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<dl><dd>149, [19] pages : 17 cm (8vo)</dd>
<dd>First edition; see Voet, Landwehr</dd>
<dd>"Excvdebat Christophorvs Plantinvs Antverpiae, anno M.D. LXV. Idibvs Maii"--Colophon</dd>
<dd>The Aenigmatum libellus has separate title page</dd>
<dd>Reading from top to bottom, the single page devoted to each of the 58 emblems consists of a brief statement of the topic, in some cases a dedication to a prominent person, the woodcut illustration, and a four-line explanation in verse. Additional explanation in prose for each emblem follows on pages 65-149</dd>
<dd>Plantin's compasses device appears on both title pages. Blocks for the illustrations were mostly cut by Gerard Janssen van Kampen, with a few by Arnaud Nicolai. The illustrations for emblems X and XIX have the letter G for Gerard. Geoffroy Ballain provided 52 of the drawings, Pieter Huys the remainder; see Voet. The pages of Emblemata and the title page of Aenigmata have wide borders of typographical fleurons. Two decorated initials</dd>
<dd>From an edition of 1250; see Voet</dd>
<dd>List of authors cited, pages 150-151</dd>
<dd>former call number: D-7 12mo J95S</dd>
<dd>Signatures: A-I⁸ K⁴ *⁸</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Emblems -- Belgium -- Early works to 1800; Emblems; Belgium</div>
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Junius, Hadrianus, 1511-1575, author</div>
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