MOERMAN, JOHANNES. Apologi Creaturarum. (Antwerp) G. de Jode (1584) Octavo. (iv),65,(1) ff. First edition. Illustrated with 65 engraved emblems by Marcus Gheeraerts, all of which are beautifully colored by a contemporary hand. The book was jointly published by de Jode and Christopher Plantin. De Jode, a print dealer, supplied the illustrtations and Plantin printed the text. As the engravings are not signed, it was long thought that they were by de Jode; subsequent research has shown that Gheeraerts is the artist. Each emblem is accompanied by a poem, an explanatory verse and a moral. The nature of the text leads one to believe that this emblem book was oriented to youth. Number 63 tells of youth that ridicules old age comparing the wrinkled skin of the old man to that of the rhinoceros. Some occasional soiling does not detract from the beauty and the general freshness of the illustrations. Bound in contemporary blind and black stamped vellum boards that have been recased with a new spine. Early owner's stamp and presentation inscription on front free endpaper. (Landwehr 560). Price: USD 25,000.00 other currencies   order no. 16388    inquire

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