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Exploring Central Asia View picture(s) 241 GARNIER, Francis. Voyage dans la Chine centrale, Vallée du Yang-Tzu, fait de mai à aout 1873. Paris, E. Martinet for Ch. Delagrave, 1874. 8vo. Original printed yellow wrappers. With a large folding map of central China (260 x 580 mm), 'réduction de la carte originale par J. Hansen', printed in red and black, and several full-page tables. 39 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  China  Exploration  Spain  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Collected tragedies by one of the most important French 16th century poets View picture(s) 242 GARNIER, Robert. Les tragedies. Au roy de France et de Pologne. Rouen, Raphaël du Petit Val, 1596. 12mo. Eighteenth century mottled calf, richly gilt spine with red morocco title label lettered in gold. Woodcut printer's mark on title-page. 646 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Classical Antiquity  France  Judaica  Theatre  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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History of Britain and the foundation of Arturian legend View picture(s) 243 GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH. Britannie utriusque Regum Et Principum Origo & gesta insignia ex antiquissimis Britannici sermonis monumentis in latinum traducta: & ab Ascensio rursus maiore accuratione impressa. (Paris), Josse Badius Ascensius, 1517. Sm.4to. 19th century marbled calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with red title-label. With large woodcut printer's device of a printing press on title, large woodcut coat-of-arms of Yves Cavellat at the end of the preliminaries, and numerous fine large and small white on black criblé woodcut initials. (8), 101, (1 blank) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  England  History  Middle Ages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Auctioning a large collection of etchings View picture(s) 244 GÉRARD; F. DEBOIS; DELBECQ, DE GAND. Catalogue d'une collection d'estampes anciennes, d'après les peintres célèbres et par les plus habiles graveurs d'Italie, tels que Marc-Antoine et son école; des compositions de N. Poussin, par Pesne, Audran et autres graveurs Français; et d'estampes de diverses écoles; de quelques tableaux, marbres, terres cuites, dessins anciens, et d'un grand nombre de livres sur les antiquités, les sciences et les arts, composant le cabinet de feu M. Gérard, sculpteur, ancien pensionnaire de l'école de Rome. Paris, Douchet, Defer, 1843. 5 parts in 1 vol. 8vo. Half morocco. 35; 38; VII, 124; VII, 110 (pp. 109-10 misbound); VI, (2), 84 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Americana  Bibliography  Book History  Manuscripts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Unrecorded edition View picture(s) 245 GERRIT VANDER GOUDE. Dit is die beduydenisse der missen. Antwerp, Willem Vorsterman, (ca. 1530). Small 8vo. 19th century calf, spine ribbed with red title-label, red mottled edges Title printed in red and black, full-page woodcut printer's device on verso of the last leaf, two woodcuts of the office of Mass on title and verso of the title, some woodcut initials coloured by hand, and 69 woodcuts in text, illustrating the life of Christ, his passion and resurrection, all fully and nicely coloured by hand; text rubricated throughout. (152) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Devotion  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the few important accounts on Muscovy of the first half of the 16th century View picture(s) 246 GIOVIO, Paolo (Pailus JOVIUS, bishop of Nocera). Operetta dell'ambascieria de Moschoviti, Nella qual si narra il sito della provincia di Moschovia gli costumi ricchezze, il modo della religione, & l'arte militar di quegli. Nuovamente tradotta di latino in lingua volgare. Venice, Bartholomeo detto l'Imperatore, 1545. 8vo. Eighteenth-century (?) paper boards. Woodcut title vignette of the Christian warrior with banner and the eagle on an orb. 16 lvs. (A-D4). