Book Description

Rotterdam, Pieter van Waesberge, 1625. 4to. Engraved titlepage, (4 ff not numbered),55ff, 2ff. The last sheet page (errata) restored. (some waterstaining in the margin). 5 charming engravings. Wide margins. Nineteenth century marbled boards.
Dealer Notes
Part 4 of the influential Emblemata series (Emblems chrestiennes et morales) by Zacharias Heyns (Antwerp 1566-1638?). Zacharias Heyns, son of Pierre, was also active as a publisher, bookseller and printer in Amsterdam and later on in Zwolle. Some texts and emblems he used are repeated by Maria Heynsz - no relative - in 'Bloemhof'. Although often found bound together each part is paginated separately and has its own titlepage. The book is in the form of a dialogue between Philosophia evangelica, Opinio perversa, Volupas, Humilitas, Superbia etc. First and only edition. [c.f. Landwehr, Emblembooks (1970) #208 & Emblem & Fable Books (1988) # 309; Praz p. 368; Stirling Maxwell Coll. Glasgow # 810].
Author (EMBLEMATA) HEYNS, ZACHARIAS.
Date 1625

Price: £390.00

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