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951
OPPELT, Joannes, S.J. -
Sammlung Geist- und Sinnreiche Gedancken, über verschiedene aus
der Natur, Kunst, und Wissenschaften vorgestellte Sinn-Bilder (…). Erster (- vierdter) Theil.
Prague, J. Schweiger, 1749, 4to, mod. half calf (sl. rubbed), gilt titled flat spine, 4 parts : 47-[1],
80, 70-[2], 92-[4] pp. (age-toned, fore-edge margin of 1st ff. strengthened or repaired, occ.
staining, sm. hole in Pt. 4 H1 touching some letters, worming in last ff.). Copy on somewhat
coarse paper.
Cfr. ill.
€ 300/400
Rare Prague ed. of these emblems for moral and didactic use from nature, art, and the sciences.
58 (12 + 26
+ 20) engr. emblems
in Pts 1-3. Pt 4 contains 4 "Oratoria". Title in red & black.
Ref.
Daly/Dimler (Jesuit
emblem) J.1092. De Backer/Sommervogel V c. 1925 nr. 2. Landwehr (German) 462.
952
PETRASANCTA, Silvester, S. J. -
De symbolis heroicis libri IX. Antwerp, Plantin Press (B.
Moretus), 1634, 4to, cont. sheep (rubbed, front joint splitting), gilt spine (head and tail def.), red
edges, lxxx-480-[36] pp. (paper age-toned, a few minor stains). Good copy.
Cfr. ill. € 300/400
1st ed.
(repr. 1682) of a collection of emblematic devices of "heroes" by the Italian Jesuit Pietrasanta (1590-
1647).
Engr. title by C. Galle after P.P. Rubens
, full-page engr. portrait, arms and genealogies (7) of the
dedicatee P.A. Carafa,
281 emblematic engr.
, mostly by
Andries Pauwels
. Woodcut mark at the end. Libr.
stamp.
Ref.
Daly/Dimler (Jesuit emblem) J.1129. De Backer/Sommervogel VI c. 740 nr. 15. STCV. Landwehr
633. Judson/VdVelde (Rubens) 69.
953
Ricreationi amorose de gli Academici Gelati di Bologna
. Bologna, G. Rossi, 1590, 12mo,
cont. limp vellum (worn, lower cover dam.), flat spine, 2 parts : 96, 260-[14] pp. (lacking general
title Al and conjugate f. A12 = pp. 23-24 of Pt. I; paper age-toned, spotted and marg.
dampstained, edges of 1st and last ff. frayed, 1st f. dam., hole in blank margin of last f.).
€ 100/150
Very rare collection of literary texts by various members of the Bologna "Accademia dei Gelati". Pt. I
contains
9 half-page engr. emblematic ills
with devices of the Academicians. Pt. II is a work by Melchiore
Zoppio on
love and beauty
: "Psafone. Trattato d'amore (…) nel quale secondo i poeti, e filosofi, Platonici,
massimamente si discorre sopra le principali considerationi in materia d'amore, & di bellezza". Title Pt. II
printed within border of type ornaments.
Ref.
Edit16 60. Landwehr (Romanic) 4. Melzi 5. Praz 244
('scarce'). STCItalian (BL London) 116. Not in Adams, BN Paris.
954
SAAVEDRA FAJARDO, Diego de -
Christelyke staets-vorst in hondert sin-spreuken afgebeeld
(…) [trsl. from the Spanish]. Amsterdam, J.J. Schipper & B.J. Smit, 1662, 8vo, cont. overl.
vellum, flat spine, [16 (of 20)]-1001-[9] pp. (lacking 2 ff. with pr. title and ded.; sm. def. to A2).
Otherwise nice copy with strong impressions of the plates.
Cfr. ill.
€ 200/300
Very rare Dutch trsl. of the major work of the Spanish author Saavedra (1584-1648). Engr. front. and
101
numb. engr. emblems
after J. Sadeler.
Ref.
Landwehr 705. STCN (i.a. BL London). Embl. bks Leiden 448.
Praz 484.
955
SAAVEDRA FAJARDO, Diego de -
Idea principis christiano-politici symbolis CI. expressa
(…). Paris, Fr. Leonard, 1660, 12mo, cont. calf (rubbed), gilt spine, sp. edges, 599-[5] pp. (paper
age-toned, minor soiling). Good copy.
€ 200/300
Saavedra's own Latin trsl. of the Spanish original. Also issued by J. Blaeu in Amsterdam. On A4r an
enigmatic emblem of the printing press. Engr. title,
102 engr. emblems
. Text printed in 2 cols. Old ownership
entries on front flyleaf. Bookpl. F. Lachèvre.
Ref.
French embl. bks F.515. Landwehr (Romanic) 673. Praz
484.
956
[SAAVEDRA FAJARDO, Diego de] -
Le prince chrestien et politique (…). Tome premier (-
second) [trsl. from the Spanish J. Rou]. "Suivant la Copie à Paris, par la Compagnie des Libraires
du Palais, 1668". Amsterdam, J.J. Schipper, 1670, 2 vols, 12mo, cont. marbled leaf (rubbed,
corners def.), gilt spine (head & tail def.), marbled endpapers, red edges, [24]-432 pp. (paper age-
toned and spotted, worming in last quires touching some letters). Good copy.
€ 200/300
Rare Amsterdam ed. of this French trsl., modelled on the Paris 1668 ed., but using different engravings.
Engr. front. with imprint, and
101 engr. emblems
. Mod. bookpl. F. Lachèvre.
Ref.
French embl. bks F.517.
Landwehr (Dutch) 707 = (Romanic) 675. Embl. bks Leiden 449. Not in BL London, BN Paris. (2 vols)
957
SAAVEDRA FAJARDO, Diego de -
L'idea di un prencipe politico cristiano, rappresentata con
bellissime imprese (…) [trsl. from the Spanish Paris Cerchieri]. Venice, M. Garzoni, 1648, 4to,
cont. sheep (rubbed, old repairs), gilt spine, sp. edges, [20]-388 pp. (minor spotting or soiling,
top of 1st ff. dampstained and strengthened). Good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 300/400
1st ed.
of the Italian trsl. of one of the most influential 17th-c. emblem books. With preliminary letters by
E.
Puteanus
. Engr. front. by I. Piccini, engr. ill. on title, and
101 engr. emblems
. Old ownership entries on