Emblemas

1640 · ref. 21706 — Antwerp 1640. Folio. Ex Officina Plantiniana Balthasar Moretus Contemporary calf over wooden boards gold-tooled spine blind-tooled boards; rebacked with the original backstrip laid down remnants of clasps 4 small brass corner pieces. With an engraved title page and 126 engraved emblems including the Leo Belgicus map. 8 952 22 pp. First and only edition of the Jubilee masterpiece of the renowned Provincia Flandro-Belgica administrative region of the Society of Jesus and one of the finest books of the Officina Plantiniana under Balthasar Moretus. The Imago primi saeculi was the celebration of the celebration the triumphal arch erected by the Jesuits of the Flemish-Belgian province for the victories of Ignatius of Loyola 1491-1556 and also for the greater glory of God. All the emblems depict scenes of life but also the world map a compass the Leo Belgicus and the printer printing Jesuit propaganda are depicted. The first emblem in this work is the sun shining on the world.With a partially erased manuscript shelfmark label mounted on the front pastedown only "131 A 12" remains legible a manuscript inscriptions at the head of the half-title "Collegii Soc. Jesu Gandaui = Ghent" and "LL. Susanna de Hont" and "T 21". The binding shows signs of wear mainly around the spine and the edges and corners of the boards lacking the clasps some foxing and slight staining throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l De Backer-Sommervogel I col. 1625-6 i.v. Bollandus no. 5; Landwehr Emblem and fable books p. 378; Praz pp. 185-227; STCV 6609299; USTC 1003318. hardcover