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<dl><dd>Engraved t.p. The engraved full-page ill. have been loosely described as emblems; see Praz. They are by Theodor Galle after Pieter de Jode the Elder and Adam van Noort; see Hollstein. Woodcut end-pieces (heads of Christ and Mary, IHS). Small woodcut initials, some historiated</dd>
<dd>Praz, M. Studies in 17th-century bibliography (2nd ed.)</dd>
<dd>Hollstein Dutch &amp; Flemish</dd>
<dd>Binding: modern marbled paper, backed in polished goatskin. Red spine label with author, title &amp; date in gilt. Page edges gilt</dd>
<dd>Written at foot of t.p. is a monogram composed of the letters L &amp; M., together with the phrase: Annos aeternos in mente habui (from Psalm 76, verse 6). Another inscription at head of title has been effaced</dd>
<dd>Thirteen blank pages at end of vol. bear MS devotional texts in Latin. On p. [1] is an expanded version of the Ave Maria, ascribed to Cornelio Musso, Bishop of Bitonto (1511-1574). On p. [2]-[5] are: Litaniae ad SS. virginem &amp; martyrem Catharinam. The date 1624 appears at the foot of p. [5]. On p. [6]-[11] is: Litania in honorem S.P.N. No[r]berti, archiepiscopi..., compiled by Fred. Romelius. The date 1647 appears on p. [11]. A penitential prayer appears on p. [12]-[13], excerpted from the "Psalterium Sancti Hieronymi."</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Devotional exercises; Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern); Christian life</div>
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<dl><dd>Sailly, Thomas, 1558-1623</dd>
<dd>Galle, Theodore, 1571-1633</dd>
<dd>Jode, Pieter de, 1570-1634</dd>
<dd>Noort, Adam van, 1562-1641</dd></dl></div>
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