[Emblemata] Les emblemes de l'amour humain
Otto Venius (van Veen). Brussels, Francois Foppens, 1667. Title with engraving inside medallion, allegorical engraving and 124 engraved emblems by C. Bol. Text in Latin, Italian and French. Later leather with ribbed and gilt back, oblong 4to. Several pp. waterstained, occ. sl. browned, old inscription in ink on blank front endpaper. Lower joint splitting, corners partly showing. Good copy.
One of the most popular emblem books, with 124 engravings of putti in various scenes related to mottos and quotations on the power of love.