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Revolutionary ideas on fortification View picture(s) 461 TENSINI, F. La Fortificatione Guardia Difesa et Espugnatione delle  Fortezzi Esperimentata in diverse Guerre. Venetia, Antonio Bariletti, 1630. Folio. Contemporary calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt. With richly engraved allegorical frontispiece, engraved portrait of the author, and 48 fine engraved plates on fortification, 11 double-page, by Fillippo Sadeler. (16), 83, (1 blank); 83, (1 blank); 128 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Fortification  Italy  Militaria  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Rare first edition of Jacob Westerbaen's Dutch adaptation of one of Terentius' comedies View picture(s) 462 TERENTIUS Afer, Publius. Adelphi, dat is De Gebroeders, in Nederduytsche rymen gebraght door Jacob Westerbaen, Heer van Brandwijck, &c. The Hague, Joannes Tongerloo, 1662. 4to. 19th century blue wrappers. Woodcut ornament on title, large woodcut initial. 58, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Classical Antiquity  Popular Books  Theatre  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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'Very scarce and valuable edition' of the classic plays of Terence View picture(s) 463 TERENTIUS Afer, Publius. Coemoediae n. VI. Et in aes: Aelii Donati vc. oratoris urbis Romae et Eugraphii veteris grammatici commentaria. Fr. Lindenbruchius. Collatis Mss. veteribusque exemplaribus recensuit, auxit, & observationibus inlustravit: adiecto indice uberrimo. Paris, Ex officina Plantiniana, for Hadrianus Perier, 1602. 2 works in 1 vol. 4to. Contemporary vellum. Title in red & black with woodcut printer's device, repeated on verso of last page, woodcut head- and endpieces, woodcut initials. (26, 2 blank), 654, (2) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Classical Antiquity  Latin  Plantin  Theatre  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Travels through India and China View picture(s) 464 THEVENOT, Jean-Baptiste. Voyages de Mr De Thevenot, contenant la relation de l'Indostan, des nouveaux Mogols, & des autres Peuples & Pays des Indes. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1684. 4to. 18th century half calf, gilt decorated ribbed spine with calf title label. Some woodcut heads and ornaments. (20), 338, (19 + 1 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Cartography  China  India  Voyages  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Extensive Italian handbook for missionaries to India, southeast Asia and China View picture(s) 465 TOSI, Clemente (TONSUS, Clemens). L'India Orientale. Descrittione geografica, & historica. (vol. 1:) Dove si tratta della parte intra Gangem contenente li regni soggetti all' Impero del Gran Mogol ... Con la confutatione dell'idolatie, superstitioni, & altri loro errori. (vol.2:) Dove si tratta della parte extra Gangem ... Rome, Felice Cesaretti, 1676. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary vellum, with title in ink on spines, sprinkled edges. With the full-page portrait of 'Clemens Tonsus' by A. Clouet, many woodcut initials and head- and tail-pieces. (8), 896, 58; (8), 927, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Asia, East  China  India  Mission  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The House of Mary translated to Loreto: its history printed in, and bound for the city of Liège View picture(s) 466 TURSELLINUS, Horatius (Orazio TORSELLINO). Lauretanae historiae libri quinque. Ad illustriss. D. Petrum Aldobrandinum S.R.E. Card. Liège, Willem Hovius, 1621. 12mo. Contemporary full calf, ribbed spine with small gilt ornaments in compartments, with gilt-stamped coat-of-arms of the city of Liège (a column crowned by a pine cone and cross, flanked by the letters G and L) on both sides, gilt gauffered edges. Wooduct vignette on title with Mary and Child, somewhat larger woodcut with Mary and Child on the roof of a church (the Cathedral of Loreto with the House of the Holy family, carried away through the air by angels on the verso of the title, woodcut end-pieces and initials. 373 (11) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Belgicana  Catholicism  History  Jesuits  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Description of Gujarat (Northwest India) by the director of the VOC View picture(s) 467 TWIST, Johan van. Generale beschrijvinghe van Indien. Ende in 't besonder kort verhaal van de regering, ceremonien, handel, vruchten en geleghentheydt van 't Koninckrijck van Gusuratten, staende onder de beheerschinghe van den Groot-Machtighen Koninck Cajahan: anders genaemt den grooten Mogor ... Hier achter is by-gevoeght de aenwijsinge van meest alle kusten, drooghten ende reeden, om door gantsch Indien te zeylen. Amsterdam, for Joost Hartgers, 1648. 