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Largest assembly of natural history illustrations published before the 18th century View picture(s) 1 ALDROVANDI, Ulisse. Opera. Bologna, 1599-1667. 13 volumes. Folio (35 x 24 cm). Contemporary blind-stamped vellum. With engraved title to each volume, engraved full page portrait of Aldrovandi in 3 volumes and several thousand woodcut illustrations in text, mostly after designs by J. Ligozzi and many full-page. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  17th Century  Botany  Collections  Encyclopædic Works  Fishing  Italy  Natural History  Science  Shells  Whaling  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A collection of humorous and witty sayings from the 16th century View picture(s) 2 ALFONSUS rex Aragonum. - SIGISMUNDUS & FRIDERICUS III. - KEISERSBERG, Joannes. - FICINI, Marsilio. - BARBARUS, Hermolaus. - MULINGUS (MUELICH), Johann Adolph (?). Margarita facetiarum.- Alphonsi Aragonum regis Vafredicta.- Proverbia Sigismundi & Friderici tertii Ro. Imperatorum.- Scomata Joannis Keisersberg concionatoris Argentinensis.- Marsili Ficini Florentini de sole opusculum.- Hermolai Barbari Orationes.- Facetiae Adelphinae. Strasbourg, Johannes Grüninger, 1508. 8vo. 19th century half calf over marbled boards; gilt spine; marbled edges. A number of very interesting decorated woodcut initials. 108 leaves; 2 fly-leaves at the beginning and end.- Colophon: A8, B4, C-D6, E-G8, H-K6, L8, M6, N-O8, P-Q6 (108 leaves). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Erotica  Literature  Neo-Latin  Proverbs  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A shining example for all French Protestants View picture(s) 3 AMIRAULT (AMYRAUT), Moise. La Vie de François, Seigneur de la Nouë, dit Bras-de-Fer. Ou sont continës quantité de choses memorables, qui  servent à l'éclaircissement de celles qui se sont passées en France & au Pays-Bas, depuis le commencement des  troubles survenus our la religion, jusques à l'an 1591. Leyden, Jean Elsevier, 1661. 4to. 19th century half vellum. With 2 folding genealogical tables. (8), 368 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Biography  Elzevier  France  History  Protestantism  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very rare copy of the only edition of a pamphlet by the first evangelical bishop in Germany: 'the second Luther' View picture(s) 4 AMSDORFF, Niclas von. Offentliche Bekentnis der reinen Lehre des Evangelii, und Confutatio der jtzigen Schwermer. Item ein Register Illyrici, etlicher bittern unwarheiten Menii und anderer. Jena, Thomas Rewart, 1558. 4to. Modern boards. Two woodcut initials. (28) leaves. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Church History  Germany  Luther  Pamphlets  Protestantism  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Famous sundial with the form of a poplar leaf, with beautiful woodcuts View picture(s) 5 APIANUS, Petrus. Folium populi. instrumentum hoc a Petro Apiano iam rfcens [sic] inventum, et in figuram folii populi rfdactum [sic] per radios solis toto orbe horas cõmunes ostendit, ex quibus horæ ab ortu & occasu solis, deinde etiam horæ judeorum, ... In disem newen Instrument, das die Form unnd Gestalt hat eines Blats, werden durch den Sonnen scheyn, in der gantzen Welt gefunden die gemaine Stunden des Tages, und auß der Selbigen, vermittels dises Blats magst du die Stunden vom Auff und Nidergang der Sonnen, des geleichen die Judenstund ... leichtlich erkhennen. [colophon:] Ingolstadt, [Petrus Apianus], 22 October 1533. Folio (30 x 20.5 cm). Modern boards with the original fly-leaves preserved. With the text in Latin and German, title-page in red and black with a large and finely executed woodcut by Hans Brosamer showing a diagram of the instrument flanked by a European and an Ottoman astronomer, each holding an astronomical instrument; a nearly full-page woodcut of the coat of arms of the dedicatee, J.G. of Loubenberg; a large woodcut diagram printed twice (in the Latin and in the German text); and 7 decorative initial letters. Without the folding plate included in a very small number of copies. [22] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Astronomy  Geography  Horology  Science  Sundials  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The apostles in Latin verses from the 6th century View picture(s) 6 ARATOR. Acta Apostolica, carmine heroico descripta. Antwerp, Joannes Grapheus, 1535 (title 1534). 8vo. Old boards. (48) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Literature  Poetry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Including the often lacking second part View picture(s) 7 ARISTOTLE, Pseudo-. De mundo, Graece. Cum duplici interpretatione Latina. Priore quidem L. Apulei; altera vero Guilielmi Budaei. Cum scholiis & castigationibus Bonaventurae Vulcanii, tam in Aristotelem, quam in utrunque eius interpretem. Accessit seorsim Gregorii CYPRII, Encomium Maris, Graece, nunquam antea excusum. et Pauli SILENTIARII, Iambica. Leyden, Ex off. Plantiniana, apud Fr. Raphelengium, 1591. Two parts in one vol. