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Agricola, Rodolphus DE INVENTIONE DIALECTICA (ET) LUCUBRATIONES. ED. ALARDUS AMSTELREDAMUS.
2 parts bound in 1 Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1967 22.5x15.5 cm cloth with gilt vignette and lettering xiv,471; xx,321 pages.
Facsimile of the 1539 (and best) contemporary edition of the Collected Works of Rodolphus Agricola (1443-1485), one of the precursors and founders of Humanism north of the Alps.

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Price: $ 200.00 other currencies Order nr. 103386

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Andreas, Valerius BIBLIOTHECA BELGICA. DE BELGIS VITA SCRIPTISQUE CLARIS. PRAEMISSA TOPOGRAPHICA BELGII TOTIUS SEU GERMANIAE INFERIORIS DESCRIPTIONE. EDITIO RENOVATA & TERTIA PARTE AUCTIOR.
2 parts bound in 1 Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1973 22.5x15.5 cm cloth stamped in gilt (xxxvi),110,(2); 900 pages.
Facsimile reprint of the 1643 Louvain second (last), much augmented edition of an important early bio-bibliographical dictionary of Dutch- and Belgian authors. It is a major source book for our bio-bibliographical knowledge of sixteenth century Humanism in the Low Countries.

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Price: $ 260.00 other currencies Order nr. 103254

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Clegg, Cyndia Susan (editor) THE PEACEABLE AND PROSPEROUS REGIMENT OF BLESSED QUEENE ELISABETH: A FACSIMILE FROM HOLINSHED'S CHRONICLES (1587).
with an introduction by Cyndia Susan Clegg
Textual commentary by Randall McLeod San Marino, California Huntington Library 2005 12.25 x 16.25 inches hardcover 580 pages
Holinshed's Chronicles contains one of the few accounts of Elizabeth's reign written during her lifetime. A contemporary history, it was subjected to censorship by the Privy Council. This facsimile edition, a compilation based on this portion of the Chronicles in copies in the Huntington's collection as well as the British Library and Cambridge University Library, documents the censorship and demonstrates that it occurred in three stages.

The Chronicles, a scrupulously produced monument to Elizabeth, is also a rich source for the study of printing practices. The base text chosen by the editors, an unusual copy in the Huntington Library, contains the largest sample of proofmarkings that survive from the sixteenth century. The proofmarkings are examined in light of contemporary printing-house practices and in relation to other copies of the work in libraries around the world. Distributed for the Huntington Library.

Cyndia Susan Clegg is a Distinguished Professor of English at Pepperdine University. She specializes in early modern print culture, censorship, Shakespeare, and English Renaissance Poetry. Her works include Press Censorship in Elizabethan England (Cambridge University Press, 1997), Press Censorship in Jacobean England (Cambridge University Press, 2001), and Press Censorship in Caroline England (Cambridge University Press, 2008).

Randall McLeod is a Professor of English at the University of Toronto and is the editor of Crisis in Editing: Texts of the English Renaissance , and he has published on the subjects of typography and printing.

Distributed for the Huntington Library.
Price: $ 325.00 other currencies Order nr. 103769

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Deventer, Hendrik van MANUELE OPERATIEN, ZYNDE EEN NIEUW LIGT VOOR VROED-MEESTERS EN VROED-VROUWEN. FACSIMILE EN COMMENTAAR, ONDER REDACTIE VAN R.W. BAKKER, M.A.C. LUBSEN-BRANDSMA EN A.TH.M. VERHOEVEN.
2 volumes in luxury box `t Goy-Houten HES & DE GRAAF 2001 16.5x21.5 cm Imitation vellum boards 120 pages (introduction), 568 pages (facsimile)
Towards the end of the 17th century, Hendrik van Deventer was breaking new ground with his work for the obstetrician and the midwife. This became the first work on obstetrics to be written in the Dutch language and was to have a considerable influence on the practice of obstetrics in the 18th century. Van Deventer (1651-1724), a famous physician, had already published a scientific paper in which - thoroughly in the spirit of the Enlightenment He had firmly coupled the theoretical and the practical. His theories are based upon years of practical experience. Until recently, there has been no facsimile edition of his work. To mark the ten years since the inauguration of the Study Group for the History of the Netherlands Association of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, attention is once again focussed on Hendrik van Deventer and his Manuele Operatien, zynde een Nieuw Ligt. The facsimile is based upon the 1746 publication. Van Deventers work is at its most complete in this edition. Included are, additionally, what the author has left behind: Nader vertoog van de swaare baringen and his Nieuwe Aanmerkingen, and in translation from the French Aanmerkingen by Jacques Jean Bruier d'Ablaincourt.The facsimile is published together with a separate commentary, in Dutch, prefaced with three articles covering Van Deventers life and work. In the following eight pieces, the Topics of Manuele Operatien, zynde een Nieuw Ligt are reviewed under the periods in which they were set down and commentaries added. A glossary, together with an extended historical bibliography is included, thus ensuring this work as an essential source of the history of gynaecology and obstetrics in the Netherlands. With 40 plates and 30 illustrations.