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Italy  Ottoman Empire  Russia  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A who is who in the history of Rome View picture(s) 247 GLANDORP, Johannes. Onomasticon historiae Romanae. Quo veluti per satyram de familiis & reliquis illustrib. Personis Rom. Qua simul a bonis auctoribus, simul aliis id genus priscis monumentis celebrantur, collecta expositio est : Ad historiam Rom. Dextre & integre cognoscendam apprime cum utile tum necessarium. Addita praecipuarum familiarum stammata eodem auctore: Adhaec cognominium & agnominum index accuratus: auctorum item, quorum testimoniis auctor usus est, catalogus. Editiones post auctoris mortem adornata occasionem & rationem, quaque eam in rem collata opera sit, docet Reineri Reineccii praefatio. Frankfurt, Andrea Wecheli heredes, Claudius Marnius, Joannus Aubrius, 1589. Folio. Nineteenth century half red buckram with gilt calf title-label on spine. Some woodcut initials and ornamental borders. 260 leaves (preceded by an extra bound leaf with later ms. notes). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  Italy  Rome  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Seven very rare post incunabula printed in Antwerp (two unique copies) in a magnificent Antwerp panel-stamped binding with the portrait of Charles V View picture(s) 248 GNAPHEUS, Guilielmus. Acolastus. De filio prodigo comoedia Acolasti titulo inscripta. Antwerp, Martinus de Keyser for Willem Vorsterman, March 1535. 8vo. Magnificent and rare strictly contemporary Antwerp panel-stamped binding: full brown polished calf, ribbed spine, with panel (85 x 55 mm) between double fillets on both sides. The panel shows a portrait of Charles V in a roundel (diam. 35 mm) at half length, standing with Imperial apple and sword; on top is the Imperial double eagle between two columns; underneath the roundel Charles' motto: "Plus ovltre / Karolus.V.Imp."; the panel is further decorated with columns with foliation on both sides (illustr. in the Armorial Belge). With title in architectonical woodcut border of four blocks with the mark of Vorsterman in the lower block; many small woodcut initials. 36 lvs. (Collation: A-D8, E4) Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Anatomy  Dutch  Education  Medicine  Plantin  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Only Dutch edition of a famous juridical work by the German lawyer Justin Gobler (1496-1567) View picture(s) 249 GOBLER, Justin. Den spieghele der rechte, uit den natuerlijcken, bescrevenen, gheestelijcken, wereltlijcken, ende anderen ghebruyckelijcken rechten, oock die ghemeyne inden heylighen rijck der Duytscher natien, insettinghen ende oeffeninghen daer toe ghesedt. Antwerp, Symon Cock, 1560. Folio. Eighteenth-century blindstamped vellum, with green ties. Half-page woodcut on title, repeated in text, two woodcuts, one full-page and one half-page in text, and numerous woodcut initials. (4), 172 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Law  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Marking the end of the Ottoman threat to the Portuguese in India View picture(s) 250 GOES, Damiao de. De bello Cambaico ultimo commentarii tres. Louvain, Servatius Sassenus de Dienst, 1549. 4to. Contemporary limp vellum, ms. title in ink on spine. Interesting emblematical woodcut printer's device on title, repeated on verso last leaf. 32 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  India  Portugal  Trade  Turkey  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First edition of Goltzius' chronicle of Rome View picture(s) 251 GOLTZIUS, Hubert. Fastos magistratuum et triumphorum Romanorum ab urbe condita ad Augusti obitum ex antiquis tam numismatum quam marmorum monumentis restitutos. Brugge, H. Goltzius, 1566. Folio. 18th century calf, spine ribbed and gilt, with gilt borders on sides. With fine engraved allegorical title, engraved printer's device on verso last leaf, woodcut initials in text, and 234 plates of which 162 engraved  and 72 in woodcut. (24), 288, (44) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Classical Antiquity  Numismatics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First Dutch translation of the principal source of information about the horrors of the recently introduced 'Spanish inquisition' View picture(s) 252 GONSALVIUS MONTANUS, Reginaldus [= CORRO, Antonio DEL(?)]. Der heyliger Hispanischer inquisitie, etlicke listighe secrete consten ende practijcken, ontdect ende int licht ghebracht. Item, Eenighe bysondere exemplelen, behalven de ghene die hier en daer int Boeck ghestelt zijn ... Wy hebben oock hier by ghevoecht de ghetuyghenissen van eenighe Godsalighemartelaren ... Eerst int Latijn beschreven door Reginaldum Gionsalvium Montanum, ende nu nieuwelick in onse Nederlantsche sprake overgheset. Psalm 74. vers. 22. Maeckt dy op God, ende voert wt dijn sake. (Emden, Willem Gailliart), 1569). 