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Revision by Claude Colet of an unsuccessful translation by Gilles Boileau View picture(s) 41 NEUFIESME LIVRE, LE-, d'Amadis de Gaule, auquel sont contenuz les gestes de dom Florisel de Niquée, surnommé le Chevalier de la Bergere, qui fut filz d'Amadis de Grece & de la belle Niquée. Ensemble de deux autres filz & fille, engendrez insciemmen. Paris, Estienne Groulleau, for Vincent Sertenas 1557. Sm.8vo. 18th century marbled calf, spine richly gilt with red and green title-labels, red mottled edges. With woodcut device of Vincent Sertenas on title, and 36 woodcuts in text. (16), 142, (2 blank) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very early and unique reports on the Jesuit missions in India, south-east Asia, China and Japan View picture(s) 42 NUOVI AVISI dell' Indie di Portogallo, ricevuti dalli reverendi padri della compagnia di Giesu, tradotti dalla lingua Spagnuola nell' Italiana. Venice, Michele Tramezzino, 1559. 8vo. Nineteenth-century light brown polished calf, gilt double fillets along the edges of both sides with four corner-pieces, spine gilt in compartments with red morocco title label lettered in gold, inner dentelles, marbled endpapers. Woodcut printer's device of a 'Sibylla' on title, woodcut initials. (4), 59 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Asia, East  China  India  Japan  Jesuits  Mission  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Only known copy of a variant issue of this splendid Plantin Book of Hours (1573) with the series of engraved illustrations in spectacular fresh and strong impressions; in a beautiful contemporary binding in fanfare style View picture(s) 43 OFFICIUM B. Mariae Virgines, nuper reformatum et Pii V. Pont. Max iussu editum. Antwerp, Christopher Plantin, 1573. Large 8vo (207 x 136mm). Full strictly contemporary calf, richly gilt tooled à la fanfare with triple fillets along the edges, foliage between the bands forming oval and rectangular cartouches with floral stamps and stamp of the face of an angel between its wings; in the central cartouche a psalm verse (Ps. 96 (97), vs. 11: 'Lux orta est iusto' (front cover), 'et recti(s) corde letitia' (lower cover), which verse ('Light is risen to the just (= Christ), and joy to the right of heart')  is very appropriate for a binding for a Book of Hours; flat spine with fine gilt floral spiral, gilt binding edges, g.e. Printed throughout in red and black with all pages set within 16 different richly decorated woodcut borders consisting of four blocks, each containing symbolical images in ovals (the 16 borders are repeated in each quire), with the complete series of the circular title engraving (75 x 74mm) and 19 engraved plates (ca. 115 x 75 mm), all engraved by Johannes Wierix after the designs of Peeter van der Borcht (only 'The adoration of the Magi' is after an anonymous design), illustrating scenes from the Life of Christ, the New Testament and the Evangelists. 492 (4) pp. (Collation: A-Z8, a-h8). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Antwerp  Belgicana  Book of Hours  Plantin  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The decrees of 7 Oktober 1531 issued by Charles V View picture(s) 44 ORDONNANCES, Les, edictz: statuz, commandements. Aussi deffences, et inhibitions, publiez par tous les pays d' par de ca de Lempereur. Le.xv: iour de Novembre Lan de grace. M.v.C.xxxj. Gendt, Pierre Cesar (Pieter de Keysere), 1531. 4to. Modern half vellum, boards covered with a leaf from an incunable (Bible edition annotated by a.o. Nicolaus de Lyra); red painted edges. Title within elaborately ornamented and historiated woodcut border with the printer's initials ('P.C.') on a shield helt by two angels; large historiated initial (8 lines) and large printer's device at the end, showing a printing press with the name of the printer on the pres ('Petrum casareum') and underneath ('Petrus Caesar. Gandavus') and his initials at the bottom. (10) leaves (Collation: A-B4, C2); 35 ll. