book of prints;
print
- Museum number
- 1863.1114.592-691
- Description
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"Les Figvres et l'Abregé de la Vie, de la Mort, et des Miracles de S. François de Pavle, Instituteur & Fondateur de l'Ordre des Minimes. RECEVILLIES DE LA BVLLE de Leon X. & des Enquestes faites pour proceder a fa canonisation" (1659-1668?); containing 100 engravings illustrating the life, death and miracles of Saint François de Paule, founder of the Order of Minims, and portraits of members of the Order. Bound together with engraved titlepage, frontispiece showing female personifications of the principle virtues of Saint François de Paule, second engraved titlepage showing the saint in an architectural frame flanked by putti and female personifications of Calabria and Francia, title engraving for the section of portraits, engraved notice, and plate inscribed "Les Eloges de la Vie Qvadragesimale, institvtée par S. François de Paule, tirées de fa Regle". Green vellum binding.
Etchings and engravings
- Production date
- 1659-1668
- Dimensions
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Height: 202 millimetres
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Height: 343 millimetres
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Width: 230 millimetres (approx. sheet size of each page)
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Width: 152 millimetres (platemark of title engraving)
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Les Figures et l'Abregé de la Vie, de la Mort, et des Miracles de S. François de Paule
- Acquisition date
- 1863
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1863.1114.592-691
