Icones illvstrivm feminarvm veteris testamenti
Title
Icones illvstrivm feminarvm veteris testamenti
Date
c. 1620
Place
Antwerp
Publisher
Theodorus Galle excudit [Théodore Galle]
Language
Latin
Contributor
ENGRAVER:
Adriaen Collaert, -1618.
ILLUSTRATOR:
Maarten de Vos, 1532–1603.
AUTHOR OF VERSES:
Cornelis Kiel, 1528–1607.
Adriaen Collaert, -1618.
ILLUSTRATOR:
Maarten de Vos, 1532–1603.
AUTHOR OF VERSES:
Cornelis Kiel, 1528–1607.
Note
ENGRAVINGS:
Engraved title page and 20 engraved plates of female characters, with Latin inscriptions, engraved by Jan Collaert after designs by Maarten de Vos. Each print also bears a moralizing couplet by Cornelis Kiliaan, highlighting a particular example of female virtue, and apparently intended as an aide-memoire for memorizing the Biblical stories of each woman.
Victoria University Library copy is a crisp impression of suite of "exemplary women" of the Old Testament. The present impression is the first state of three, before the plates of Eve, Leah, Tamar, Rahab, Jael, Ruth, Judith, Esther, and Susanna were censored due to their bare chests or low-cut dresses. The title-plate is in Hollstein's second state, with the address of Philips' son Theodore Galle.
FORMAT:
1 leaf, 20 unnumbered leaves : illustrations (primarily engravings) ; 18 cm (4to)
BINDING:
Bound in marbled paper boards over vellum spine with cream endbands, likely executed in the 20th century.
Engraved title page and 20 engraved plates of female characters, with Latin inscriptions, engraved by Jan Collaert after designs by Maarten de Vos. Each print also bears a moralizing couplet by Cornelis Kiliaan, highlighting a particular example of female virtue, and apparently intended as an aide-memoire for memorizing the Biblical stories of each woman.
Victoria University Library copy is a crisp impression of suite of "exemplary women" of the Old Testament. The present impression is the first state of three, before the plates of Eve, Leah, Tamar, Rahab, Jael, Ruth, Judith, Esther, and Susanna were censored due to their bare chests or low-cut dresses. The title-plate is in Hollstein's second state, with the address of Philips' son Theodore Galle.
FORMAT:
1 leaf, 20 unnumbered leaves : illustrations (primarily engravings) ; 18 cm (4to)
BINDING:
Bound in marbled paper boards over vellum spine with cream endbands, likely executed in the 20th century.
Archive Location
Library Catalog
Num Pages
42
Call Number
BS575 .G3554 1620a
Rare Book
URL
Files
Collection
Citation
Philippe Galle, “Icones illvstrivm feminarvm veteris testamenti,” Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies (CRRS) Rare Book Collection, accessed December 24, 2025, https://crrs.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/10395.