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  <language>lat</language>
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  <sponsor>John Carter Brown Library</sponsor>
  <contributor>John Carter Brown Library</contributor>
  <date>1650</date>
  <subject>Biography</subject>
  <subject>Portraits</subject>
  <title>Bibliotheca, chalcographica illustrium virtute atque eruditione in tota Europa, clarissimorum virorum theologorum, jurisconsultorum, medicorum, historicorum, geographorum, politicorum, philosophorum, poetarum, musicorum, aliorumque.</title>
  <creator>Boissard, Jean Jacques, 1528-1602</creator>
  <collection>jcbgerman</collection>
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  <collection>americana</collection>
  <shiptracking>ST001328</shiptracking>
  <accession>8364</accession>
  <physical>5</physical>
  <digital>1</digital>
  <call>E650 .B684b</call>
  <size>5 v. (v.1: [8] p., [236] leaves of plates; v.2: [8] p., [54] leaves of plates; v.3: [8] p., [50] leaves of plates; v.4: 8 p., [50] leaves of plates; v.5: [8] p., [50] leaves of plates) : ports. ; 22 cm. (4to)</size>
  <full_bib_id>b22258437</full_bib_id>
  <publisher>Francofurti :impensis Iohannis Ammonij bibliopolæ.</publisher>
  <description>Originally published (v.1) under title: Icones quinquaginta virorum illustrium doctrina &amp; eruditione præstantium ad vivum effictæ. Frankfurt, 1597-1599. 4v</description>
  <description>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</description>
  <description>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</description>
  <description>Engraved, illustrated title pages, by Johann Theodor de Bry (v.1), Sebastian Furck (v.2), and Klemens Ammon (v.3-4)</description>
  <description>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 &amp; dignitatum suarum perfruuntur gloria. Sculptore Sebastiano Furckio chal: Cui nunc additur natalium &amp; obitum succincta notatio, adjectis singulorum iconibus singulis distichis. Impensis Iohannis Ammonii bibl: Anno MDCL [1650]</description>
  <description>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 &amp; bibliopolæ. Francfordii ad Moenum Anno MDCL. [1650]-Anno 1652. Statement about engraver and imprint in v.4 varies slightly</description>
  <description>Title v.5: IX. pars Bibliothecæ chalcographicæ id est Continuatio quarta Iconum virorum illustrium ... Heidelbergæ, impensis Johannis Ammonii, 1654</description>
  <description>Without text, except for a list of names at the beginning of each volume</description>
  <description>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]</description>
  <description>Portraits unnumbered, designated by engraved signature number</description>
  <description>Contains portraits of Columbus and of about 40 other persons who have written about the Americas, including the author, Jean Jacques Boissard</description>
  <description>JCB Lib. cat., pre-1675</description>
  <description>Alden, J.E. European Americana</description>
  <description>Grässe</description>
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  <publicdate>2014-04-03 19:40:05</publicdate>
  <updatedate>2014-04-03 20:37:36</updatedate>
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  <addeddate>2014-04-03 20:37:38.967083</addeddate>
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  <notes>No copyright. No table of contents. No chapters. No pagination.</notes>
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