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Habsburg  Law  Low Countries  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The decrees of 4 October 1540, issued by Charles V, together with the decrees issued by Mary of Hungary on 14 February 1549 in manuscript View picture(s) 45 ORDONNANCES, Les, statutes, & Edictz, que Lempereur Charles cinquies. de ce nom, toujours Auguste, a faict publier en la ville de Bruxelles, en la presence de sa tres haulte Maieste, & de la tres excellente Reyne, Gouvernante & Regente du pays bas, & et en la presence des Seigneurs de Lordre & du Toyson dor, avec le Chancelier, Presidentz, & Gouverneurs du Conseil de sa M. & les Seigneurs des finances, & aussy generalement les Etatz de tous ses pays bas. Le .iiii. iour Doctobre. Lan .M.D.&.xl. Antwerp, (Jacob van Liesvelt) for Marc Martin (Marck Martens), at Brussels, (1540). 4to. Modern half vellum, boards covered with a leaf from an incunable (Bible edition, annotated by a.o. Nicolaus de Lyra), red painted edges. With elaborate large woodcut with coat-of-arms with the two-headed eagle held yup by two angels on the title, historiated and large ornamental woodcut intitials. (10) lvs. Collation: A-B4, C2. 30-31 lines. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Law  Low Countries  Post Incunabula  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Pamphlet on maritime law View picture(s) 46 ORDONNANCIE VANDE ZEEVAERT beroerende: toerustinghe van schepen, die zeerechten, verzekeringhe ende asseurancie. Antwerp, Willem Sylvius, 1563. 4to. Very interesting painted wrappers, probably seventeenth-century. Large woodcut coat of arms on the title; woodcut medalion portrait of Philip II of Spain, and woodcut initials in text. 38 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Law  Maritime History  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare first extensive collection of proclamations by the Spanish-Habsburg government concerning Flanders View picture(s) 47 ORDONNANCIEN, Statuten, Edicten ende Placcaten, ghepubliceert in de landen van herwaerts-over van weghen der keyserlicker en conijnglicker Majesteyten, ende haerlieder zeer edele voorsaeten. Ghent, Jan van den Steene (colophon: typis Henrick van den Keere), 1559. Folio. 17th-century blind stamped vellum, spine ribbed in compartments with title lettered in ink. Title with woodcut printer's device in elaborately decorated woodcut border containing coats of arms of Ghent (2), King Philip II of Spain, and (?), woodcut head- and end-pieces, woodcut initials. (4), 801, (3) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Belgicana  Economy  Law  Nobility  Politics  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Stop the Reformation! View picture(s) 48 ORDONNANTIE ende Edict des Keysers Kaerle die V. vernieuwt inde Keyserlijcke stadt van Augspurgh, inde maent van September, des Jaers M.CCCCC.L. Om textirperen die secten, ende om te conserveren onse oude oprechte gheloeve, ende Kerstelijcke religie. Louvain, Servaes Sassenus, (1550). 4to. Without wrappers. With woodcut coat-of-arms of Emperor Charles V, together with his motto 'Plus oultre' on title. (24) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Low Countries  Politics  Reformation  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Sonnius issue of the popular romance View picture(s) 49 PALMERIN D'ANGLETERRE, Histoire du Preux, Vaillant et Tres-Victorieux Chevallier -, fils du Roy Dom Edoard, contenant plusieurs faits d'armes & Amours, & les estranges adventures par luy mises à fin: ensemble les proësses admirables des Princes Florian du desert, son frere, & Florendos, fils de Primaleon de Grece. Premiere Partie.- La Seconde Partie, ou prendront fin les amitiez qu'il eut avec l'enfante Polinarde, pour laquelle il feit tant de proësses qu'il s'acquit immortel renom, & le sembable feirent Florian du desert, son frere & le Prince Florendos, fils de Primaleon de Grece. Traduite du Castellan en François & revuë & corrigee mieux qu'au paravant. Paris, Jean d'Ongoys for Michel Sonnius, 1574. 