VAENIUS, Otto (after) Vita D. Thomae Aquinatis. Brussels A. Collaer 1778 Sm. folio: engr. title-32 pp.; 30 pl. (very sm. spots on pl. 2 and 27 and few in-text, sm. stain in text of pl. 23, light sketch in pencil in bl. marg. of pl. 28). Contemp. quarter sheep, marbled paper boards, titled flat spine (spine rubbed, joint starting to split). Later state (1st state 1610) of a series after Otto Vaenius (1556-1629) containing an engr. title (not signed) and 30 numb. pl. with engr. explanatory text, by C. Boel (13), E. Van Paenderen (11 of 13), C. Galle (2) and G. Swanenburgh (2). With added Dutch text by various authors and Dutch translation of the Latin captions. Ref. STCV. - Cp. Funck p. 404.

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