Philippi RubenI Electorum libri II : in quibus antiqui ritus, emendationes, censurae : eiusdem ad Iustum Lipsium poëmatia.
Rubens, Philippe, 1574-1611, author.; Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606, dedicatee.; Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640, illustrator.; Galle, Cornelis, 1576-1656, printmaker.; Moretus, Jan, 1543-1610, printer.; Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612, former owner.; White, Henry, 1761-1836, former owner.; Pirie, Robert S., former owner.; Plantijnsche Drukkerij, printer.; British Museum, former owner.
1608
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Title
Philippi RubenI Electorum libri II : in quibus antiqui ritus, emendationes, censurae : eiusdem ad Iustum Lipsium poëmatia.
Created/published
Antuerpiae : Ex Officina Plantiniana, apud Ioannem Moretum, MDCVIII [1608]
Description
[16],124, [2] pages, [4] folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm (4to)
Associated name
Rubens, Philippe, 1574-1611, author.
Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606, dedicatee.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640, illustrator.
Galle, Cornelis, 1576-1656, printmaker.
Moretus, Jan, 1543-1610, printer.
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612, former owner.
White, Henry, 1761-1836, former owner.
Pirie, Robert S., former owner.
Plantijnsche Drukkerij, printer.
British Museum, former owner.
Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606, dedicatee.
Rubens, Peter Paul, 1577-1640, illustrator.
Galle, Cornelis, 1576-1656, printmaker.
Moretus, Jan, 1543-1610, printer.
Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, 1594-1612, former owner.
White, Henry, 1761-1836, former owner.
Pirie, Robert S., former owner.
Plantijnsche Drukkerij, printer.
British Museum, former owner.
Note
With separate half title: "Philippi Rubeni ad Iustum Lipsium poematia" p. [91].
First book with illustrations by Peter Paul Rubens.
The four folded plates were engraved by Cornelis Galle from plates of Peter Paul Rubens.
Printing privilege on recto of leaf Q3.
Initials; tail-pieces.
Printed marginal notes.
Printer's device on the title page; final leaf.
Signatures: *-**⁴ A-Q⁴.
First book with illustrations by Peter Paul Rubens.
The four folded plates were engraved by Cornelis Galle from plates of Peter Paul Rubens.
Printing privilege on recto of leaf Q3.
Initials; tail-pieces.
Printed marginal notes.
Printer's device on the title page; final leaf.
Signatures: *-**⁴ A-Q⁴.
Genre/form
Ties (Binding)
Place of creation/publication
Belgium -- Antwerp.
Item Details
Call number
269- 361q
Folger-specific note
In contemporary English calf, with gilt arms of Henry, Prince of Wales; rebacked, rubbed, evidence of ties. Ms. bibliographical notes on front paste-down endpaper. Ms. inscription: HENR. WHITE, LICHFEILD: MARTII XXVII, MDCCCXX. Stamp: Museum Britannicum (with "duplicate" stamp dated 1818). Acquired at the Robert S. Pirie sale, Sotheby's, New York, 2-4 December 2015, lot 967.
Folger accession
269361