Quinti Horatii Flacci Emblemata: Imaginibus in aes incisis, notis [que] illustrata by Otto van Veen (Illust.) / Gijsbert van Veen (Engraver) / Philips Lisaert (Publisher) / Quintus Horatius Flaccus [Horace] - 1612

Antverpiae (Antwerp / Antwerpen / Anvers): Prostant apud Philippum Lisaert, auctoris aere & cura, 1612. 2nd Edition . Very Good. 8 x 10.25 inches (20.5 x 26.5 cm). Contemporary vellum binding with yapp fore edge. Inked title to spine. Large stain to rear board. Cracking to front joint but securely bound. Front pastedown endpaper has been replaced. Rear endpaper is creased, pastedown has loss to edges. Creasing and short tears to the fore edge of the front free endpaper, first five leaves, to the rear free endpaper and final four leaves. A little light browning to pages but otherwise clean throughout. Engraved title vignette (portrait of Horace), complete with the 103 full-page copperplate engravings (attributed to Gijsbert van Veen by Nagler and Bryan). Includes Latin quotations from Horace and other writers, followed by verses in Spanish, Dutch, Italian, and French - describing the facing plate. Colophon reads: Typis Dauidis Martinij. A landmark emblem book, originally published in 1607. Van Veen was an accomplished painter who had taught Peter Paul Rubens during the last four years of his apprenticeship. He published two further important emblem volumes: Amorum Emblemata (1608) and Amoris divini emblemata (1615). A scarce early edition. Overall condition is Very Good. Size: 8 x 10.25 inches (20.5 x 26.5 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 4to. 212, [2]