Cum priuilegio -- title page

In verse

Caption title on p. 257: "Epigrammata aliquot Sambuci argumento prioribus non dissimilia."

Signatures: A-S

Woodcuts: 167 emblems in Renaissance borders; 46 coins (p. 241-256); portrait of author on title-leaf verso, with caption: "Sambucus aetatis suae xxxiiii, anno MDLXV."

Title within ornamental woodcut border incorporating printer's device (motto: "Labore et constantia") and nine muses within medallions

Initials; tail-pieces

Baldwin 1622: Lacking leaf M8

Baldwin 1622 bound with: "Hadriani Iunii medici Emblemata ...", Antuerpiae: Christophori Plantini, 1566

Emblems 59 is imperfect; wants leaves R1-8

Emblems 59: Armorial bookplate on front paste-down: "Bibliothèque du Marquis de Granges de Surgères"

Emblems 59: Bookplate bearing the initials "C.H.E.R." in the form of a monogram on front paste-down

Emblems 59: Bound in quarter red morocco over marbled boards

McGeary & Nash. Emblem books at the University of Illinois

Landwehr, J. Emblem books of the Low Countries

Praz, M. Studies in 17th cent. imagery

Voet, L. Plantin Press

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