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106 WIERIX family
- 8 engravings, s.d. Various sizes, some in later impression. Most stuck by upper
corners. Some old traces on verso otherwise good general condition.
€ 150/200
Hieronymus
- S. Thomas de Aquino, publ. by Piermans. - S. Lydtwina Virgo Schiedamensis, publ.
by Buschere. - [Same title], different size, publ. by Piermans. Stamp Arenberg and another one
on verso. - S. Iudocus Britonum Regis filius, publ. by Piermans. Ms. text on verso.
Anton
- B.
Stanislaus. - S. Norbertus Fundator ord. Praemonstr.
Stamp
Arenberg and another one. - La
Venerable Me Anna de Iesus, later impression, text on verso. -
Johannes
- [P. Ioannes Costerus].
Cut off and pasted, caption lacking.
We join
10 other pcs incl. 2 portraits of Henri III King of Poland (1 by H. Wierix), 4 19th-c.
mortuary pictures and 4 devotional pictures. (18 pcs)
107 WIERIX, Hieronymus
- Effigies praepositorum generalium Societatis Iesu, end 16th c. Suite of
6 tool engr. including title, publ. Piermans, 12 x 7,2 cm (large margins). Bound in 1 vol., 18 x 12,5
cm, modern half vellum. Very good copy and fine impression.
€ 300/400
Complete set, all the pl. with engr. names and captions: title and portraits of the five first Superiors
General of the Company of Jesus (Loyola, Laynez, Borgia, Mercurianus and Aquaviva).
Ref.
Maucquoy-Hendrickx 1750-1755.
108 WIERIX, Hieronymus
- Vita B.P. Ignatii de Loyola fundatoris Societatis Iesu, end 16th c. Suite of
13 tool engr. including title, publ. Piermans, +/- 10 x 6,5 cm (large margins). Bound in 1 vol., 18 x
12,5 cm, modern half vellum. Very good copy and impression.
Cfr. ill.
€ 350/500
Complete set, all the pl. with engr. names and captions: title and 12 pl. representing scenes of the
life of the first Superior General of the Company of Jesus, Ignatius of Loyola.
Ref.
Maucquoy-
Hendrickx 1038-1050.
109 [Woodcut illustrations]
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16 woodcuts on 12 ff.
, end 15th-begin. 16th c. From books, with text
on verso, some picturing characters with books. Various sizes (trimmed to the borderline), some
handcol. Stuck by upper corners under passe-partout.
€ 200/250
[Knight presenting a book to two ladies]; German text below and on verso, from an edit. of Brandt’s
“Das Narrenschiff” according to a note. Margins dampst. - [Group of men examining a book];
monogr. “H.B.”, German text on verso,
2 copies
, 1 handcol. - [A King, a nobleman and a scholar
presenting a book] with on verso another woodcut; both handcol., German text around. Leaf folded,
some stains. - [The Virgin holding a book surrounded by saints]; Latin text on verso. - [Cicero and
Scipio Affricanus reading books]; handcol., German text above and on verso. - [Standard-bearer]
with on verso another similar woodcut; both monogr. “I.K.”. Upper right corner dam. - [Biblical
scene]; Dutch text on verso. - [Ship of fools]; Latin text on verso. Upper left corner defect. - 6 other
pcs, recto verso on 3 leaves; partly handcol., German text. One tear, some stains.
110 [Woodcut illustrations]
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52 woodcuts
, end 15th-16th c. Most from books, with Latin or German
text on verso, some recto verso. Some underlaid. Good general condition.
€ 350/500
Handcol.
: SS. Paula & Cecilia on 2 ff. - 14 woodcuts on 4 ff., from an ed. of “Hortus sanitatis”
(some repairs). - 2 scenes on 2 ff., one representing Darius & Esdras. - Damascus & Treviris, on
1 f., from a Nürnberg chronicle.
B/w
: title page of “Missale Frisingense”, 1579. - Allegorical pl.
“Iusticia Pax Liberalitas” signed “M.S.”. - Crucifixion signed “VG” (part. handcol.). - 3 title pages
or publisher’s marks. - “Iuditha” with coat-of-arms on verso. - The Virgin with some designations
from her Litany. - The Consul Boetius with his sons in the Capitole. - SS. Agapit & Bernhardt on
1 f. - The siege of Rome by Hannibal. - S. John and the Angel. - 3 portraits incl. one of Sebastian
Münster, etc.