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Emblemata partim moralia partim etiam civilia
Author: Florent Schoonhoven (Dutch, 1594–1648)
Illustrated by: Crispin van de Passe II (Dutch (worked in France), about 1597–1670)
Printer: Jan Jansson (Dutch, 1588–1664)
Illustrated by: Crispin van de Passe II (Dutch (worked in France), about 1597–1670)
Printer: Jan Jansson (Dutch, 1588–1664)
1648
Place of Publication: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with engraved frontispiece, portrait, and 74 engravings
Dimensions
Overall: 15.7 x 20.5cm (6 3/16 x 8 1/16in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow in memory of Michael K. Torf
Accession Number1988.503
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, 1648
Catalogue Raisonné
Brunet V, 217; Landwehr, Dutch emblem books, 607; Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish, XVI, p. 137, under no. 73
Description(Amsterdam: Jan Jansson, 1648) Quarto; 124 leaves; contemporary vellum, rust cloth box.
Author portrait and emblematic illustrations. Third edition; the first was Gouda 1618.
Author portrait and emblematic illustrations. Third edition; the first was Gouda 1618.
ProvenanceOwnership inscription dated 1649 ("Godfredi Swannas[?]"); John Eyre, 1871; Reverend David Jenks; Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, November 30, 1988.