Emblemata.- Hugo (Herman) Pia Desideria Emblematis illustrata, woodcut pictorial title, coat of arms of Pope Urban VIII, 46 full-page emblems by Christoffel van Sichem after Boetius à Bolswert, and tail-pieces, occasional staining, 20th century blue calf over older marbled boards, spine gilt and with red leather label, [Landwehr, Low Countries, 346; Praz p.376-377], Antwerp & Amsterdam, typis Henrici Aertssenii, 1628; and another edition of the same, 12mo & 8vo (2) ⁂ The first edition with woodcuts. It is rarer than engraved editions.
Emblemata.- Hugo (Herman) Pia Desideria Emblematis illustrata, woodcut pictorial title, coat of arms of Pope Urban VIII, 46 full-page emblems by Christoffel van Sichem after Boetius à Bolswert, and tail-pieces, occasional staining, 20th century blue calf over older marbled boards, spine gilt and with red leather label, [Landwehr, Low Countries, 346; Praz p.376-377], Antwerp & Amsterdam, typis Henrici Aertssenii, 1628; and another edition of the same, 12mo & 8vo (2) ⁂ The first edition with woodcuts. It is rarer than engraved editions.
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