POIRTERS, Adrianus, S.J. Het duyfken in de steen-rose, dat is eene mede-lydende siele op die bittere passie Iesu Christi mediterende [5th ed.]. 1665Antwerp,C. Woons,8vo, cont. sheep (rubbed, joints splitting at top), gilt spine on 4 raised bands,...
Estimation :
80 / 120
Adjudication :
120 €
Description
[16]-367-[1] pp. (cut short at top occ. shaving headline, paper age-toned, a few stains). Good copy.
5th ed. (1st 1657) of a popular Dutch emblem book with meditations on the Passion by the prolific Jesuit Poirters (1605-1674). "Most of the emblems depict Amor and Anima figures in the manner of Hugo's Pia desideria" (Daly/Dimler). Engr. ills : title, 5 (unemblematic) text ills, and 14 emblems.
5th ed. (1st 1657) of a popular Dutch emblem book with meditations on the Passion by the prolific Jesuit Poirters (1605-1674). "Most of the emblems depict Amor and Anima figures in the manner of Hugo's Pia desideria" (Daly/Dimler). Engr. ills : title, 5 (unemblematic) text ills, and 14 emblems.
