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<dl><dd>Originally published (v.1) under title: Icones quinquaginta virorum illustrium doctrina &amp; eruditione præstantium ad vivum effictæ. Frankfurt, 1597-1599. 4v</dd>
<dd>Previous edition published under title: Bibliotheca sive thesaurus virtutis et gloriæ: in quo continentur illustrium eruditione et doctrina virorum effigies et vitæ. Frankfurt, 1628-1632. 5v</dd>
<dd>Volume 1 represents a new edition of v. 1-5 of the Frankfurt 1628-1632 edition, without the biographical text. It is referred to, in the title and index, as parts 1-5 of the Bibliotheca chalcographica, while v. 2-5 are designated as parts 6-9</dd>
<dd>Engraved, illustrated title pages, by Johann Theodor de Bry (v.1), Sebastian Furck (v.2), and Klemens Ammon (v.3-4)</dd>
<dd>Title v.2: VI. pars Bibliothecæ chalcographicæ, id est Continuatio prima Iconum virorum virtute atq[ue] eruditione illustrium, quorum alij inter vivos esse iam olim dim desierunt, alij verò nunc quoque vitali lumine honorum &amp; dignitatum suarum perfruuntur gloria. Sculptore Sebastiano Furckio chal: Cui nunc additur natalium &amp; obitum succincta notatio, adjectis singulorum iconibus singulis distichis. Impensis Iohannis Ammonii bibl: Anno MDCL [1650]</dd>
<dd>Title v. 3-4: VII. -VIII] pars Bibliothecæ chalcographicæ id est, Continuatio secunda [-tertia.] Iconum virorum illustrium, quorum alij quidem inter vivos esse jam olim desierunt, alij vero nunc quoque aura, honorum suorum perfruuntur gloria. Sculptore Clemens Ammonio Junior chalcograph: Adjectu singulorum iconibus singulis distichis. Impensis Johannis Ammonis Senior civis &amp; bibliopolæ. Francfordii ad Moenum Anno MDCL. [1650]-Anno 1652. Statement about engraver and imprint in v.4 varies slightly</dd>
<dd>Title v.5: IX. pars Bibliothecæ chalcographicæ id est Continuatio quarta Iconum virorum illustrium ... Heidelbergæ, impensis Johannis Ammonii, 1654</dd>
<dd>Without text, except for a list of names at the beginning of each volume</dd>
<dd>Signatures: v.1: )?(⁴ A-3N⁴ ()?(1 verso, A1 verso-3N3 verso, 3N4 blank); v.2: pi⁴ a-n⁴ (a2 signed as "a3", a3 signed as "a4", a4 signed as "a2") o² (pi1 verso, a1 verso-o1 verso, o2 blank); v.3: )*(⁴ 2a-2m⁴ 2n² ()*(1 verso, 2a1 verso-2n2 verso blank); v.4: pi⁴ 3a-3h⁴ (pi1 verso, 3a1 verso-3h4 verso blank); v.5: [not available]</dd>
<dd>Portraits unnumbered, designated by engraved signature number</dd>
<dd>Contains portraits of Columbus and of about 40 other persons who have written about the Americas, including the author, Jean Jacques Boissard</dd>
<dd>JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675</dd>
<dd>Alden, J.E. European Americana</dd>
<dd>Grässe</dd>
<dd>John Carter Brown Library copy, bound in contemporary vellum, in 1 v., imperfect: lacks v.5 and portraits 2e2-2e3 in v.3 and 3i1-3n2 in v.4</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Biography; Portraits</div>
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Boissard, Jean Jacques, 1528-1602</div>
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