[Rarebooks] FS: First Collected Edition of Camerarius with over 400 Emblems, 1605

Charles Agvent charles at charlesagvent.com
Tue Oct 18 10:03:58 EDT 2022


[EMBLEM BOOK] CAMERARIUS, Joachim. SYMBOLORUM & EMBLEMATUM EX RE 
HERBARIA DESUMTORUM CENTURIA UNA COLLECTA bound with three others. 
Nuremberg: [Typis Voegelinianis], 1590 [1605]. Small quarto (5-1/4" x 
7-3/4") bound in full recent antique calf with four raised bands and 
gilt lettering. Bound with Camerarius. Symbolorum & emblematum ex 
animalibus.... Nuremberg, 1595. And: Camerarius. Symbolorum & emblematum 
ex volitatibus et insectis.... Nuremberg, 1596. And: Camerarius. 
Symbolorum & emblematum ex aquatilibus et reptilibus.... [Nuremberg?], 
1604. Edited by the renowned German physician and naturalist J. 
Camerarius's son, Ludwig Camerarius. First Collected Edition of the four 
volumes, this copy lacking the general title page and five pages of 
preliminary matter but retaining the blanks at the end of the third and 
fourth parts. 102 ff.; 103 ff. [1]; [2] 102 ff. [2]; [4] 100 ff. [1]. 
Each volume contains an original engraved title page and 100 charming 
circular emblems making a total of 400 emblems employing a combined 
technique of etching and copper engraving depicting plants, animals, 
birds, and fish attributed to Hans Sibmacher with accompanying 
descriptive text. First published separately in 1590, the CENTURIA UNA 
was THE FIRST BOTANICAL EMBLEM BOOK and one of the first books to 
contain illustrations of plants on intaglio plates. Hunt 181; Landwehr 
German 166; Nissen 312. Minor dampstaining at the upper gutter extending 
toward the center of the page in some instances but usually quite light 
and never touching any emblem. Near Fine example of this lovely book. 
(#012108)        $6,500

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