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Camerarius, Joachim
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- Symbolorum et emblematum ex animalibus quadrupidibus desumtorum centuria altera collecta (with second vol.) symbolorum & emblematum ex volatilibus et insectis desumtorum centuria tertia collecta. Norimberga, 1st v.1595; 2nd v. (1596-) 1597.
2 (of 4) volumes bound in 1. 4to 9179 x 138 mm). 200 engraved emblems; staining to lower margins of four gatherings in part one. Later gilt calf; front hinge cracked.
"Camerarius devoted each of the four centuries of emblems to a different corner of the created world: herbs and trees; quadrupeds; birds and flying insects; sea creatures...." (Manning, The Emblem, p. 120).
"Camerarius devoted each of the four centuries of emblems to a different corner of the created world: herbs and trees; quadrupeds; birds and flying insects; sea creatures...." (Manning, The Emblem, p. 120).
Literature
Landwehr, German 166