8vo. Contemporary (or sl. later) vellum wrappers. With woodcut initials. (4), 143 [with mistake in foliation: 1-89, 100-143], (1) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Inquisition  Low Countries  Religion  Spanish  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The unconceivable splendid marriage of the Duke of Cleves etc. in 1585, described by an eye-witness and illustrated by Franz Hogenberg. Presentation copy of one of the bridesmaids View picture(s) 253 GRAMINAEUS, Theodor (Dietrich GRAS). Beschreibung derer Fürstlicher Güligscher &c. Hochzeit, so im jahr Christi tausent fünffhundert achtzig fünff, am sechszehenden Junij und nechtsfolgenden acht tagen, zu Düsseldorff mit grossen freuden, Fürstlichen Triumph und herrligkeit gehalten worden. (Engraved title:) Fürstliche Hochzeit So der Durchluchtig hochgeborner Furst und Herr, herr Wilhelm Hertzog zu Gulich Cleve und Berg Graff zu der Marck, und Ravensberg, Herr zu Ravenstein &c dem Durchleuchtig hochgebornen Fursten und hern hern Johan Wilhelm Hertzogn zu Gulich & hochermelten Ihrer F. G. geliebten Sohn und der Durchleutigen hochgebornen Furstinnen Frewlin Jacobæ gebornen Marggraffinen zu Baden &c. In Ihrer F. G. Statt Dußeldorff gehalttenn. Anno Domini 1585. am 16. Iunij. Cologne, (Theodor Graminaeus), 1587. Folio. Contemporary limp vellum with gilt border, centre- and corner pieces on both sides (oxidized) and the title in 16th-century handwriting on the front cover: 'Hochfürstl. Hochzeyts beschraibung de anno 1585'; (rests of) green ties. Interesting and beautiful frontispiece with the coat-of arms of the bride and groom and the Duke of Jülich, etc. above the engraved title, roundels with scenes from Genesis and John, and three mythological groups with husbands and wife underneath: Jupiter and Juno kissing, Neptune and Amphitrit, and Pluto and Proserpina; 37double-page engraved plates (20 of which are by Franz Hogenberg) depicting the various festivities, including 13 important plates with coat-of-arms of noble families especially from north-west Germany (partly coloured by a contemporary hand), and 2 plates with emblems; all text pages printed within a line-border. (142) lvs. (Collation: *4, A-B4, C6, D-F4, G2, H4, I6, K4, L2, M4, N-Q2, R4, S-Z2, Aa-Dd2, Ee4, Ff2, Gg6, Hh2, Ii4, Kk2, Ll6, Mm4, Nn-Qq2, Rr4, Ss-Zz2, A2a4). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Emblem Books  Genealogy & Heraldry  Germany  Nobility  Splendid Ceremonies  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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On poisons View picture(s) 254 GREVINUS, Jacobus. De venenis libri duo. Gallice primum ab eo scripti,  et à multis hactenus Latini desiderati, & nunc tandem opera & labore Hieremiae Martij Augustanae Reipublicae medici, in Latinum sermonem, summa fide & dilligentia, in rei medicae studiosorum utitlitatem atque commodum conversi. Quibus adiunctus est praetereà eiusdem auctoris de antimonio tractatus, eodem interprete, unà cum rerum memorabilium, praecipuè ad operis calcem, Indice. Antwerp, Ex off. Christ. Plantini, 1571. Large 8vo. Contemporary limp vellum; traces of ties. Woodcut printer's device on title; fine floriated and animated woodcut initials, and 53 fine woodcuts in text, of serpents, insects, animals and plants, by Jean de Gourmont after Geoffroy Ballain. (20), 332, (10) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Medicine  Pharmacology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The coronation of Bianca Cappello, the second wife of Francesco de Medici View picture(s) 255 GUALTEROTTI, Raffaello. Feste nelle nozze del serenissimo don Francesco Medici gran duca di Toscana; et della sereniss. sua consorte la sig. Bianca Capello. Nuovamente ristampate. Florence, Stamperia de' Giunti, 1579. 4to. Contemporary marbled calf, spine ribbed in 6 compartments of which one with brown gilt-lettered title-label and the other 5 with gilt flowers within beautifully and elaborately gilt ornamental borders, edges marbled in red and yellow. Woodcut architectural title border with beautifully cut view of Florence above the imprint and with Medici grand-ducal crown and coat-of-arms, 16 etched plates, some folding, printed in black, sanguine or green by Accursio Baldi and Bastiano Marsili, some beautiful woodcut initials and woodcut of the Giunta printer's device combining the Medici and Capello arms. 58, (2), 24 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Art General  Dance  Splendid Ceremonies  