VAENIUS, Otto

Amoris divini emblemata, studio et aere.

      Balthasar Moretus,, Antwerp, 1660 - 127-[1] pp. Later edition (first 1615) of this important emblem book. Engr. ills : 1 titlevign. and 60 full-page copperplate emblems. The emblems are on recto pages with facing texts : Latin quotations from Bible and Fathers, Spanish verses by Alphonso de Ledesma, Dutch ones by Vaenius and French ones by Carolus Hattonius. Stamps Jan Borms. Ref. Landwehr 838. Emblem books Leiden 498. BCNI 11700. BN Paris (5). BL London (1). 1 volumes. Later quarter calf, spine on 5 raised bands. Def. at head & tail, rubbed , ( stains on pp. 121-127 affecting 2 plates).