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HOOGHE, Romeyn de

Hieroglyphica, of merkbeelden der oude volkeren: namentlijk Egyptenaren, Chaldeeuwen, Feniciers, Joden, Grieken, Romeynen enz.

Amsteldam
Joris van der Woude
1735

€450 - €700

4to (26,3 x 20,5 cm), [20], 455, [20] pp, engraved frontispiece, engr. title-vignette (Wandelaar), dedication leaf with engraved arms, 1 headpiece by J. Wandelaar and 63 engraved plates by ROMEYN DE HOOGHE, numbered 1-63. Slightly foxed. Lacking portrait. Contemporary blindstamped vellum, spine on 6 raised bands (repaired), brown leather title label (def.) Good copy

First edition of de Hooghe's illustrated study of the iconography of the classical mythology and Christian symbols. Ref. Landwehr, R. de Hooghe as a book-illustrator, 108

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