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum. Woodcut printer's device on 2 titles. (16), 297, (7); 23, (5 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Classical Antiquity  Literature  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Nearly contemporary commentary on Cicero's speeches from the Aldine Press View picture(s) 8 ASCONIUS PEDIANUS, Quintus. Explanatio in Ciceronis orationes in C. Verrem, in orationem pro C. Cornelio, in orationem contra competitores, in orationem pro M. Scauro, in orationem contra L. Pisonem, in orationem pro Milone. Scholia Pauli Manutii. Indices Duo. Venice, (Paulus Manutius), 1563. 8vo. Modern panelled blind-stamped brown morocco in antique style with endpapers from an earlier binding, spine with 2 raised bands, both covers with blind-stamped ornamental border. WIth Aldus' woodcut printer's device on title-page. Printed in italics. [12],104 ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Aldus Manutius  Classical Antiquity  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two rare post-incunabula with sermons, printed in Cologne View picture(s) 9 AUGUSTINUS DE LEONISSA. Sermones pulcherrimi super dominicam orationem Pater noster & angelicam salutationem Ave maria. Unicuique ad populum volenti declamationes facere accommodati. editi per venerandum patrem Augustinum de leonissa ordinis Eremitarum illuminatissimi ecclesie doctoris & Antistitis Hipponensis beati Augustini. Cologne, Heirs of Heinr. Quentel, 1505. 8vo. Modern blind tooled leather with one clasp. With fine woodcut initials, rubricated throughout. (92) lvs. Collation: 2a-2c8, 2d4, 2e-2m8. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Religion  Sermons  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two first Plantin editions of two classical epigrammatists bound together in contemporary tooled pigskin View picture(s) 10 AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus. D. Magni Ausonii Burdigalensis opera a Theod. Pulmanno Craneburgio in meliorem ordinem restituta, correcta, & scholiis illustrata: adiectis Graecis quibusdam epigrammatibus, ut conferri cum Latinis possint. Cum Latina Graecorum interpretatione, & duplice indice. Antwerp, C. Plantijn, 1568 (colophon: printed November 1567). 2 works in one. 16mo. Contemporary panelled pigskin over wooden bevelled boards, ribbed spine, both covers with blind stamped roll with the personifications of 'Fides', 'Fortit(udo)', and 'Carita(s)' around a central panel with decorated roll, original brass clasps and catches. Sm. woodcut printer's device on title. (16), 359, (25, 3 last blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Philology  Philosophy  Plantin  Rhetorics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important 16th-century Lyon edition, from the library of Joachim Gomez de la Cortina View picture(s) 11 AUSONIUS, Decimus Magnus. Opera, tertiae ferè partis complemento auctiora, & diligentiore quàm hactenus, censura recognita. Cum indice rerum memorabilium. Lyon, Jean de Tournes, 1558. 8vo. 19th-century purple morocco, spine ribbed and gilt, triple gilt fillet borders and central gilt oval coat-of-arms on sides with text 'J. Gomez De La Cortina et amicorum. Fallitur hora legendo', gilt inner sides, marbled endpapers, g.e. Woodcut portrait of author in medallion on title, woodcut round vignette on verso of last text leaf. (16), 290, 12, (2 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Bindings  Greek & Latin  Provenance  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The dukes of Brabant View picture(s) 12 BAARLAND, Adriaan van. Rerum gestarum a Brabantiae Ducibus historia, conscripta usque in annum 1526. Louvain, Jerome Welle, 1566. 12mo. Contemporary vellum with new ties, title in ink on spine. Woodcut initials. (4), 176 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Brabant  Louvain  Low Countries  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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'As famous for its unintelligibility, as it is sought after for its rarity' View picture(s) 13 BALTENSZ, Frans. Samaritane, ofte spieghel der godtsvreesentheyt en eerbaerheydt, ofte gespreeck van den Heere, met het rechtgeloovigh wijf van Samaria, oft uyt Jacob van Ephraim van Sichar, beschreven in het vierde capittel van den evangelist Johanne, in prijs voorghestelt, die met vergeldinghe vergolden wordt, volghens de woorden des Heeren. ... Ofte een woordelijcke verclaringhe, van het vierde capittel des evangelist Johanne. Ghedaen door F. B. Dordrecht, Frans Baltensz., 1648. 8vo. 18th century olive morocco, spine richly gilt in compartments with two red labels lettered in gold; richly gilt borders along the edges of both boards; inner dentelles, g.e., marbled endpapers. 51 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Anatomy  Dutch  Education  Medicine  Plantin  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Two beautifully produced and extremely rare schoolbooks in one volume View picture(s) 14 BARLANDUS, HADR. Dialogi LVII, ad profligandam e scholis barbariem longe utilissimi, quibus iam recens accesserunt sex ante hac non excusi. Item Augustini Reymarij Mechliniensis Dialogus unus, de ludo chartarum. Barlandi opusculum de insignibus oppidis inferioris Germaniae. Antwerp, Michael Hillenius, 1527, Mense Martio. 