Emblemata LE A3166 (Jean) The Spectacle of Human Life, or...
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LE A3166 (Jean)
The Spectacle of Human Life, or Lessons of Wisdom, artfully expressed in 103 pictures in intaglio, whose subjects are taken from Horace by the ingenious Othon Vaenius, accompanied not only by the principal maxims of morality, ... but also by explanations ... The Hague, Van Duren, 1755.
In-4: IV, IV, 420pp; illustrated with over 100 intaglio figures. Text framed, in Latin, German, French and Dutch. Explanations by Jean Le A3166 in French and Dutch in mirror.
½ black calf 19th century, gilt title and boxes on smooth spine.
One of the most successful emblem books of the Baroque period, initiated by Otto van Veen as an adaptation of Horace.
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LE A3166 (Jean)
The Spectacle of Human Life, or Lessons of Wisdom, artfully expressed in 103 pictures in intaglio, whose subjects are taken from Horace by the ingenious Othon Vaenius, accompanied not only by the principal maxims of morality, ... but also by explanations ... The Hague, Van Duren, 1755.
In-4: IV, IV, 420pp; illustrated with over 100 intaglio figures. Text framed, in Latin, German, French and Dutch. Explanations by Jean Le A3166 in French and Dutch in mirror.
½ black calf 19th century, gilt title and boxes on smooth spine.
One of the most successful emblem books of the Baroque period, initiated by Otto van Veen as an adaptation of Horace.
Automatically translated by DeepL. The original version is the only legally valid version.
To see the original version, click here.
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