CALLOT (Jacques). *Vita Beatae Mariae Virginis Dei. Emblematibus delineata*. Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Paris, François Langlois, known as…

CALLOT (Jacques). *Vita Beatae Mariae Virginis Dei. Emblematibus delineata*. Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God. Paris, François Langlois, known as Chartres, 1646. In-4, marbled sheepskin, decorated spine, marbled edges (contemporary binding). A lovely book of emblems in honor of the Virgin Mary, featuring a title page and 26 half-page engravings designed and engraved on copper by Jacques Callot. The first edition was published in Nancy around 1628. (Praz, p. 294.) A fine copy in a

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