EXHIBEMVS Hoc libello Romani Pontificis, Episcoporum, Monachorum, alorumque Sacerdotum, duorum alquid seirc' potuimus, imagines...
Engraving, title page (?) for the second part of 'Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae Gentium Habitus' (Costumes of the various nations of Europe, Asia, Africa and America), a series of prints representing figures wearing ecclesiastical vestments from various parts of the world, engraved by Abraham de Bruyn and published by Joos de Bosscher in 1581.
The engraving consists of an ornamental frame with various types of flowers, fruits, and animals, and with an outer border made up of two thin, white stripes enclosing a black stripe with scales. On the upper part of the frame is a dog, on right profile between flowers and pumpkin-like vegetables. On the right panel of the frame is a succession of figs, pumpkins, peaches, berries, a poppy, and pears. On the left panel are several different types of flowers. On the bottom, in the center, is a beef, in profile walking towards the left, and facing a vine with two large bundles of grapes. Behind it is a butterfly and a snail, and a branch with two large pears on the corner. In the center of the frame is an inscription explaining the purpose of the second part of the book, which includes the ecclessiastical costumes left out of the first tome, in Latin, French, and Dutch.
The engraving consists of an ornamental frame with various types of flowers, fruits, and animals, and with an outer border made up of two thin, white stripes enclosing a black stripe with scales. On the upper part of the frame is a dog, on right profile between flowers and pumpkin-like vegetables. On the right panel of the frame is a succession of figs, pumpkins, peaches, berries, a poppy, and pears. On the left panel are several different types of flowers. On the bottom, in the center, is a beef, in profile walking towards the left, and facing a vine with two large bundles of grapes. Behind it is a butterfly and a snail, and a branch with two large pears on the corner. In the center of the frame is an inscription explaining the purpose of the second part of the book, which includes the ecclessiastical costumes left out of the first tome, in Latin, French, and Dutch.
Artwork Details
- Title: EXHIBEMVS Hoc libello Romani Pontificis, Episcoporum, Monachorum, alorumque Sacerdotum, duorum alquid seirc' potuimus, imagines...
- Artist: Abraham de Bruyn (Flemish, Antwerp 1540–1587 Cologne (?))
- Publisher: Joos de Bosscher (Netherlandish, active Amsterdam 1587–died 1591)
- Date: 1581
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Image: 9 9/16 × 6 5/8 in. (24.3 × 16.9 cm)
Frame: 11 7/8 × 8 3/4 in. (30.2 × 22.3 cm)
Sheet: 21 5/16 × 16 5/16 in. (54.2 × 41.5 cm)
Book: 21 7/8 × 16 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (55.5 × 42.5 × 5 cm) - Classifications: Books, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
- Object Number: 21.44(124)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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