Note
IMPRINT:
Antwerpiæ : Ex officina Christophori Plantini, [1572?].
FORMAT:
[152], 39 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm (octavo)
Signatures: [A]⁸ B-I⁸ K⁴ ²a-b⁸ c⁴.
ILLUSTRATIONS:
At head of title: Regi secvlor immortali s.
Engraved illustrations are without borders.
Illustrated, engraved title-page.
Odes on biblical subjects, each accompanied by an engraving.
Original engravings by Jan and Hieronymus Wierix, and others, after P. van der Borcht.
BINDING:
Copy bound in contemporary polished vellum over thin paper boards, covers bordered with a single gilt rule, oval wreath tilt at centres, spine double gilt ruled in compartments with fleurons gilt at centres, all edges gilt.
BOOKPLATE:
Copy has hand-coloured engraved bookplate depicting an African slave of Pierre de Maridat de Serrières, his ex libris on front endpaper.
REFERENCES:
Voet, L. Plantin, 589.