MATER AMORIS ET DOLORIS, quam Christus in Cruce moriens omnibus ac singulis suis fidelibus in matrem legavit: Ecce mater tua. Nunc Explicata per Sacra Emblemata, Figuras Scripturae quam plurimas .. Editio Secunda.
by Ginther, Antonio (1655-1724)
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Blockley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Augsburg: Georg Schlueter & Martin Happach 2nd edition, 1726. Hardcover. Very Good. Frontis of Crucifixon with Munich in the background + copperplate Emblems (72).. Small quarto 19th century morocco-spined boards (tips & edges worn). Frontis + titlepage printed in red & black with printer's device of cherubs blowing up a storm at sea +[10]pp prelims with emblem index +514pp +[28]pp index with Finis & colophon. Small stamps of Quebec convent on flyleaf, back of frontis & with perforated stamp on title, neat ownership inscriptions of 2 Pastors dated 1799-1800 on flyleaf and name of one Correns repeated in margin of title. First and last few pages foxed else neat and clean throughout. *Nicely executed emblems, showing ships, mythical beasts, plants, animals incl. bats, birds, scientific tools, musical instruments etc. each within a decorative oval frame with caption above. The explanations of these emblems - none of which are in themselves religious - all relate to Mary mother of Jesus (see Landwehr 319 Praz 351 for third edition).
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- Bookseller
- Abbey Antiquarian Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- E73254
- Title
- MATER AMORIS ET DOLORIS, quam Christus in Cruce moriens omnibus ac singulis suis fidelibus in matrem legavit: Ecce mater tua. Nunc Explicata per Sacra Emblemata, Figuras Scripturae quam plurimas .. Editio Secunda.
- Author
- Ginther, Antonio (1655-1724)
- Illustrator
- Frontis of Crucifixon with Munich in the background + copperplate Emblems (72).
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Georg Schlueter & Martin Happach 2nd edition
- Place of Publication
- Augsburg
- Date Published
- 1726
- Keywords
- emblems crucifixion religion
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fable and Emblem Books;
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Device
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- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...