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Descriptio publicaæ gratulationis, spectaculorum et ludorum, in adventu Sereniss. Principis Ernesti Archiducis Austriae
Author: Jean Boch (1555–1609)
Engraver: Pieter van der Borcht (Netherlandish, 1545–1608)
Printer: Christophe Plantin (French (active in Netherlands), 1514–1589)
Engraver: Pieter van der Borcht (Netherlandish, 1545–1608)
Printer: Christophe Plantin (French (active in Netherlands), 1514–1589)
1595
Place of Publication: Antwerp, Belgium
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with engraved title page and 34 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 38.2 x 25.1 x 2.5 cm (15 1/16 x 9 7/8 x 1 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Collection
Accession Number64.309
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Antwerp: Plantin Press, 1595
Catalogue Raisonné
Berlin 2944; Landwehr, Splendid Ceremonies, 50; Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, III, p. 102, nos. 397-431
Description(Antwerp: Plantin, 1595) Folio; 87 leaves; contemporary blind-stamped brown calf (rebacked).
Illustrations of 1594 ceremonial entry of Archduke Ernst of Austria (1553-1595) into Antwerp, including panoramic bird's-eye view of marching procession (pp. 54-55) and double-page view of fireworks (pp. 132-33).
Illustrations of 1594 ceremonial entry of Archduke Ernst of Austria (1553-1595) into Antwerp, including panoramic bird's-eye view of marching procession (pp. 54-55) and double-page view of fireworks (pp. 132-33).
ProvenanceMarlborough Rare Books, London, from whom purchased by MFA, March 11, 1964.