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Omnium poene gentium imagines, ubi oris totiusque corporis & vestium habitus in ordinis cuiuscunque ac loci hominibus diligentissime exprimuntur. Sculpsit Abrah. Bruynus. His styli auxilium attulit H. Da man
Omnium poene gentium imagines, ubi oris totiusque corporis & vestium habitus in ordinis cuiuscunque ac loci hominibus diligentissime exprimuntur. Sculpsit Abrah. Bruynus. His styli auxilium attulit H. Da man
TitleOmnium poene gentium imagines, ubi oris totiusque corporis & vestium habitus in ordinis cuiuscunque ac loci hominibus diligentissime exprimuntur. Sculpsit Abrah. Bruynus. His styli auxilium attulit H. Da man
Detail DepictedIllustrations (Plate 42)
Creator/Authorscalpit Abrah. Bruynus [Bruyn, Abraham de, 1538-1587?]
His styli auxilium attulit H. Daman [Damman, Adrianus]
PublisherI. Rutus
Place of Publication[Germany -- Cologne]
Date of Publication[symbols]LXXVII. [1577]
Subjects (LCSH)Costume--History--16th century--Pictorial works.
Genre HeadingEarly printed books--1501-1600 (16th century)
Social customs

Bibliographic Elements[24] leaves, 50 leaves of plates
Printing MethodIntaglio on handmade laid paper
Printerscalpit Abrah. Bruynus [Bruyn, Abraham de, 1538-1587?]
His styli auxilium attulit H. Daman [Damman, Adrianus]
Image Production ProcessIntaglio--Engravings
Illustratorscalpit Abrah. Bruynus [Bruyn, Abraham de, 1538-1587?]
His styli auxilium attulit H. Daman [Damman, Adrianus]
BindingBound in early vellum over boards. Sewn on 5 cords.
Headbands sewn on vellum thongs laced through the board.
Covers severely warped: previous owner has punched 2 holes through each cover in an attempt to lace boards down to prevent warpage. Holes evident in covers. Lacing material no longer extant.
All edges trimmed.
Each page appears to have been folded and pasted into an earlier binding structure as a folded plate.
General NotesFolio format.
Unable to determine sewing structure.
Mounted engraved title-page.
Numbered plates.
Defective copy: lacks plates 5, 11, 18, 26-27, 49-50.
Twenty-four blank sheets at end of book.
All pages with watermark.
Insect damage.
Previous Owners... demeurant au Chateau de Richelieu 1736... Pierre Nodain 1736 handwritten on front pastedown.
LanguageLatin
Digital CollectionHistorical Book Arts Collection
RepositoryUniversity of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division.
Repository CollectionSpecial Collections
Call NumberSpecColl Rare Books 391 B839o
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned in RGB color using an Olympus C-2000 Zoom digital camera and saved in.jpg format and resized to 768x600 ppi. 2003
ContentPublishing date on title page is chronogram: CI[backward C] I[backward C] LXXVII
Restrictions/CopyrightSome of our items are fragile and may require an appointment for use. Please contact Special Collections.
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