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A Choice of Emblemes
Author: Geffrey Whitney (English, 1548?–1601?)
Illustrated by: Unidentified artist, Netherlandish, 16th century
Printer: Franciscus Raphelengius (Netherlandish, 1539–1597)
Publisher: Christophe Plantin (French (active in Netherlands), 1514–1589)
Illustrated by: Unidentified artist, Netherlandish, 16th century
Printer: Franciscus Raphelengius (Netherlandish, 1539–1597)
Publisher: Christophe Plantin (French (active in Netherlands), 1514–1589)
1586
Place of Publication: Leiden, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with over 250 woodcuts
Dimensions
Overall: 22.3 x 18.6 x 2.4 cm (8 3/4 x 7 5/16 x 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number44.611
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Leiden: Frans Raphelengius, for Christophe Plantin, 1586
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet V, 1440; STC 25438; Praz, p. 535
Description(Leiden: Frans Raphelengius, for Christophe Plantin, 1586) Quarto; 125 leaves; contemporary limp vellum, brown morocco slipcase.
Emblematic illustrations within decorative printer's borders
Emblematic illustrations within decorative printer's borders
ProvenanceCapt. Richard Gardiner, 1771 (inscription); William H. Schab, New York, from whom purchased by MFA, June 8, 1944.