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in cujus priore jugo musarum deorumque praesidum Hippocrenes : in altero deorum fatidicorum phoebadum, et vatum illustriorum qui priscis seculis oraculis, & praedictionibus claruerunt imagines proponuntur, & distichis latinis explicantur

by Jean Jacques Boissard

  • First published:
  • 17th century
  • Language: Latin
  • Content type: Primary source
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Binding: mottled calf with blind tooled panel design on front and rear boards; spine with gilt label; all edges gilt Signatures: *⁴ 2*⁶ Engraved title page by de Bry and a portrait of Boissard (unsiged) included in pagination Title printed within engraved architectural border Woodcut head- and tail-pieces; initial 13 of the plates are signed by de Bry, 6 are signed B. or R.B (i.e. Robert Boissard), 14 are unsigned Brunet VD17 [20] p., 33 leaves of plates : 32 cm (fol.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ancient religions, animism, and ritual and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Mythology”. Retained metadata contains “Mythology” in the subject metadata.

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    • “Mythology”· in subject
  • Ancient religions, animism, and ritual

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Gods”. Retained metadata contains “deities” in the subject metadata and “Gods” in the subject metadata.

    • “Gods”· via Internet Archive
    • “Gods”· via Open Library
    • “deities”· in subject
    • “Gods”· in subject

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in cujus priore jugo musarum deorumque praesidum Hippocrenes : in altero deorum fatidicorum phoebadum, et vatum illustriorum qui priscis seculis oraculis, & praedictionibus claruerunt imagines proponuntur, & distichis latinis explicantur

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1627Francofurti : Sumptibus Wilhelmi Fitzeri; Sumptibus Wilhelmi FitzeriLatin—Public

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  • Contributing institution: Getty Research Institute
  • Digitization sponsor: Getty Research Institute
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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openlibrary-work:OL17611068W
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