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Price: $ 230.00 other currencies Order nr. 103623

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Hermkens, H.M. CONSTANTIJN HUYGENS` `TRIJNTJE CORNELIS`. NAAR DE AUTOGRAAF UITGEGEVEN, MET INLEIDING, MANUSCRIPTOLOGISCHE AANTEKENINGEN EN VARIANTEN-APPARAAT.
2 volumes being Part 1 Utrecht HES & DE GRAAF 1987 folio cloth 124, 184, (126) pages.
Huygens (1596-1687) was a Dutch author whose best known work, Trijntje Cornelis, was published in 1653. This is a facsimile of the special copy that has notes in manuscript. ISBN 90 6194 068 0 (Part 1 + Part 2). Illustrated.

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Price: $ 155.00 other currencies Order nr. 103241

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Hermkens, H.M. CONSTANTIJN HUYGENS` `TRIJNTJE CORNELIS`. NAAR DE AUTOGRAAF UITGEGEVEN, MET INLEIDING, MANUSCRIPTOLOGISCHE AANTEKENINGEN EN VARIANTEN-APPARAAT.
2 volumes being Part 2 Utrecht HES & DE GRAAF 1992 folio cloth 288, (148), 139 pages.
Huygens (1596-1687) was a Dutch author whose best known work, Trijntje Cornelis, was published in 1653. This is a facsimile of the special copy that has notes in manuscript. ISBN 90 6194 068 0 (Part 1 + Part 2). Illustrated.

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Price: $ 155.00 other currencies Order nr. 103653

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(Illuminated Manuscripts) De Marchi, Andrea THE DURAZZO BOOK OF HOURS.
Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary Modena Franco Cosimo Panini 2008 8vo velvet binding with precious stones and gilded silver, clamshell case 201 pages, 6 plates
One of 980 copies. The Libro d'Ore Durazzo, which takes its name from its last owner, is a small masterpiece by the painter and illuminator, Francesco Marmitta. This remarkable work is in two ways quite different from all other devotional codices for private use. One is the use of purple parchment. The other is chrysography, or writing in letters of gold the work of the master calligrapher, Pietro Antonio Sallando, who taught at the University of Bologna.

The illumination work of a goldsmith and jeweller: The illumination work is by the painter from Parma, Francesco Marmitta (circa 1462/1466-1505) also a renowned jeweller and inlayer, and the creator of other splendid works such as the stunning Missal of Domenico della Rovere, belonging to the museum of the municipality of Turin (Museo Civico di Torino). The leafs of these masterpieces reflect the artists sensitivity and delicacy, his marked interest in landscapes, and his taste for jewellery, medals and cameos, illustrated with extraordinary skill.

Embellishment of the highest order: Marmittas references to the revived classic tradition indicate a meditative approach. This aspect comes to the fore in his use of purple and of gold lettering, and is also underscored by his use of motifs such as trophies, medallions, cameos and bucrania. However, as a painter, the approach adopted for the Calendar and Offices of the Virgin reveals his awareness of the latest tendencies reflected in the culture of the figurative arts in Bologna, and a special interest in the work of Amico Aspertini.