Sports & Recreation  Theatre  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extremely rare issue of this 'Mirror for princes and sovereigns' View picture(s) 256 GUEVARA, Anthonio de. Den vorstelijcken lust-hof ende morgen-wecker, in welcken de koninghen, vorsten, heeren ende allerly potentaten, zoo wel ooc die van adel, officieren ende ampt-mannen treffelijc onderricht zijn: mitsgaders ooc de vrouwen van state ende jongvrouwen, met tzamen alle menschen, haer daer in door veel schoone leeringen vermaken ende verlustighen konnen. In drye deelen begrepen. ... Nu uyt den Hoogh-duytsche inde Neder-duytsche sprake grondelijc ende trouwelijc over-ghezet: door D.W.C. Rotterdam, Jan van Waesberghe, 1618. (=Schiedam & Rotterdam, Jan Wolffertsz Vleys 3 parts in 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary overlapping vellum. Half title with half-page engraved plate of a lion with sword in the 'Garden of Holland'; full page engraved portrait of Prince Maurits Orange- Nassau opposite his engraved coat-of-arms). (5), 94, (2); (1), 97, (2); (1), 113, (2) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  17th Century  House of Orange  Literary History  Spanish  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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One of the most important books published on the Low Countries in the 16th century View picture(s) 257 GUICCIARDINI, Lodovico. Descrittione di tutti i Paesi Bassi, altrimenti detti Germania inferiore. Con tutte le carte di geographia del paese, & col ritratto al naturale di molte terre principali; rineduta di nuovo , & ampliata per tutto la terz a volta dal medesimo autore. Al gran're Cattolico don Filippo d'Austria. Con amplissimo indice di tutte le cose piu memorabili. Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1588. Folio. Contemporary decorated gilt vellum, g.e., remnants of ties. With richly designed engraved allegorical frontispiece of Low Countries (Belgia), richly designed engraved architectural title in its first state with printed text, richly engraved plate with a border of the coat of arms of the 16 Provinces and that of Brabant together with coat of arms of Philip II in centre pasted in, engraved plate with allegorical depiction of the Arts and Sciences and architectural border with portrait of Philip II in centre, large woodcut coat of arms of Guicciardini, 64 double-page engraved maps and views, 6 full-page engraved maps and views, 4 single pages with on each 2 engraved maps, woodcut headpieces and initials. (24), 432, (18) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Guide Books  Italy  Low Countries  Maps  Netherlands  Plantin  Travel  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Only Dutch translation of the best sixteenth century book on ophtalmology View picture(s) 258 GUILLEMEAU, Jacques. Tracktaet van alle de ghebreken der oogen, die honderd ende derthiene in getale zijn, de welcke de ooge onderworpen is. Wt de Fransoysche sprake overgeset door Carolus Battum. Dordrecht, Abraham Canin, 1597. Small 8vo. Contemporary vellum. Woodcut printer's device on title. (18), 205, (16) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Medicine  Ophtalmology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The beginning of the 'Eighty-Years' War' by an esteemed eyewitness View picture(s) 259 HAER, Florentius van der. De initiis tumultuum Belgicorum, ad sereniss. principem Alexandrum Farnesium, Parmae & Placentiae ducem, libri duo. Quibus eorum temporum historia continetur, quae à Caroli V. caesaris morte, usque ad Ferdinandi Ducis Albani aduentum, imperante Margareta Austria, Parmae & Placentiae Duce, per annos novem in Belgio gesta sunt. Editio secunda. Louvain, Jodocus Coppenius, 1640. Sm 8vo. Contemporary overlapping vellum. Woodcut initials. (2), 490, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Belgicana  Dutch Golden Age  History  Netherlands  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare Dutch first edition of a classic on perspective View picture(s) 260 HAMELLIUS, Pascasius. Perspectiva Tribus Libris Succinctis denuo correcta, et figuris illustrata. Paris, Aegidius Gourbinus, 1556. 4to. Modern vellum. With large woodcut printer's device on title, and 62 geometrical and perspectival woodcuts in text. 43, (1 blank) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Art General  Optics  Perspective  Science  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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