ErycI Puteani Pietatis thaumata in Bernardi BauhusI ̈Societate Iesu Proteum parthenium : vnius libri versum, vnius versus librum, stellarum numero, siue formis M.XXII. variatum.
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Ex officina Plantiniana, apud Balthasarem & Ioannem Moretos,
MDCXVII [1617]
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| Item Description: | The first part consists of Bauhuis' text, 1022 permutations of the phrase "Tot tibi sunt dotes, Virgo, quot sidera caelo", the 1022 different forms corresponding to the number of stars then known to astronomers; the second part consists of Puteanus' commentary on the text. Signatures: A-O? P?. Engraved title vignette: Virgin and Child enthroned above the Tree of Jesse, against a starry sky; at their feet, two angels display a banner with the phrase "Tot tibi sunt dotes, Virgo, quot sidera caelo." Initials; tail-pieces; Plantin's device on recto of last leaf. |
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| Physical Description: | 116, [8] p. ; 26 cm. (4to). |