The refinement of the binding: The works lavishly elegant binding dates back to the time of the codex itself, and the love of embellishments is as evident here as in the illuminations. The binding features wrought and embossed silver, in part gilded, on crimson velvet. It also features a splendid profusion of classical motifs (acanthus and palmette motifs, ears of wheat, grapes, vases, masks, scarabs and bucrania). The silver clasps are adorned with two small rubies.

Patronage: A number of stylistic clues seem to indicate that the Libro dOre Durazzo was commissioned by a patron from Parma. We may also note Parmigianinos well-known Portrait of a Collector (London, National Gallery), in which the collector holds in his hand precisely this codex. It is believed that the codex accompanied Francesco Marmittas second son, Jacopo, to Portugal. However, in the nineteenth century it was in Genoa. Firstly, it was in the hands of the merchant, Antonio Bacigalupo, who inherited it from his father, Francesco, and then in the hands of the Marquis Marcello Luigi Durazzo a collector, who, having purchased it from Bacigalupos widow, then bequeathed it to the Biblioteca Berio.

The Commentary: The work is accompanied by a book with commentary, edited by Andrea De Marchi, with writings by Beatrice Bentivoglio-Ravasio, Andrea De Marchi, Davide Gasparotto, Laura Malfatto, Laura Nuvoloni and Federica Toniolo.

Facsimile is present with the accompanying commentary and a clamshell case.
Price: $ 8,200.00 other currencies Order nr. 105363

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(Illuminated Manuscripts) Medica, Massimo THE BOOK OF HOURS OF BONAPARTE GHISLIERI.
Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary Modena Franco Cosimo Panini 2008 8vo morocco binding adorned with silver and enamel work and semi-preciuos stones, clamshell case 274 pages
One of 980 copies. This extremely refined masterwork of the Italian Renaissance (1503) was commissioned by Bonaparte Ghislieri, who belonged to a leading family of Bologna. Also Bolognese was the calligrapher, Pietro Antonio Sallando (a grammarian at the citys university and a renowned calligraphy master).

A treasury of masterpieces: Ghislieris intention was to produce a small anthology of the finest illuminations in central and northern Italy. To this end he called upon a number of the leading artists of this period, each of whom was to produce a full-page illumination. Thus, we find works by Amico Aspertini (Adoration of the Shepherds), Perugino (San Sebastiano), Lorenzo Costa (David with lyre), Francesco Francia (San Gerolamo), and, in all likelihood, Matteo da Milano (Annunciation).

Marvellous embellishments: Notable, too, are the embellishments framing the illustrations, produced with an abundance of floral motifs and references to the classic tradition. Indeed, a number of pages include fragile, fantastic, grotesque figures inspired by the decor of the Grotte (caves) of the Esquiline Hill in Rome (the site of the buried remains of Neros Domus Aurea, or Golden House, which, when uncovered in 1480, immediately attracted the attention of the artists of that period).

The elaborate binding: The morocco binding, with its finely executed floral motifs on polychrome silk satin, is quite remarkable. The covers are adorned with two bezels or settings for semi-precious stones and two centrally positioned roundels for the figures of the Annunciation.

Patronage: The works original owner (as indicated by the coat of arms) was Bonaparte Ghislieri, who was elected a senator in Bologna following the assassination of his father, Virgilio, in 1523. When the codex was produced, Bonaparte Ghislieri was still rather young and it may be that this Libro dOre had been commissioned by Bonapartes father for his sons use. The codex passed from the house of Ghislieri into the hands of the Albani family of Urbino, where, according to record, it was to be found in the eighteenth century. In the nineteenth century, the work reached Britain, where it was purchased by Henry Yates Thompson in 1897. It has been at the British Library since 1941.

The Commentary: The work is accompanied by a book with commentary, edited by Massimo Medica, with writings by Giancarlo Benevolo, Peter Kidd and Massimo Medica.

