Reusner, Aureolorum emblematum liber singularis, Strassburg, 1591, contemporary vellum

From the library of the Earls of Haddington

REUSNER, NIKOLAUS

Aureolorum emblematum liber singularis (Agalmatum aureolorum liber singularis). Strassburg: Bernhard Jobin, 1591

2 parts in one volume, 8vo (150 x 96mm.), title printed in red and black, each page within a woodcut border, woodcut illustrations and armorials by Tobias Stimmer, captions in Latin and German, contemporary vellum with the manuscript letters IPZ at head of upper cover

Second edition of this charming emblem book (first printed 1587) with woodcuts by Tobias Stimmer; the earlier 1581 edition had woodcuts by Jost Amman and Virgil Solis.

LITERATURE:

Fairfax Murray, German 363; Landwehr, Germanic Emblem Books 498; VD16 R 1372

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