Lot n° 1172

Emblems - Neolatin poetry - Septem illustrium virorum poemata. Antwerp, Plantin Press (B. Moretus), 1662

Estimation : 250 / 250
Adjudication : Invendu
Description
8vo, old half vellum (sl. rubbed), flat spine with gilt leather label, [24]-480 pp. Very good copy. Collected ed. of Latin poetry by the “Pleias Alexandrina”, a group of friends of Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi, 1599-1667). As well as Virginio Cesarini, the poets include Alessandro Pollini, Agostino Favoriti, Natale Rondinini, Stefano Gradi, Ferdinand von Furstenberg and Johann Rodger Torck. On pp. 431-447 8 oval engr. emblems & engr. arms of Rondinini. Woodcut mark on title. Armorial bookpl. of Augustus Frederick (1773-1843), Duke of Sussex, brother of George IV of England.
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