Bibliotheca, chalcographica illustrium virtute atque eruditione in tota Europa, clarissimorum virorum theologorum, jurisconsultorum, medicorum, historicorum, geographorum, politicorum, philosophorum, poetarum, musicorum, aliorumque
by Jean Jacques Boissard
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Bibliotheca, chalcographica illustrium virtute atque eruditione in tota Europa, clarissimorum virorum theologorum, jurisconsultorum, medicorum, historicorum, geographorum, politicorum, philosophorum, poetarum, musicorum, aliorumque
1650
in Latin
- Ante hac cum vitis editorum & in quinque partes distributorum, nunc vero conjunctim, solis iconibus & distichis singulorum subjiciendis exhibitorum, & ab eorum exitu continuatorum.
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Originally published (v.1) under title: Icones quinquaginta virorum illustrium doctrina & eruditione præstantium ad vivum effictæ. Frankfurt, 1597-1599. 4v.
Previous edition published under title: Bibliotheca sive thesaurus virtutis et gloriæ: in quo continentur illustrium eruditione et doctrina virorum effigies et vitæ. Frankfurt, 1628-1632. 5v.
Volume 1 represents a new edition of v. 1-5 of the Frankfurt 1628-1632 edition, without the biographical text. It is referred to, in the title and index, as parts 1-5 of the Bibliotheca chalcographica, while v. 2-5 are designated as parts 6-9.
Engraved, illustrated title pages, by Johann Theodor de Bry (v.1), Sebastian Furck (v.2), and Klemens Ammon (v.3-4)
Title v.2: VI. pars Bibliothecæ chalcographicæ, id est Continuatio prima Iconum virorum virtute atq[ue] eruditione illustrium, quorum alij inter vivos esse iam olim dim desierunt, alij verò nunc quoque vitali lumine honorum & dignitatum suarum perfruuntur gloria. Sculptore Sebastiano Furckio chal: Cui nunc additur natalium & obitum succincta notatio, adjectis singulorum iconibus singulis distichis. Impensis Iohannis Ammonii bibl: Anno MDCL [1650]
Title v. 3-4: VII. -VIII] pars Bibliothecæ chalcographicæ id est, Continuatio secunda [-tertia.] Iconum virorum illustrium, quorum alij quidem inter vivos esse jam olim desierunt, alij vero nunc quoque aura, honorum suorum perfruuntur gloria. Sculptore Clemens Ammonio Junior chalcograph: Adjectu singulorum iconibus singulis distichis. Impensis Johannis Ammonis Senior civis & bibliopolæ. Francfordii ad Moenum Anno MDCL. [1650]-Anno 1652. Statement about engraver and imprint in v.4 varies slightly.
Title v.5: IX. pars Bibliothecæ chalcographicæ id est Continuatio quarta Iconum virorum illustrium ... Heidelbergæ, impensis Johannis Ammonii, 1654.
Without text, except for a list of names at the beginning of each volume.
Signatures: v.1: )?(⁴ A-3N⁴ ()?(1 verso, A1 verso-3N3 verso, 3N4 blank); v.2: pi⁴ a-n⁴ (a2 signed as "a3", a3 signed as "a4", a4 signed as "a2") o² (pi1 verso, a1 verso-o1 verso, o2 blank); v.3: )(⁴ 2a-2m⁴ 2n² ()(1 verso, 2a1 verso-2n2 verso blank); v.4: pi⁴ 3a-3h⁴ (pi1 verso, 3a1 verso-3h4 verso blank); v.5: [not available]
Portraits unnumbered, designated by engraved signature number.
Contains portraits of Columbus and of about 40 other persons who have written about the Americas, including the author, Jean Jacques Boissard.
JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675, 2:394.
Alden, J.E. European Americana, 650/30.
Grässe 1:475.
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