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SCHOONHOVIUS, Florentius (1594-1648). Emblemata Florentii Schoonhovii I.C. Goudani, Partim Moralia partim etiam Civilia. Gouda: Andream Burier, 1618.
4o (193 x 149 mm). Ruled in red throughout, engraved title, engraved portrait of the author, 74 engraved emblematic illustrations in text by Crispin van de Passe, red-ruled throughout. (Some light spotting.) 1781 English straight grained morocco gilt, edges gilt (hinges rubbed, spine lightly stained). Provenance: Michael Wodhull (binding and inscriptions); acquired from Scribner Rare Books, 1969.
FIRST EDITION. Schoonhoven was the son of Gouda mayor and governor Dirk Jocobsz Schoonhoven, a friend of Hugo Grotius. Crispin van de Passe (1564-1637) was a Dutch publisher and engraver, and was the founder of a dynasty of engravers comparable to the Wierix family and the Sadelers, though they primarily engraved portraits, book title-pages and other small projects, rather than handling grander narrative subjects. Praz, 17th-Century Imagery II, p.151.
4o (193 x 149 mm). Ruled in red throughout, engraved title, engraved portrait of the author, 74 engraved emblematic illustrations in text by Crispin van de Passe, red-ruled throughout. (Some light spotting.) 1781 English straight grained morocco gilt, edges gilt (hinges rubbed, spine lightly stained). Provenance: Michael Wodhull (binding and inscriptions); acquired from Scribner Rare Books, 1969.
FIRST EDITION. Schoonhoven was the son of Gouda mayor and governor Dirk Jocobsz Schoonhoven, a friend of Hugo Grotius. Crispin van de Passe (1564-1637) was a Dutch publisher and engraver, and was the founder of a dynasty of engravers comparable to the Wierix family and the Sadelers, though they primarily engraved portraits, book title-pages and other small projects, rather than handling grander narrative subjects. Praz, 17th-Century Imagery II, p.151.