. (Lacks E2, title with piece torn from bottom margin, continuous wormhole sometimes affecting upper left hand corner of woodblocks, some light waterstaining and spotting.) [Bound with:] Carmina funebria quae magnorum aliquot, clarorumque virorum memoriae dicavit. Nuremberg: typis Gerlachianis, 1592. 8° (152 x 90mm). 8p. Title with device and border of printer's flowers. 2 works in one volume. 17th-century speckled calf, gilt spine with morocco label, red speckled edges (extremities rubbed, upper joints slightly cracked). Provenance: 19th-century bibliographical notes at front -- A.H. Bright (1912 bookplate).
First edition of this Emblemata, unknown to Brunet who takes the 1602 edition to be the first. The cuts frequently contain the arms of a Nuremberg patrician. The versos have a uniform typographical border but have otherwise been left blank, suggesting the book could have been intended for use as an album amicorum. Landwehr German, 58.
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