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BRUYN (ABRAHAM DE) Diversarum gentium armatura equestris. Ubi sere Europae Asiae atque Africae equitandi ratio propria expressa est, [Cologne, 1577], sold as a collection of plates not subject to return image 1
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BRUYN (ABRAHAM DE)
Diversarum gentium armatura equestris. Ubi sere Europae Asiae atque Africae equitandi ratio propria expressa est, [Cologne, 1577], sold as a collection of plates not subject to return

15 June 2016, 14:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge

Sold for £9,375 inc. premium

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BRUYN (ABRAHAM DE)

Diversarum gentium armatura equestris. Ubi sere Europae Asiae atque Africae equitandi ratio propria expressa est, title within elaborate engraved border of classical and equestrian figures, 86 engraved plates (including a loosely inserted duplicate plate, repaired on verso), occasional soiling, plates 37 and 45 slightly stained (mostly in margins), elaborately bound in red morocco gilt by Riviere & Son, with an all over repeated floral pattern of cream and black onlays, g.e., slipcase [cf. Lipperheide 2897/2898, calling for 52 plates], 4to, [Cologne, 1577], sold as a collection of plates not subject to return

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An attractively bound copy of a scarce equestrian work by one of the Flemish 'Little Masters'. The place of publication and year appear in the foreword.

The fine engravings (the first dated 1575 and some within ornate borders) include two additional series of plates not found in other copies traced, with 78 equestrian portraits as opposed to the usual 52. They are numbered 1-54, with a duplicate of plate 37 and the additional 23 interspersed as follows: 8A-D; 10E-F; 16G-K; 18L-O; 22P-R; 27S-X; 29Y; 30Z. The second additional series comprises 8 heraldic plates with blank spaces left for names or shields to be filled in.

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