Facsimile is present with the accompanying commentary and a clamshell case.
Price: $ 10,300.00 other currencies Order nr. 105364

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(Illuminated Manuscripts) LE ORE MEDICI ROTHSCHILD. Complete reproduction of the James A. de Rothschild Collection, Waddesdon Manor, England.
Facsimile with accompanying hardcover commentary Modena Franco Cosimo Panini 2011 small 8vo full velvet, all edges gilt, metal book casing, enamel designs, leather slipcase 235 pages, 223 pages
Towards 1485, Lorenzo de 'Medici commissioned the most successful miniature painters of Florence for which they were to create three luxurious Books of Hours to be allocated to his daughters as wedding presents. Of these little books, the first, now housed in Monaco, was given to Lucretia, who married Jacopo Salviati. The second, currently at the Laurentian Library, was designed for Luisa, betrothed to Giovanni di Pierfrancesco de 'Medici and died before the wedding. The third was a wedding present for Mary Magdalene, married to Count Franceschetto Cibo, natural son of Pope Innocent VIII. The story of his gift to his three daughters, commonly referred to as The Three Moons, is the touching testimony of the loving gesture of a great Renaissance master. Magdalene de 'Medici in Florence, born July 25, 1473, was the favorite daughter of Lorenzo the Magnificent . Her marriage to Franceschetto Cibo, the son of Pope Innocent VIII, was of fundamental importance for the Florentine family. The significance of the marriage was to gain more prestige and have closer relations with the pope. With this wedding, the second son of Lorenzo, John, would later become Pope under the name of Leo X. On the occasion of the wedding, Lorenzo gave Mary Magdalene a small, refined prayer book which is now preserved in the Rothschild collection of Waddesdon Manor, located in England. The book was designed with more beauty in mind than the other two books, but unfortunately it is now devoid of the original binding which was lost centuries. The Franco Cosimo Panini Editore has miraculously restored the appearance of this book in every detail, thus bringing to light this extraordinary jewel dedicated to Mary Magdalene de 'Medici.

In the usual iconography of the annunciation, the book is accompanied by the figures of Mary Magdalene and St. John the Baptist, patron saint of Florence, depicted on the front and back plates in polychrome enamels. The clasps are redesigned in the form of twisted ropes and five raised bands adore the spine of the binding.

The illustrations are the work of several artists, among them being the great Florentine miniaturist Mariano del Buono.

The Rothschild Hours Doctors are the twelfth in the series entitled "The Library Can Not," the most authoritative and valuable collection of facsimiles dedicated to the Renaissance. Like all facsimile editions, the Rothschild Hours Doctors has been fully reproduced to all of the features of the original manuscript. Maximum attention was given to the color details of the illustrations. The binding of the book was entrusted to expert workshops, which used the same techniques used in the late fifteenth century. Skilled workers such as binders, silversmiths, goldsmiths, and engravers have brought to light one of the most valuable books of the Florentine period. It was reproduced in a limited edition of only 550 numbered copies.

This lovely facsimile is accompanied by an additional volume with lovely illustrations and a detailed history of the family, marriage, and 15th century techniques used to produce this book.
Price: $ 11,500.00 other currencies Order nr. 108859

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(Jansz, Broer) THE CATALOGUS UNIVERSALIS OF BROER JANSZ (1640-1652). WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY H.W. DE KOOKER.
Utrecht HES & DE GRAAF 1986 22x15 cm stiff paper wrappers. (66), 362 pages.
Facsimile of this series of publications by Jansz. Jansz (1579 or 1580-1647) was a Dutch publisher and bookseller. He issued this series of listings of all books published (continued by his son) which were essentially a publisher's weekly of his time. Catalogi Redivivi V.

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Price: $ 190.00 other currencies Order nr. 103273

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(Leers, Reinier) ELEVEN CATALOGUES BY REINIER LEERS 1692-1709. WITH AN INTRODUCTION AND INDEXES BY H.H.M. VAN LIESHOUT AND O.S. LANKHORST.
Utrecht HES & DE GRAAF 1992 22x15 cm stiff paper wrappers. 375 pages.
Facsimile of this series of bookseller catalogues issued over the period 1692-1709. Leers (1664-1714) was a bookseller/publisher in Rotterdam. This series of catalogues contain 4419 items. Catalogi Redivivi VII. With statistical analysis.

