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1655

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Source:

Title: Idea de vn principe politico christiano : representada en cien empresas.
Author: Diego de Saavedra Fajardo
Publisher: -
Printer: En casa de Ieronymo y Iuan Bapt. Verdussen.
Illustrator: -
Engraver: The title-page and emblems 22 and 47 are signed by Johann Sadeler the younger, as engraver. Most of the engravings were printed from the plates made by Johann Sadeler for the first edition. [Source].
Location: Antwerp
Year: 1655
Links: [Scan 1], [Scan 2], [Scan 3].

Comments:

This book has been reprinted and translated many times, often with a different illustration of a wooden printing press. A preliminary bibliography of this book lists 48 editions. An overview of 44 illustrations of a wooden press in these editions can be seen here.

This might be the same coppergravure that was used in the 1649 edition by Ioannes Mommartius (Jan Mommaert)?

There are several scans of this edition:
- Duke University Libraries, USA.
- Public libray of Lyon, France.
- Public libray of Lyon, France.
- National Library of Austria, Austria.
- The British Library, UK.

Technique:

Engraving

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