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Coornhert, D. V. Recht ghebruyck ende misbruyck van tydlycke have.– (mit dazugehörigem Tafelteil:) (B. G. Furmer). De rerum usu et abusu. Leiden (u. (Tl. 2:) Antwerpen), Christoph Plantin, 1585. 4to (20:15,5 cm). Mit gest. Titel u. 25 Emblemkupfern von J. Wierix (alle in Tl. 2). 27 S., 1 Bl.; 25 Bll. Prgt. d. Zt., etwas angestaubt, gering fleckig, Schließbänder entfernt.
The beautifully executed emblem engravings and corresponding biblical quotations as well as quatrains originate from Bernardus Gerbrandi Furmerius' "De rerum usu et abusu" (1575) and show lively allegorical scenes against rich urban, architectural and other backgrounds. The text was translated into Dutch by D. V. Coornhert. - Slightly browned and little staining in places, book block detached at front joint, first quire coming loose. Contemporary limp vellum binding, a little dusty, slightly spotted, closing bands removed.