4to. 19th-century marbled paper. Woodcut printer's device with motto 'Myn glas loopt ras' on title. (2), 94 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  India  Travel  VOC  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Combined with De Gomberville View picture(s) 468 VAENIUS, O. Le Theatre Morale de la Vie Humaine, Representée En plus de cent Tableaux divers, tirez du Poëte Horace, Et expliquez En autant de Discours Moraux par (Le Roy) Sieur de Gomberville. Avec la Table du Philosophe Cebes. Brussels, François Foppens, 1672. 2 parts in 1 vol. Folio. 18th century marbled calf, spine richly gilt with black inlaid bands and red title-label, and with richly gilt decorative borders on sides, g.e. With title printed in red and black, large engraving on title by Petrus Clouwet after Abraham van Diepenbeek, 2 fine engraved headpieces, full-page engraved portrait of the author by Paulus Pontus, and 103 full-page engraved emblems, engraved by Pierre Daret after Otto Vaenius, and folding engraved plate of the "Table of Cebes" at the end. XI, (5), 211, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Belgicana  Emblem Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Lavishly illustrated work glorifying the French King Louis XII the Just (1601-1643) View picture(s) 469 VALDOR, Jean, Charles BEYS, Pierre de CORNEILLE, Henry ESTIENNE, Rene BARRY, & Jean NICOLAI. Les triomphes de Louis le Iuste XIII. du nom, Roy de France et de Navarre. Contenans les plus grandes actions ou Sa Maiesté s'est trouvée en personne, representées en figures aenigmatiques exposées par un poëme heroïque de Charles Beys, & accompagnées de vers françois sous chaque figure, composez par P. de Corneille. Avec les  portraits des rois, princes et generaux d'arme ...; et  leurs devises & expositions en forme d'eloges, par Henry Estienne. Ensemble le plan des villes, sieges et batailles, avec un abregé de la vie de ce grand monarque, par Rene Barry. Le tout traduit en Latin par le R.P. Nicolai. Paris, Imprimerie Royale, Antoine Estienne, 1649. 3 parts in 1 vol. Folio. Contemporary marbled calf, spine ribbed and richly gilt with the French Royal fleur-de-lis and with red title label lettered in gold, with gilt fillet borders on both sides and inner panel with gilt fleur-de-lis corner pieces, gilt binding edges, inner dentelles, g.e. With woodcut printer's device on the 2 titles, in French and in Latin, engraved headpieces and initials by Estienne de la Bella, full-page engraved plate of Hercules together with the bust of Louis le Juste as a child, and full-page engraved portrait of Anna of Austria with 3 emblems below in the preliminaries; fine engraved allegorical frontispiece with obelisk, 20 full-page allegorical plates of the exploits of Louis XIII as combatant warrior, and richly engraved plate of his memorial tomb in the first part; richly engraved frontispiece, and 35 full-page engraved portraits of Louis le Juste, his ministers, allies and members of the French royalty and nobility, each with a large engraving with 3 medallion emblems in text on the facing page in the second part; and richly engraved frontispiece showing the terrors of war by G. Ladame, and 51 double-page engraved plans of sieges, battles at sea, and maps in the third part, most of the engravings after the designs of Jean Valdor. (33) lvs.; 87, (1 blank); 142, (4) pp.; 112 (see below) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Emblem Books  France  History  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The History of the Dutch Republic in the light of God's interventions View picture(s) 470 VELDE, Abraham vande. De wonderen des alder-hoogsten, ofte aenwijfinge van de oorsaecken, wegen, en middelen, waer door de Geunieerde Provintien, uyt hare vorige onderdruckinge soo wonderbaerlijck, tegen vermoeden van de heele wereldt, tot soo grooten macht, rijckdom, eere, en onsaggelijckheydt zijn verheven, gelijck deselve in verscheyden voorname historie-schrijvers voorkomen, en tot noodigh gebruyck, en verscheyden nuttigheden, na dese tijdts ghelegentheydt by een vergadert zijn. Middelburg, Henrick Smidt, 1668. 8vo. Contemporary overlapping vellum with title written on spine. Sm. woodcut vignette on title, woodcut initials. (48), 488, (8). Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  History  History & Historiography  Netherlands  Protestantism  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Variant or part of the first edition of the most famous Dutch calligraphic modelbook View picture(s) 471 VELDE, J. VAN DEN Artificiosissimum Grammatices, Verum nobilissimumque Speculum. In quo varia Scripturae tessellata paradigmata Belgicis, Latinis, Italicis, Hispanicis, Gallicis,  Anglicis, Germanicis Typis adumbratae. Rotterdam, 1605. 3 parts in 1 vol. Oblong folio. With 42 engraved plates with rich calligraphic specimen, and 14 (of 16) calligraphic engravings in the third text-part, one full-page, all engraved by Symon Frisius after Jan van den Velde. 55 (of 56) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Calligraphy  Children's Books  Modelbooks  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Remonstrants and Contra-Remonstrants: the religious disputes in Alkmaar (1608-1611) View picture(s) 472 VENATOR, Adolphus (Adolphus de JAGER). Nootwendigh historisch verhael, van allen swaricheyden, verschillen, ende proceduren, soo wel in kercklijcken, als politijcken saken, etlijcke jaren herwaerts binnen der stadt Alckmaer voorghevallen. Wtghegheven by Burgmeesteren, Vroetschappen, ende Kerckenraedt, der voorsz stede, ende ghemeynte, respective. Teghens het Laster-boeck Cornelii Hillenii, ende zijner toestanders. Alkmaar, Jacob de Meester for Willem Jansz. (Blaeu), in den vergulden Sonnewijzer, Amsterdam, 1611. 4to. Contemporary vellum over boards, spine with 'Aanvang der Remonstr. Geschillen te Alkmaar' in writing. With woodcut title-vignette with the coat of arms of Alkmaar, larger coat of arms on the verso of the last leaf. (12), 271, (1) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Alkmaar  Noord-Holland  Protestantism  Reformation  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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The political and philosophical views of a famous Dutch artist View picture(s) 473 VENNE, A. Vande. Tafereel van de belachende werelt, en desselfs geluckige eeuwe, goet rondt, met by-gevoegde raedsel-spreucken, aen-gewesen in de boer-achtige eenvoudigheyt, op de Haegschen kermis. 's-Grav., for the Author, 1635. 4to. Contemp. calf, spine ribbed and gilt. With fine engraved frontispiece, large woodcut publisher's device on title with dedication "Pictoribus atque Poëtis" and motto "T'Is al goet wat kunste doet", woodcut view of the Hague at the head of text, and 12 half-page engravings in text showing scenes of a Dutch pleasure fair, a quack practicing, a ragged crowd trying to get into a boat, a pack of dogs, a husband made to do the housework, animals dressed in fine clothes, a fight etc., by P. de Jode and D. van Bremden, after designs by the author. (16), 280 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Dutch  Philosophy  Politics  Popular Books  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Classic work on warfare by one of the greatest military commanders of the 16th century View picture(s) 474 VERE, Francis. Commentaries, Being Diverse pieces of service, wherein he had command. Published by William Dillingham. Cambridge, London, John Field, 1657, 1672. Folio. Later dark red calf, with gilt title, blindtooled and gilt decorated covers. Two titles; woodcut device of Cambridge University on first title, 3 full-page engraved portraits, of Sir Francis and Sir Horace Vere, and John Ogle, double-page engraved plate of Francis Vere's monumental tomb by R. Gaywood, and 6 double-page engraved maps and plans by Robert Vaugham, of the sea-coasts  of Europe, the Netherlands, Cadiz and the Azores, the armies arranged for battle at Turnhout and Newport, and the siege of Ostende. (18), 209, (2, 1 blank) PP. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Dutch  England  English  Militaria  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Teachings for the Catholic youth View picture(s) 475 VEREPAEUS, Simon. Catholicum Precationum Selectissimarum Enchiridion.  Ex Sanctorum Patrum. Et Illustriom tum veterum, tum  Recentium Auctorum scriptis, & Precationum Libellus. Editio ultima, & superioribus castigatior, & pulcherrimis Imaginibus illustrier. Antwerp. Vidua & Heretes Io. Bellerus. 1603. 12mo. 19th century brown morocco, with gilt-lined panel design on spine and sides, with gilt coat-of-arms in centre on both sides, g.e. With engraving of the crucifixion on title, full-page engraving of a variant crucifixion on last blank, title and calendar printed in red and black, and 87 fine engraved biblical and devotional illustrations in text, some repeated. (48), 538, (3, 3 blank) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Antwerp  Catechism  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Advice for an early marriage View picture(s) 476 VERGENOEGDE, Petrus de. De tien delicatessen des huwelyks: of de wederlegging van de tien vermakelykheden des huwelyks door Petrus de Vergenoegde. getrouwde. Nevens een St. Nikolaas Avond, en een berigt dat het raadsaam is te trouwen. Amsterdam, Timotheus ten Hoorn, 1678. 