8vo. Contemp. overlapping vellum, with vellum endpapers. With title within a fourpart ornamental woodcut border, with John the Evangelist in the top border, and the portrait of Virgil in the lower border, and some fine woodcut initials. (28) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Humanism  Italy  Louvain  Schoolbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the first Dutch humanists on the history of his country View picture(s) 15 BARLANDUS, Hadrianus. Hollandiae Comitum historia et icones: Cum selectis  scholijs ad lectoris lucem. Eiusdem Barlandi Caroli  Burgundiae ducis vita. Item Ultraiectensium episcoporum catalogus & res gestae. Eiusdem argumenti libellus Gerardo Noviomago auctore.- IDEM, Traiectensium episcoporum catalogus et eorum res gestae. Frankfurt a/M, Joh. Wechel for Sigismund Feyerabend, 1585. 2 parts in 1 vol. Contemporary overlapping limp vellum, title written on spine, rests of ties. With woodcut portrait of Gertrude of Saxony (repeated on  p. 25) on title, woodcut printer's device of Feyerabent ('Fama') on 2nd title, a variant of his printer's device on verso of last page, 37 half-page woodcut portraits, except for the first three with their coats-of-arms and small ornamental woodcuts underneath, woodcut initials and head- and tail pieces. (16), 1-224, 227-393 (error in pagin.); 109 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  Low Countries  Middle Ages  Utrecht  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Portuguese governorship in Goa View picture(s) 16 BARROS, João de. Vervolg der tien-jaarige dcheeps-togten en manhafte krygs-bedryven door Nuno da Cunha, als Gouverneur Generaal gedaan in Oost-Indien, zederd het jaar 1536 tot aan zyn dood ... Uit d'eyge berigten en order des Konings van Portugaal in't Portugys beschreven (...) Nu eerst uit d'oorspronkelyke taal in 't Nederduyts vertaald. Leyden, Pieter van der Aa, 1706. 8vo. Contemporary calf, marbled edges. With 7 maps and 6 plates, all engraved. [4], 431, [15] pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Colonial History  India  Malacca  Portugal  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Catholic Mass explained View picture(s) 17 BECHOFFEN, Johannes. Quadruplex missalis expositio: Litteralis scilicet: Allegorica: Tropologica: et Anagogica: sit ordinata: ut etiam populo expediat predicari publice quo ad litteralem sensum, allegoricum et etiam tropologicum usque ad oblationem. Basel, Michael Furter, 1512. 4to. Modern boards. Title printed in red and black, large woodcut printer's device at the end, and some fine woodcut initials in text. (87, 1 blank) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Church History  Devotion  Greek & Latin  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the most beautiful written Latin schoolbooks for children at the end of the Middle Ages View picture(s) 18 BEROALDUS, PH. Libellus quo Septem Sapientum Sentensiae Discutiuntur. Bologna, Benedict Hector, 1502, Die X Octobris. 4to. Modern half vellum. With large white on black woodcut printer's device at the end. (24) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Children's Books  Education  Greek & Latin  Proverbs  Schoolbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Sixteenth century illustrated French edition of Boccaccio's first work View picture(s) 19 BOCCACCIO. Le Philocope, Contenant l'histoire de Fleury & Blanchefleur, divise en sept livres traduictz d'Italien en Francoys par Adrian Sevin. Paris, Denys Ianot for Iehan André, 24 February 1542. Folio. 18th century calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt, with black title-label, with blindstamped fillet borders on sides, g.e. With woodcut device of Iehan André on title and 36 woodcuts in text within four-part borders of various design, several with a coat-of-arms in the lower border. 6, 174 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Illustrated Books  Italy  Literature  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Albert & Isabella visiting the Southern Netherlands View picture(s) 20 BOCHIUS, Johannes, Maximus Aemilius de VRIENDT & Henri d'OUTREMONT. Historica narratio profectionis et inaugurationis serenissimorum Belgii Principum Alberti et Isabellae, Austriae archiducum. Et eorum optatissimi in Belgium adventus, rerumque gestarum et memorabilium, gratulationum, apparatuum, et spectaculorum in ipsorum susceptione et inauguratione hactenus editorum accurata descriptio. Antwerp, Ex officina Plantiniana, apud J. Moretum, 1602. 5 parts in 1 vol. Large folio. Contemporary vellum, ribbed spine with title lettered in ink. With large woodcut printer's device of the Officia Plantiniana at the end, 4 titles within richly engraved borders, 2 of which by Josse de Momper, 28 fine engraved plates in the second part, 15 double-page, by Pieter van der Borcht, and 2 pp. musical scores. 500, (12) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Austria  Belgicana  Festival Books  Habsburg  Low Countries  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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