Pauli Maccii Emblemata

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Imprint from colophon 83 engravings, including t.p. signed by Giovanni Battista Coriolano and dedicatory engraving of the Virgin and Child. Three of the 81 emblematic ill. are signed by Agostino Parisino after Florio Macchio, others are by Oliviero Gatti and Coriolano. See Praz Praz, M. Studies in 17th-cent. imagery (2nd ed.) Library's c. 3 lacks title leaf, ill. on p. 321 printed upside down, shield on p. 269 painted with an ink wash, the same wash discoloring the lower corners of early leaves Binding, c. 1: modern goatskin, tooled in brown, author & title in gilt on spine label, green ribbon place marker Binding, c. 2: 19th-century marbled paper, backed in ribbed-morocco grained cloth. Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S Binding, c. 3: modern brown buckram; author, title & imprint on spine in gilt; page edges mottled red. Signature of E.K. Waterhouse
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