12mo. Contemporary vellum. Engraved frontispiece and 10 full-page engravings. (8), 160, 45 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Erotica  Satire  Women  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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First Dutch edition of a famous series of fine portraits of the great reformers of the Church View picture(s) 477 VERHEIDEN, Jacobus & Henricus HONDIUS (II). Af-beeldingen van sommighe in Godts-woort ervarene mannen, die bestreden hebben den Roomschen Antichrist. Waer by ghevoecht zijn de lof-spreucken ende registers harer boecken. Eerst int Latijn uytghegeven, ende nu in Neer-Duytsch overgheset door P(aulus) d(e) K(empenaer). The Hague, Beuckel Corneliszoon Nieulandt, 1603. 4to. Contemporary vellum with title written on spine, remains of ties. Allegorical title printed within richly engraved border by Henricus Hondius, large woodcut printer's device on recto of last blank, engraved allegorical plate of the cosmic circles with the sun and the moon watching over the earth with verse in Latin underneath, and 50 full-page engraved portraits with a four-line verse in Latin underneath of 50 fighters against the Roman Catholic faith and champions of the Reformation by Henricus Hondius, all signed with his monogram. (12), 147, (1) lvs. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Church History  Engravings  Portraits  Reformation  Religion  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Important edition of the original architectural classic by Vignola with the addition of seven designs by Michelangelo View picture(s) 478 VIGNOLA, Giacomo Barozzi da. Regola delli Cinque Ordini d'Architettura. Siena, Pietro Marchetti, (after 1635, probably ca. 1650-60). 2 parts in one. Folio. Later half calf, gilt title on spine, original vellum covers pasted on insides of the modern cloth covers. Engraved title-page with portrait of Vignola ([I]), engraved plate with dedication dated 18 August 1635 (II) , 35 etched and engraved full-page plates numbered III-XXXVII, second engraved title with a portrait of Michelangelo Buonaroti ([XXXVIII]), and 7 plates numbered XXXVIIII-XXXXV, most of them by Bernardino Oppi after the original designs by Vignola. Full description >> Related Subjects: 16th Century  17th Century  Architecture  Italy  Perspective  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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Fencing in the Sicilian manner View picture(s) 479 VILLARDITA, Giuseppe. Trattato della scherma Siciliana ove si mostra di seconda intentione con una linea retta; difendersi  di qualsivoglia operatione di resolutione, che operata per ferire à qualunque, ò di punta, ò taglio, che accadesse in accidente di questionarsi. Con expressione di tutte le regole che nascono di seconda operatione. Palermo, Carlo Adamo, 'Impr. Cuz. G. & V.G. Impr. R. Ioppulus', 1673. 12mo. Late 19th century half leather with gilt lettering on spine, marbled paper boards. 16, (4) pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Fencing  Italy  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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A glance of the housing conditions on the Amsterdam canals in the Golden Age View picture(s) 480 VINGBOONS, Philippus. De gronden afbeeldingen en beschryvingen der aldervoornaamste en aldernieuwste gebouwen uyt alle die door Philippus Vingboons, binnen Amsterdam in de nieuwe vergrooting en daar na aldaar en elders geordonneerd zyn. Leiden, Pieter vander Aa, 1715. Large folio. Later half calf. Title printed in red and black with allegorical engraved printer's device of Van der Aa by J. Goeree with Minerva sitting before colums, the coat-of-arms of Leiden and the burg of Leiden in the background, 5 double -page engravings numbered A-E in the first part, engraved by Johannes Vingboons after drawings by Justus Vingboons, followed by 75 engraved plates (numbered 1-46, (46a), 47-74), of which 64 are double-page, the others full-page), engraved by Johannes Vingboons, Jan Mathys or B. Stopendal, after the designs of Philippus Vingboons, all with architectural plans, cross-sections and views. 4, 11 pp. Full description >> Related Subjects: 17th Century  Amsterdam  Architecture  Netherlands  Add to Shopping cart E-mail a Friend

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