1659 EMBLEMATA by SAAVEDRA FAJARDO antique VELLUM BINDING ILLUSTRATED

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Title: 1659 EMBLEMATA by SAAVEDRA FAJARDO antique VELLUM BINDING ILLUSTRATED

Description: Saavedra Fajardo,D.d.
Idea principis christiano-politici, 101 sijmbolis expreßa [symbolis expressa].
Amsterdam, Schipper ;1659
Size 3 by 5 1/3"
[12] lvs., 831 pp., [2] lvs.
Original vellum binding with manuscript title to the spine
- STCN844232432. See KLL III, 2351. -
Rare Amsterdam edition from 1659 by the Spanish diplomat and writer Saavedra (1584 - 1648), first published in 1640 and illustrated with numerous political emblems.
"In this work, the author combines the rich European tradition of princely mirrors, which in Spain goes back to the catecismos politico-morales of the 13th century, with the more recent tradition of emblem books" (KLL III, 2351).
Ex- library
Very good condition, minor wear, some soiling of vellum
Text in Latin

Reserve: $400.00

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1659 EMBLEMATA by SAAVEDRA FAJARDO antique VELLUM BINDING ILLUSTRATED

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