Descripción

[ii] + 16pp. + 153 [154] engraved pages with 15 emblems per page engraved by N.Verien + 24pp. de tables, 1st edition, titlepage is missing, 20cm., cart.cover (marbled plates, spine in leather with gilt title and decorations), marbled endpapers, occassional small stains at pages, Good copy, scarce, T77109, [Detailed content: 2 pages of author's dedication to "Monsiegneur le Dauphin", 16 pages of text: "Explication alphabetique des médailles ou figures hieroglyfiques du Livre second", 154 pages of engravings and 24 pages of tables], This book concerns only the second section of the work [the first section is: "Emblemes et devises latines, espagnoles et italiennes… livre premier", the third one is: "Supports et cimiers pour les ornemens des armes. livre troisième". The work has been reprinted in 1696 and 1724 under the title "recueil d'emblemes"]