Emblemata.- Alciati (Andrea) Emblemes...de nouveau Translatez en Francois vers pour vers jouxte les
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Emblemata.- Alciati (Andrea) Emblemes...de nouveau Translatez en Francois vers pour vers jouxte les Latins, first edition of the second French translation, translated by Barthélemy Aneau, collation: A-R8 complete, Lyon, Mace Bonhomme, 1549; bound after Emblemata, first 'complete' edition, collation: A-O8 P4 complete, with blank leaf P4 at end, Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1550, together 2 works in 1, both ruled in red, woodcut titles, illustrations and elaborate borders, contemporary calf, gilt heart-shaped device lettered 'MICA/EL' on upper cover and 'BON/IV' on lower, rebacked and corners repaired, 8vo (188 x 119mm.)*** The second work includes an additional fourteen cuts of trees, which Landwehr (49) says are 'by various hands'. Provenance: Nicolas Joseph Foucault (1643-1721, royal administrator to Louis XIV, bookplate); Charles Butler of Warren Wood, Hatfield (bookplate); Allan Heywood Bright (Christie's sale 2014, lot 50).Literature: Landwehr Romanic 42 and 49; Green 38 and 44; Mortimer French 15 (Rouillé issue); cf. Praz p.250; Rawles & Saunders F.026 and F.030.
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Emblemata.- Alciati (Andrea) Emblemes...de nouveau Translatez en Francois vers pour vers jouxte les
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