Live auction - Lot 1024
Lux evangelica sub velum sacrorum emblematum recondita [...].
Subject: [Emblems]
ENGELGRAVE, Henricus, S.J.
€ 150 / 250
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Lot description
Antwerp, Widow & Heirs of J. Cnobbaert, 1657
2 parts in 1 vol., folio: [8]-312 (= 314)-[48], [4]-380-[32] pp. (lacking prelim f. a6, some min. staining, embl. 52 soiled).
Cont. vellum, flat spine, black leather title label (min. soiling, label on front cover). Very good copy.
4th ed. of this learned emblem book by the Antwerp Jesuit Engelgrave (1610-1670). Engr. ills: each part with Jesuit device on title and 52 numbered emblems (104 in total). The work is a sophisticated exegetical commentary on the Sunday readings of the liturgical year. 1st general title in red and black. Text in 2 cols. Ref. Landwehr 224. - Praz 328. - DBS III:394:1. - BCNI 11322. - STCV. - Opac KBR. Prov. Stamp on half title.