[Rarebooks] FS: Scarce 16th Century Emblem Book: QUADRINS HISTORIQUES DE LA BIBLE, 1558, with 300 woodcuts by Salomon

[Charles Agvent]

One of a number of emblem books listed on our website:

[EMBLEM BOOK] [PARADIN, Claude] and [FONTAINE, Charles] QUADRINS 
HISTORIQUES DE LA BIBLE bound with FIGURES DU NOUVEAU TESTAMENT
Jean de Tournes Lyons 1558. Two small octavo (4-1/8" x 6-1/8") volumes 
bound together in 19th century full brown blindstamped morocco with gilt 
lettering on the spine. [246]; [74] pages. First published in 1553 and 
1554 respectively, the first title illustrated with 231 small emblem 
woodcuts and the second title with 69 woodcuts, all attributed to 
Bernard Salomon, as well as 2 designs and title borders. These woodcuts 
were among the most popular Biblical illustrations of the latter half of 
the 16th century. A verse in French is beneath each emblem. OCLC locates 
only four copies of the first title and two of the second. Bookplate of 
Mexborough on the front pastedown and a doctor's modern bookplate on the 
verso of the front endpaper. One original endpaper remains, bound 
between the books; the others are lacking. Text and illustrations are 
complete; several pages have been trimmed at the bottom margin to delete 
a manuscript name but with no loss to text or images. Old manuscript ink 
notes in the margins of the first few illustrated pages but contents 
otherwise clean except for an occasional smudge. Binding with mild 
rubbing to spine, slightly more to the front joint which is just 
developing a short split at the base. Near Fine and quite scarce.  $7500.00
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