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33 - EMBLEMATA. ALCIAT (André): Emblèmes d’Alciat, newly translat…
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EMBLEMATA. ALCIAT (André): Emblèmes d’Alciat, newly translated into French, verse by verse alongside the Latin. Lyon, Guillaume Roville, 1564; Small 8vo, 267 pp. and 3 pp. for the table of contents, red morocco, ribbed spine, gilt edges. Bound by MISSOL. A fine edition, the title page of which is adorned with a frame engraved by Pierre Vase, as are the 188 illustrations. Each page is set within a very fine frame by Vase. Barthélémy Aneau is the author of the verse translation as well as the epistle. Baudrier, IX, 295. From the library of Eugénie Droz, bearing her bookplate.
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About the sale AUCTION: Slatkine Library
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Auction time 09/22/2026 at 6:30 PM
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