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[Louvain imprint - prize book] - VERNULAEUS, Nicolaus - Imperatorum symbola, praeclaris regnum, p...

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[Louvain imprint - prize book] - VERNULAEUS, Nicolaus - Imperatorum symbola, praeclaris regnum, p...
[Louvain imprint - prize book] - VERNULAEUS, Nicolaus - Imperatorum symbola, praeclaris regnum, principumque (...) exemplis illustrata. Quibus accedit commentarius in Andreae Alciati emblemata usque ad Emblema XV. [Louvain], Judocus Coppens, 1650, 4to, contemp. sheep (rubbed, spine defective), covers with gilt ruled border and gilt central crowned monogram, a.e.g., [8]-427-[1] pp. Excellent copy. Cfr. ill. € 500/700 Extremey rare treatise by the Louvain historian Vernulaeus (1583-1648) on ethic mottoes. With a commentary on Alciato's emblems. Engraved armorial bookplates on front endpaper "Lux tua vita mea" and Edward Duke of Norfolk. Invoice of R. Ridgill Trout, London, 1924 inserted. On front flyleaf : prize of Louvain Augustinian college, 6 Sept. 1661, given by Ludovicus-Carolus de Tempel to Michael de Bye Anglus. Ref. NUC (1). Not in BL London, BN Paris, Matagne (Namur). Not in Landwehr.