Emblemata.- Yates-Thompson copy.- Coustau (Pierre)... Lot n° 34

Emblemata.- Yates-Thompson copy.- Coustau (Pierre) Pegma, cum narrationibus philosophicis, first edition, collation: α8 A-X8 a4, title and woodcut printer's device within woodcut decorative border, 95 woodcut emblems attributed to Pierre Eskrich within woodcut borders of varying designs, woodcut head- and tail-pieces and decorative initials, repair to lower margin of title, occasional spotting and light staining, lightly browned throughout, attractive olive green crushed morocco, richly gilt, by R. De Coverley, 8vo (165 x 103mm.), Lyon, Matthieu Bonhomme, 1555. ⁂ First and only Latin edition. A French translation by Lanteaume de Romieu appeared nine days later. Coustau, like Alciati, trained as a jurist. Provenance: S.A. Yates-Thompson (engraved bookplate to front pastedown). Literature: Landwehr Romanic, 242; Mortimer French, 159; Praz p.46; Adams C2732.