VAENIUS, Otto (after) Vita D. Thomae Aquinatis. Brussels A. Collaer 1778 Sm. Fol…

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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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VAENIUS, Otto (after) Vita D. Thomae Aquinatis. Brussels A.

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GOMBERVILLE (Marin Le Roy, seigneur de): La Doctrine des Moeurs Tirée de la philosophie Des Stoiques: représentée en cent tableaux. Et expliquée en cent discours pour l'instruction de la jeunesse. Paris, Daret, 1646. Two parts in one volume. 21 by 32.3 cm. (18)-105 leaves (36 and 210 pages). Antique full vellum, title-pieces rebacked. Good condition of binding. Marginal staining on ten or so leaves, some rare foxing. Part 1: An engraved title, an engraved title of part 1, an engraving in homage to the Roy, an engraving in homage to Cardinal Mazarin, a portrait of Gomberville, 60 moral emblems, and an end engraving. Part 2: An engraved title for part 2, 43 moral emblems, and a final engraving. Complete (in 103 tables). Bands and initials. First edition of this work composed at the request of MAZARIN for the instruction of the young LOUIS XIV. GOMBERVILLE (1600-1674), writer, was one of the first members of the Académie Française. Part of his literary work focused on morality, and he became a Jansenist, ending his life in seclusion. Beautiful book of emblems. This is a reprint of Otto Vaenius' Emblemata horatiana (1607), with figures retouched by Pierre Daret, the book's engraver and editor. Above all, it's a morality book for children, with a complete teaching device that was new for the time: an illustration (a composite scene) of a moral precept, with an explanation of the engraving and the moral story it tells on the facing page. Below, in Latin, quotations from ancient authors on the same theme. And below the engraving, a short poem also centered on the moral precept evoked: four ways of approaching the moral precept.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

THOMAS d'AQUIN (Saint) [& LUCIANO (Marcantonio)]. Angelici doctoris Sancti Thome Aquinatis in Evangelium beati Joannis Evangeliste aurea expositio. Paris, [Nicolas Des Prez], Jean de La Porte, [1520]. Large gothic in-8 of [12]-cxlvii ff. Fawn calf, spine ribbed. Very damaged post-binding (boards detached, headpieces torn off, corners dulled, etc.). Commentary on the Evangelist John written entirely in Gothic script, with numerous initials. Title in a historiated engraved frame, with the initials of Nicolas Des Prez. Follows the Venice edition (Simon de Luere, July 1508). Heavy light wetness on first few pages. Angular loss to title leaf reaching engraving. Rust stains in ext. and int. margin (marked on ff. xlii to xlvii). Upper margin a little short, sometimes slightly reaching the running title. Mottling on endpapers. Handwritten ex-libris of a Capuchin father from 1654 on the title. Second old bookplate crossed out on title. (Renouard, ICP, II, 2485.)

SAINT-THOMAS D'AQUIN - Sancti thomae aquinatis doctoris Angelici, ordinis praedicatorum. Paris, Chez Dionysium Moreau, 1641; in-folio, VI-120 + index + 98 + index + 210 + index + 171 + index + 76 pp. + index, modern binding facsimile of old book. Considered one of the leading masters of scholastic philosophy and Catholic theology, he was canonized on July 18, 1323 by John XXII, proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pius V in 1567 and patron of Catholic universities, schools and academies by Leo XIII in 1880. He is also one of the patron saints of booksellers. He is also known as the "Angelic Doctor" (Doctor angelicus). His body is preserved beneath the high altar in the church of the former Dominican convent in Toulouse. Critical apparatus and commentary by Jean Nicolai, Doctor of Theology, Paris. A fine copy, despite the minor defects described. Ex-libris of Abbé A. Champigneulle.

Estim. 1 200 - 1 500 EUR

VAN VEEN, Otto. Les emblemes de l'amour humain du Sieur Otho Venius. In Brusselles, chez Francois Foppens, 1667 4to oblong. 159x200 mm. Half vellum binding and hardback. Pages 16 unnumbered, including Frontispiece, 247, 1 unnumbered. Page 247 badly numbered 747. Vignette to Frontispiece with portrait of Ovid, a large figure showing Venus in her chariot, and 124 oval figures, all copper-engraved. Two Ex-libris pasted to the counterplate, Handwritten dedication to the first guard sheet with date '1914'. Diffuse traces of use, genuine specimen. Rare edition given by François Foppens in Brussels. The plates are engraved by Corneille Boel on Van Veen's original drawings. The images are very curious: one emblem, on page 21, shows a gladiator slaying a dragon; another Cupid is burned at the stake; in another, Cupid fights with soldiers. Like the first Antwerp edition of 1608, the work contains Latin, Italian and French verses. In the notice to the reader, the publisher explains that he has acquired the original books and branches of Van Veen's works, whose titles and number of engravings he lists, and has decided to republish them. Otto Vaenius, 1556-1629, or Van Veen, 1556-1629, Latinized Otto Vaenius, was one of Rubens' masters. Adams, Rawles, Saunders, A Bibliography of French Emblem Books of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, II, F-593-594, 544-555. Oblong 4to. 159x200 mm. Quarter vellum and hardcover binding. Pages [16, including Title-page], 247, [1]. Page 247 badly numbered 747. Vignette with portrait of Ovid on the Title-page, a large figure showing Venus on his chariot and 124 oval figures, all engraved on copper. Two Ex-libris glued to the inside cover, Handwritten dedication to the first endpaper dated '1914'. Widespread traces of wear, unsophisticated copy. Rare edition given by François Foppens in Brussels. The plates are engraved by Corneille Boel on the original drawings by Van Veen. The images are very curious, all with Cupid as the protagonist: one emblem [p21], shows a gladiator killing a dragon; another Cupid being burned at the stake; another Cupid fighting with soldiers. Like the first edition of Antwerp, from 1608, the work contains Latin, Italian and French verses. In the news to the reader, the publisher explains that he has purchased the books and the original printing blocks of Van Veen's works, of which he reports titles and number of engravings, and that he has decided to republish them. Otto Vaenius, 1556-1629, or Van Veen, 1556-1629, Latinized Otto Vaenius, was one of Rubens' masters.

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