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Lyon, France
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Landwehr, J. French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese books of devices and emblems: 38
Folger call number: 188- 295q
Folger holdings ID: 90611
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octavo
General notes
Published in association with Guillaume Rouillé, whose name and device appear, instead of those of Macé Bonhomme, on the title page of some copies. Cf. Duplessis, George. Emblèmes d'Alciat, p. 30-32, and Landwehr Includes 128 woodcuts; table of the trees, at end, extended after "Populus Alba", with "Salix", "Amygdalus", and "Morus". Cf. Baudrier, H.L. Bib. lyonnaise, IX, p. 144, and Green, H. Andrea Alciati, 31, for variants Colophon reads: Lugduni, Excudebat Mathias Bonhomme Signatures: A-K⁸, L⁴ (I2 signed I3) Page 164 misnumbered 64 Woodcuts by Pierre Eskrich, though frequently attributed to Bernard Salomon. Except for the [4] p. of tables at end, each p. is enclosed within a four-part ornamental border; many of the borders (including the title page border) signed P.V., probably for Pierre Vase [i.e. P. Eskrich]. Cf. Mortimer, R. French 16th cent., 15, for elements of description common to 1548 and 1549 eds
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printmaker: Eskrich, Pierre, approximately 1530-approximately 1590
former owner: Serbat, Louis, 1875-
printer: Bonhomme, Macé, active 1536-1569
printer: Rouillé, Guillaume, 1518?-1589