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BOISSARD, JEAN-JACQUES. 1528–1602.:Bibliotheca Chalcographica. Heidelberg: Clement Ammon, 1669.
5 parts in 1 volume. 4to (203 x 155 mm). Engraved main title page, 2 engraved section title pages, and 438 engraved portrait plates. Contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original spine, modern brown cloth chemise and slipcase. Repairs to covers, scattered browning and spotting.
A compendium of engraved portraits of European scientists, theologians, and important thinkers, with plates engraved by Boissard, Theodor De Bry, and others. Originally published in 1650 with biographical summaries, the later editions (as here) excluded the biographies and added more portraits. Graesse I, 475; Cicognara 1998.
