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ALCIATUS, Andreas. Emblemata. Lyon: Mathias Bonhomme for Guillaume Rouillé, 1548.
8o (177 x 115 mm). Mainly italic types with a few passages in Roman and Greek. Rouillé's eagle and serpent device on title, borders depicting a boat; to the sides are mariners unfurling sails. Excepting the privilege and table, 128 emblems enclosed within a four-part ornamental woodcut border. Device on title with some red ink highlighting; A1r and A2v with similar illuminations in red. Brown morocco, covers with gilt- and blind-tooled panels, spine gilt in six compartments, edges gilt by Hardy. Provenance: Jean and François Meinart ("Iehan Francoys Meinart Freres," dated 1553 in gilt on A1r); Edouard Rahir (discolored patch from removal of bookplate); Otto Schaefer (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 1 November 1995, lot 4).
FIRST ROUILLÉ EDITION, marking the first appearance of this elaborate and highly important series of woodcuts, many signed by the artist Pierre Vase (Eskrich) with his monogram "PV." Adams A-603; Mortimer French 15 (1549 edn); Praz, 249-250
8o (177 x 115 mm). Mainly italic types with a few passages in Roman and Greek. Rouillé's eagle and serpent device on title, borders depicting a boat; to the sides are mariners unfurling sails. Excepting the privilege and table, 128 emblems enclosed within a four-part ornamental woodcut border. Device on title with some red ink highlighting; A1r and A2v with similar illuminations in red. Brown morocco, covers with gilt- and blind-tooled panels, spine gilt in six compartments, edges gilt by Hardy. Provenance: Jean and François Meinart ("Iehan Francoys Meinart Freres," dated 1553 in gilt on A1r); Edouard Rahir (discolored patch from removal of bookplate); Otto Schaefer (sale, Sotheby's, New York, 1 November 1995, lot 4).
FIRST ROUILLÉ EDITION, marking the first appearance of this elaborate and highly important series of woodcuts, many signed by the artist Pierre Vase (Eskrich) with his monogram "PV." Adams A-603; Mortimer French 15 (1549 edn); Praz, 249-250