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Price: $ 195.00 other currencies Order nr. 103275

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Puraye, Jean ALBUM AMICORUM ABRAHAM ORTELIUS. REPRODUIT EN FACSIMILÉ, ANNOTÉ ET TRADUIT PAR JEAN PURAYE.
Amsterdam HES & DE GRAAF 1969 8vo cloth. (iv), 99 pages text and 256 pages facsimile
The Album Amicorum of the famous Antwerp cartographer Abraham Ortelius (1527-1598) is a unique source for the knowledge of cultural life in the Low Countries of the 16th century. Integral Facsimile, Introduction, and French translation of all Latin texts. With a facsimile of the album.

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Price: $ 190.00 other currencies Order nr. 103319

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Quiricus de Augustis DLICHT DER APOTEKERS 1515. THE FIRST PRESCRIPTION BOOK PRINTED IN THE LOW COUNTRIES. FACSIMILE WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY D.A. WITTOP KONING.
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1967 23x30 cm Imitation vellum covered boards 23 pages (introduction), 136, 3 pages (facsimile)
Facsimile of this 16th century book with introduction in English.

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Price: $ 170.00 other currencies Order nr. 103345

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Ringelberg, Joachim Fortius OPERA. LYON, 1531.
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1967 small 8vo cloth, with vignet and lettering 688, 29, (3) pages.
Facsimile reprint of this 1531 Lyon edition. First edition of the Collected Works of Joachim Fortius Ringelberg (1499-c. 1536), a group of treatises and manuals covering the entire field of contemporary scholarship and science.

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Price: $ 230.00 other currencies Order nr. 103423

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Roelands, David T`MAGAZIN OF T`PAC-HUYS DER LOFFELIJCKER PENN-CONST ...
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1971 oblong small folio; 15.5 x 11.5 inches decorative stiff paper wrappers. 89 pages
Facsimile reprint of the 1616 edition published in Antwerp, 1616. Edition limited to 300 handnumbered copies. Typographical design: Aldert Witte. With numerous calligraphic specimens on 41 plates.

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Price: $ 190.00 other currencies Order nr. 103730

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(Sauer, Christopher) AUSBUND, DAS IST: ETLICHE SCHÖNE CHRISTLICHE LIEDER, WIE SIE IN DEM GEFÄNGNUS ZU BASSAU IN DEM SCHLOSZ VON DEN SCHWEITZER-BRÜDERN, UND VON ANDEREN RECHTGLÄUBIGEN CHRISTEN HIN, UND HER GEDICHTET WORDEN
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1971 17.5x11.5 cm cloth (iv, x), 818, 20, 46 pages.
Facsimile reprint of the original 1742 edition published in Germantown, PA, with kind permission of the Historical Library of the Eastern-Mennonite College, Harrison, Virginia (USA). First American edition of the oldest hymnbook of the Swiss Brethren. Printed by Christopher Sauer, the first German printer and publisher in America.

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Price: $ 150.00 other currencies Order nr. 103638

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(Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie) ALBUM VILMORIN. LE JARDIN POTAGER - THE VEGETABLE GARDEN. PEINT ET LITHOGRAPHIÉ PAR - PAINTED AND DRAWN ON STONE BY ELISA CHAMPIN, COUTANCE, FAGUET, CLÉMENCET ET E. GODARD.
Nieuwkoop HES & DE GRAAF 1986 Large folio (63,6 x 48,8 cm.) Portfolio, illustrated wrappers
Facsimile of this 1850 edition of the extremely rare and famous collected edition of all vegetable-posters which had been published by the distinguished Paris wholesale dealers in seeds, the firm Vilmorin-Andrieux, one each year, from 1850 to 1884. 35 coloured posters of vegetables and fruits.

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Price: $ 485.00 other currencies Order nr. 103610

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Wilde, Oscar DE PROFUNDIS, A FACSIMILE.
(London) The British Library 2000 4to. cloth. 14, (2) pages followed by the facsimile.
Limited to 495 numbered copies. With a ten page introduction by Merlin Holland followed by the facsimile of the original manuscript of this important book. The manuscript consists of 20 foolscap folio sheets, each of four sides. This manuscript was written while Wilde was imprisoned for being a homosexual.
Price: $ 260.00 other currencies Order nr. 61992

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