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A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne: Quickened with Metricall Illustrations, both Morall and Divine
Image Not Available for A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne: Quickened with Metricall Illustrations, both Morall and Divine

A Collection of Emblemes, Ancient and Moderne: Quickened with Metricall Illustrations, both Morall and Divine

Crispin van de Passe, Sr. (Netherlandish, 1564–1637)
William Marshall (English, 1617–1649)
John Payne (English, 1600–1640)
George Wither (English, 1588–1667)
Augustine Mathewes (English, 17th century)
Henry Taunton (English, died in 1638)
1635
Place of PublicationLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueIllustrated book with 202 engravings
DimensionsOverall: 29.7 x 19.3 x 3.2 cm (11 11/16 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow
Accession number1996.365
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ClassificationsIllustrated books
Description
London: Augustine Mathewes, for Henry Taunton, 1635
ProvenanceInscribed recto of first leaf "J. Alex. Dorington 15 August 1635"; inscr. front flyleaf "A. Lerk 1751 London, Sept. 9th, 1751 / Pr: yok:"; William Salloch, Ossining, New York, from whom purchased in 1971 by Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow, by whom given to MFA, December 18, 1996.