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[LIVRE DU XVIe SIÈCLE]. ORTELIUS (Abraham) Deorum dearumque capita, ex vet
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[BOOK FROM THE 16th CENTURY]. ORTELIUS (Abraham) Deorum dearumque capita, ex vetustis numismatibus in gratiam
Antiquitatis studiosorum effigiata et edita. Ex Museao Abraham
Ortelius. Antverpiae, P. Gallaeus excudebat, 1573. Small in-4, [4] f. (including engraved title), [53 (of 54)] plates, [2] f., contemporary ivory vellum, smooth muted spine, gilt scrolls and fleurons, boards bordered by a fillet and decorated with a central medallion, all gilt, gilt edges (stains and scratches on the binding, hole, stain and scratched signature in the margin of the title, wetness at the beginning of vol.
then fading, then marginal russeting, 1 plate lacking).
First edition of this collection of portraits of figures from ancient mythology, from Aesculapius to Vulcan, by cartographer and publisher Ortelius, based on his collection of antique medals.
The plates are attributed to Philippe Galle and consist of a medallion in an ornamental frame| the title is also engraved and in a decorative frame.
Modern signature in pencil on one endpaper: "François Sweert".
Antiquitatis studiosorum effigiata et edita. Ex Museao Abraham
Ortelius. Antverpiae, P. Gallaeus excudebat, 1573. Small in-4, [4] f. (including engraved title), [53 (of 54)] plates, [2] f., contemporary ivory vellum, smooth muted spine, gilt scrolls and fleurons, boards bordered by a fillet and decorated with a central medallion, all gilt, gilt edges (stains and scratches on the binding, hole, stain and scratched signature in the margin of the title, wetness at the beginning of vol.
then fading, then marginal russeting, 1 plate lacking).
First edition of this collection of portraits of figures from ancient mythology, from Aesculapius to Vulcan, by cartographer and publisher Ortelius, based on his collection of antique medals.
The plates are attributed to Philippe Galle and consist of a medallion in an ornamental frame| the title is also engraved and in a decorative frame.
Modern signature in pencil on one endpaper: "François Sweert".