2 parts in 1 vol. Small 8vo. Contemporary calf, spine ribbed and black-lined with small gilt ornaments in the compartments, with single gilt fillet borders and fine gilt oval ornament in center on both sides. With woodcut printer's device on first title, small typographical woodcut vignette on second title, and numerous fine woodcut initials, flowered and historiated, and some woodcut headpieces and larger and smaller vignettes in text. (8), 346; (6), 280 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  France  Literature  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Against false rumours! View picture(s) 50 PLACCAET daer by verboden wert dat niemandt eenighe calumnien ofte valsche uutghevinghen verspreyen en sal moghen, vande handelingen ende actien soo wel vande Majest. ende d'Enghelsche natie, als vanden heeren Staten generael oft particulier, ende vande magistraten van den steden, ende andere particuliere officiers inden dienst vanden lande wesende. Middelburg, Richard Schilders, 1587 (14 August). 4to. Unbound. With printer's device on title. (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  Low Countries  Pamphlets  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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An unrecorded 17th-century Middelburg reprint of a proclamation on salt of 1588 View picture(s) 51 PLACCAET VANDE GENERALE STATEN DER VEREENICHDE NEDERLANDEN, beroerende den impost van veerthien guldens op elck hondert, wit gherafineert ende van buyten inneghebrocht zouts, midtsgaders neghen guldens van t'cleyn zout. Wtgegeven den twintighsten dach van April, XVc. achtentachtig. Middelburg, the widow and heirs of Symon Moulert, n.d. (1637?). Small 4to. Loose as issued (two loose double-leaves). Large woodcut coat of arms of Zeeland on title-page, woodcut initial. (8) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Gastronomy  Middelburg  Pamphlets  Zeeland  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Charmingly illustrated devotional 'book of hours' for the laity View picture(s) 52 POORTE, DIE-, oft dore des eewighen levens. Inhoudende seer schoone oeffeninghen vanden leven ende lijden ons Heeren Jesu Christi, ghedeelt op elcken dach vander weken met uren ende tijden. Ende is een devoet boecxken seer profijtelijck voor alle goetwillighe menschen, gheestelijcke ende weerlijcke, die begheerte hebben inden wech der duechden voorts te gaene, ende die suyvere ende onbevlecte voetstappens ons salichmakers Jesu Christi nae te volghen. Louvain, Anthonis Maria Bergaigne, 1551. Small 8vo. Half calf. With 42 woodcut miniatures in text and one woodcut initial, all contemporarily coloured by hand. (43) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Devotion  Prayer Books  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Religious troubles in Emden View picture(s) 53 PROTOCOL, dat is, alle handelinge des ghesprecks tot Embden in Oostvrieslandt met den Wederdooperen, die hen Vlamingen noemen, gehouden; begonnen den 27. Februarij, An. 1578. ende den 17. Mey desselven jaers ghe-eyndicht. Met een voorrede des welgeboren Heeren, Heeren Johans, graven ende Heeren tot Oostvrieslant, etc. Daerinne de oorsaken des gesprecks, ende sommige dwalingen der Wederdooperen vermeldet worden. Item, een grontlicke beantwoordinghe teghen der Wederdooperen voorlooper hier achter by ghevoecht.Wt de Sassensche, in Nederlantsche sprake, door Dominicum Julium, openbaren Keyserlijcken notarium, ghetrouwelijcken overgeset. Leyden, Henrick Lodewycsz. for Laurens Jacobsz., Amsterdam, 1616 [= 1596]. 4to. Contemporary overlapping vellum with title in ink on spine. Woodcut printer's device on title, woodcut initials and endpieces. Printed in Gothic type in 2 columns. 272 (8) ff. (Collation: A-2M8). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  History  Leyden  Religion  Theology  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Very rare first edition of the fourth folio View picture(s) 54 QUATRIESME LIVRE, LE-, de Amadis de Gaule, auquel on peult veoir quelle issue eut la guerre entreprise par le Roy Lisuart contre Amadis. Et les mariages & alliances qui despuis en advindrent, au contentement de maintz amoureulx, & plus de celles qu'ilz aymoient. Paris, Denis Ianot, 1543. Folio. Modern marbled calf, spine richly gilt. With Janot's thistle device on title, dedication "Au Roy", within charming flowered woodcut borders, dedicationary verse underneath within richly ornamental 4-part woodcut borders with the French King's coat-of-arms in lower border, several large white woodcut initials with Janot's thistle, 2 full-page woodcut plates, and 23 woodcuts in text, incl. one large woodcut, all within 4-part ornamental woodcut borders with coat-of-arms in the lower border. (6), 111, (1) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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From the monastery of the Fratres Minores at Fritzlar View picture(s) 55 QUATTUOR NOVISSIMA cum multis exemplis pulcherrimis & de terroribus mortis cum eterne beatitudis gloria. Deventer, Jac. de Breda, 1502, 5 Nov. 4to. 19th century calf. Full-page woodcut on title with the symbols of the four evangelists. (47, 1 blank) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Post Incunabula  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Announcing peace between the catholics and protestants of Antwerp View picture(s) 56 RELIGIONS-VREDE, DE -. Gheaccordeert ende gepubliceert binnen Antwerpen den XII en Junii MDLXXIX. Antwerp, Christoffel Plantijn, 1579. 8vo. Half vellum. Large woodcut printer's vignette on title page. (11, 1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Dutch  French  History  Pamphlets  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Reynard the Fox in 16th century Germany View picture(s) 57 REYNIKE VOSZ DE OLDE, nyge gedrücket, mit sydlikem Vorstande, und Schönen Figuren, erlüchtet und vorbetert. Frankfort am Meyn, Niclas Bassee, 1575. Sm.8vo. Modern marbled calf, spine gilt, with red title-label. With title printed in red and black, woodcut on title showing Reynard the Fox sitting in the foreground next to  a broken tree with a small fox standing behind against a background full of clouds, and 36 woodcut illustrations in text by Virgil Solis. (12), 334, (5) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  German  Reynard the Fox  Woodcuts  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Why Maximilian III not became the Polish king in 1587 View picture(s) 58 SCRIPTA inter sereniss. principem Archiducem Maximiliarum, &c. & ordines regni Cracoviae congregatos, posteriora. Crocow, In officine Lazari (Lazarzowa), 1587. 4to. Modern boards. (16) fols. (collation: A-D4). Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Austria  Habsburg  History  Poland  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Amadis first translated into German View picture(s) 59 SECHTZEHENDE BUCH, DAS-, der Historien vom Amadis aus Franckreich. Tractierend von der Ehrlichen keuschen Lieb, hohen Ritterlichen, unnd Mannhafften thaten, der Durchleuchtigsten, Tugentreichen Printzen, Spheramondis, und Amadis vom Gestirn, auch anderer darinn benanter tapfferer Fürsten, unnd unverzagten berümbten Rittern, selbiger Zeit. Allen Ehrliebenden vom Adel, züchtigen frawen und Jungfrawen, zu Ehrn, und nutzlicher Kurzweiliger zeitvertreibung. Auss Frantzösischer in die Teutsche sprach vertiert, Durch J.R.V.S. Franckfort, Sigmund Feyrabend, 1591. Sm.8vo. Contemp. vellum. With title printed in red and black. (12, 4 blank), 1521, (3 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  Children's Books  German  Literature  Popular Books  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The Sertenas issue of Book 2 in the 1555 edition in octavo View picture(s) 60 SECOND LIVRE, LE-, d'Amadis de Gaule, mis en Francoys par le Seigneur des Essars Nicolas de Herberay. Paris, (E. Groulleau) for Vincent Sertenas, 1555. Sm.8vo. 18th century marbled calf, spine gilt with red and green title-label, marbled edges. With woodcut device of Sertenas on title, and 10 woodcuts in text. (4), 164 lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  French  Romances of Chivalry  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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