Esbatement moral, des animaux.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Galle, Philippe, 1537-1612, printer.

Heyns, Peeter, 1537-1598.

Smits, Gérard, 1549-approximately 1580, printer.

Gheeraerts, Marcus, approximately 1520-

H.P. Kraus (Firm), bookseller.

Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

French Culture Class Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

French

Physical Description:

3 unnumbered leaves,125 leaves, 3 unnumbered leaves : illustrations ; 20 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Esbatement moral des animavx

Fingerprint:

8.e- 8.st 2.4. ReQu (3) 1578 (Q)

Place of Publication:

A Anvers : Chez Philippe Galle, [1578]

Notes:

Signatures: A-2H⁴ 2I⁴(-I4) 2K⁴ (last leaf blank).

At base of verso of leaf [2] at end: "A. Anvers. Chez Gerard Smits, pour Philippe Galle."

One hundred and twenty-five fables adapted as sonnets in French (by Peeter Heyns?), each accompanied by a full page engraving, and a verse from Scripture. Some, but not all, of the fables are from Aesop.

The illustrations consist of one hundred and twenty-five engravings after designs by Marcus Geeraerts.

"Fautes & corrections" on verso of leaf [2] at end.

Stub present in place of leaf I4.

Local Notes:

Culture Class Collection copy has an illegible inscription at foot of t.p. in black ink.

Culture Class Collection copy has a type-written bookseller's description laid in (H. P. Kraus, Rare Books and Manuscripts, New York, New York).

Culture Class Collection copy bound in full parchment; ms. title on spine.

Cited in:

Brunet, J.-C. Manuel du libraire, II, 933

De Seyn, Ecrivains Belges, I, 1002

Hoffman, I, 87

Praz, Studies in Seventeenth Century Imagery, II, 55

OCLC:

45742268